Experience

Sam Webb is a member of the firm and focuses his practice on counseling clients in patent related matters. He has represented clients ranging from large, publicly traded companies to emerging start-ups as in-house and outside counsel, and he manages global patent portfolios pertaining to business critical technologies at every stage of development. His practice includes procurement of U.S. and international patents, patent portfolio management, analysis of patent infringement and validity, due diligence evaluations, and strategic counseling with respect to the patent related aspects of product life cycle management. Beyond counseling clients in matters relating to patent procurement and analysis, Sam assists clients with the negotiation and drafting of license, technology development, and collaboration agreements.

Senior intellectual property counsel, NPS Pharmaceuticals, Salt Lake City, Utah (2004-2006); patent attorney, Johnson & Johnson/ALZA Corp., Mountain View, California (2001-2004); patent attorney and patent agent, Trask Britt, Salt Lake City, Utah (1997-2001).

Professional Honors & Activities

• Adjunct Professor, University of Washington School of Law, 2009-Present
• Recognized in Chambers USA: Guide to America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2007-2008
• Recognized in Mountain States Super Lawyers Magazine, 2008
• Recognized in Utah Business magazine's "Utah Legal Elite – Intellectual Property"
• Member, Intellectual Property Owners Association, 2008-present
• Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association, 2004-present
• Member, Utah State Bar Intellectual Property Section, 1999-present

Presentations

• Presenter, "2009 U.S. Patent Practice Update," Danish Patent & Trademark Office, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2009
• Co-Presenter, "The Race is On: Licensing in Cleantech," Licensing Executive Society, Seattle, Washington, 2009
• Presenter, "Patentability & Patent Value in a Changing Patent System," Mountain West Chapter of The Association of Corporate Counsel, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008
• Copresenter, "What Every General Counsel Needs to Know About IP," Washington Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel, Seattle, Washington, 2007
• Presenter, "Personalized Medicine: Patent Opportunities & Challenges," Utah Governor's Vision Conference on Personalized Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2006
• Copresenter, "The PTO's Proposed Rule Changes Regarding Continuation Practice and Claims Examination," Utah State Bar Intellectual Property Section, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2006

Education

• S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah, J.D., 1999
• University of Utah, B.S., 1996, biology

Admissions

• Washington (pending)
• Utah
• U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

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