Experience

• Successfully defended a complex patent infringement action by a prolific patent assertion entity involving video control and monitoring patents, resulting in a final judgment invalidating all claims of the asserted patents and the abandonment of the appeal.
• Successfully enforced client’s patents protecting automated traffic safety systems against a competitor, resulting in a judgment of patent infringement, validity, and enforceability in favor of our client, the entry of a permanent injunction against the competitor prohibiting further patent infringement and unfair competition, and the assignment of the competitor’s own patent portfolio to our client.
• Successfully handled a Lanham Act trademark, false/misleading advertising, and deceptive trade practices litigation involving virtual currency and barter exchanges, resulting in a published decision, a judgment of false and misleading advertising, entry of a permanent injunction, and a multi-million dollar award of damages, attorneys’ fees, and costs in favor of our client.
• Successfully defended a high-profile patent, copyright, trademark, counterfeiting, publicity, and Lanham Act unfair competition litigation involving consumer products sold online, resulting in claim dismissal, summary judgment, declaratory judgment, and an award of attorneys’ fees and costs.
• Successfully handled a patent, copyright, and trade dress infringement litigation protecting medical diagnostic ultrasound scanheads and probes.
• Successfully handled a series of patent litigations protecting underground horizontal directional drilling (HDD) locating and tracking systems, resulting in multiple published decisions on patent infringement, validity and enforceability in favor of the client.
• Successfully handled a patent litigation protecting innovative business method patents in the cargo loading industry.
• Successfully handled a patent litigation protecting harmonic vibration damping devices.
• Successfully handled a patent litigation protecting multistation weight resistance exercise machines, resulting in multiple published decisions on patent infringement, validity, enforceability, and damages in favor of the client.
• Successfully defended a patent litigation involving high-pressure, audiophile subwoofers and served as a team leader in a joint defense collaboration resulting in partial summary judgment of non-infringement and preclusion of lost profits, and ultimate invalidation of all asserted patent claims.
• Successfully developed and implemented a patent monetization and enforcement program for one of the world’s largest Internet retailers.
• Successfully handled a series of Landham Act trademark, unfair competition and commercial litigations protecting retail consumer electronics and brands.

Honors & Activities

Professional Honors and Activities

• Co-chair, Intellectual Property Committee of the Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington (2009-present) 
• Co-founder, Past President, Executive Committee member, and Master of the Bench, Seattle IP American Inn of Court (Linn Alliance) (2008-present)
• Named by Best Lawyers^® as Litigation – Patent “Lawyer of the Year,” Seattle, 2016
• Named a “Patent Star – Washington” and “Trademark Star – Washington” in Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars, 2018-2019
• Named by Managing Intellectual Property^® as “Washington Outstanding IP Litigator of the Year,” 2017 
• Included in The Best Lawyers in America^© index (currently: Litigation – Patent, Patent Law), 2013-2020
• AV^® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5.0 Peer Review Rated with Martindale-Hubbell^®
• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
• Selected by Chambers USA as one of “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business” (Washington) (currently: Intellectual Property), 2011-2020
• Listed in Washington Super Lawyers^® (Intellectual Property Litigation, Business Litigation, Intellectual Property), 2010-2019
• Listed in Washington Super Lawyers^® – Top 100 Lawyers, 2014-2017
• Listed in Washington Super Lawyers^® Rising Stars, 2006-2008
• Selected as a leading patent litigator in the inaugural issue of Intellectual Asset Management’s IAM Patent Litigation 250 – The World’s Leading Patent Litigation Practitioners, 2011
• Listed in Intellectual Asset Management’s IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners, 2013-2015
• Mediator and ADR Committee member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Mediation Panel, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Civic Activities

• Alumni board member, Lakeside School (non-profit)
• Alumni board member, Stanford University Lacrosse Team (non-profit)
• Past youth lacrosse coach for local community team (non-profit)
• Past board member, The Photo Center Northwest (non-profit)
• Past pro bono general counsel, Book-It Repertory Theatre (non-profit)

Insights & Presentations

Publications

• “From Starbucks to 2 Live Crew: The Inaugural Intellectual Property Youth Law Day,” The Federal Bar Association News, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, Summer 2018
• “The Fate of Patent Laches: SOL” (coauthor), JD Supra Business Advisor, March 2017
• “Apportionment of Intellectual Property Value: Where Economic Theory Meets Legal Practice” (coauthors, Drew Voth and Nathan C. Brunette), The Federal Lawyer, National Federal Bar Association, Fall 2013
• “The America Invents Act Ushers in Changes to Patent Litigation” (coauthor, Nathan C. Brunette), The Federal Bar Association News, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, Winter 2011
• “LDL-Receptors in Sprague-Dawley Adipocytes: Regulation with Fasting,” American Journal of Physiology, 1994
• “Subcellular Localization and Regulation of LDL-r by Insulin,” Journal of Lipid Research, 1994

Presentations

• “Intellectual Property Youth Law Day,” Federal Bar Association of the U.S. District for the Western District of Washington (Panel), Seattle, Washington, 2018 and 2019
• “Enhancing Competitive Advantage Through Emerging Technologies,” The CFO Leadership Council (Moderator of CFO Panel), Seattle, Washington, 2018
• “Intellectual Property Litigation: Nuts and Bolts, Hammers and Nails,” WSBA, Seattle, Washington, 2017
• “Current Events in U.S. Supreme Court IP Jurisprudence,” Seattle IP Inn of Court (Panel), Seattle, Washington, 2017
• “IP Jeopardy,” The Seattle IP American Inn of Court (Panel), Seattle, Washington, 2016
• “Intellectual Property Professional Development,” Federal Bar Association of the U.S. District for the Western District of Washington (Panel), Seattle, Washington, 2015
• “Trade Secrets, Noncompetes, and Preventing Employee Data Theft,” Stoel University, Seattle, Washington, 2015
• “IP Protections, Deals, and Enforcement,” Stoel University, Seattle, Washington, 2015
• “Intellectual Property (IP) Enforcement: Specific Tools and Psychological Strategies,” Stoel Rives LLP Straight Talk Series, Seattle, Washington, 2014
• “Applied Law Practice,” The Seattle IP American Inn of Court (Panel), Seattle, Washington, 2013
• “The Lost Rembrandt in the Attic Problem: Mining Untapped Intellectual Property and Avoiding Lost Business Opportunities,” Alaska Bar Association: Corporate Counsel Section, Anchorage, Alaska, 2013
• “I See Dead IP: Tales from the Intellectual Property Graveyard,” Association of Corporate Counsel, Seattle, Washington, 2012
• “Copyright Law and the Photography Business: Core Concepts,” The PhotoCenter Northwest, Seattle, Washington, 2012
• “IP Trade Craft: What Every Corporate Attorney Wishes an IP Lawyer Warned Them About,” Stoel University, Seattle, Washington, 2012
• “Inquisition: A Deposition Exhibition,” The Seattle IP American Inn of Court (Panel), Seattle, Washington, 2012
• “Core Communication and Verification Strategies,” University of Washington: Center for Commercialization (C4C), Seattle, Washington, 2012
• “Patent Monetization: Litigator Style,” Stoel University, Seattle, Washington, 2011
• “Patent Litigation Best and Worst Practices,” (Moderator of Judicial Panel), Federal Bar Association of the U.S. District for the Western District of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 2011
• “IP Litigation Fundamentals,” King County Bar Association, Seattle, Washington, 2011
• “Patent Law Reform: The America Invents Act,” Keiretsu (Angel Investor) Forum, Seattle, Washington, 2011
• “Classic IP Tragedies,” King County Bar Association, Seattle, Washington, 2011
• “The Formation and Enforcement of Commercial Agreements,” WSBA, Seattle, Washington, 2010
• “A Comparative Law Analysis of the Rights Governing Design Patent, Copyright and Trade Dress Protections,” Dorsey U., Seattle, Washington, 2010
• “Counterfeit Chic: Legal Protection in the Creative Design and Fashion Industries,” Washington Lawyers for the Arts, Seattle, Washington, 2009
• “13th Annual Intellectual Property Institute: Design Patents and Trade Dress,” WSBA, Seattle, Washington, 2008
• “Significant Patent Decisions of 2007,” Washington State Patent Law Association, Seattle, Washington, 2008
• “Mediation in Complex Litigation: Psychologies and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies,” WSBA, Seattle, Washington, 2007
• NITA Faculty Member, Northwest Intensive Deposition Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Seattle, Washington, 2006-2007
• “Maximizing Success for Clients in the Mediation of Complex Litigation Disputes: Win-Wins vs. Pyrrhic Victories,” IAKL, Seattle, Washington, 2006
• “Avoiding Intellectual Property Pitfalls: Proactive Client Advice Strategies to Save Money and Reduce Risk,” WSBA, Seattle, Washington, 2006
• “Patent Litigation: Issues of Law, Fact and Fallacy,” West Publishing/Thomson, Seattle, Washington, 2005
• “Contract Litigation from A to Z: Expert Strategies and Tactics,” Lorman Education Services, Seattle, Washington, 2005
• “Effective Financial Expert Testimony: Expert Deposition Strategies,” Law Seminars International, San Francisco, California, 2004
• “Intellectual Property Damages & Proof of Claims: Expert Discovery and Deposition Strategies,” Law Seminars International, Seattle, Washington, 2003
• “Managing Complex Litigation,” National Business Institute, Seattle, Washington, 1999

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