Experience

Representative Transactions

• Representation of a semiconductor process technology company in five simultaneous mandatory declarations to CFIUS in connection with a Series C round of investment by investors from Korea, Japan, France, and Taiwan.
• Representation of a publicly traded Canadian company owner of an Idaho cobalt mine before CFIUS in connection with review of its sale to another foreign company.
• Representation of a Chinese-owned company in connection with its acquisition of a U.S. electronics company, including in connection with a Joint Voluntary Notice to CFIUS.
• Representation of Planar Systems, Inc. in connection with its divestiture of intellectual property assets relating to the CoolSign digital signage business, in two separate transactions: the sale of a joint interest and exclusive rights in the field of gaming to a leading gaming and entertainment technology company, and the subsequent sale of the remaining joint interest and exclusive license rights outside the field of gaming to a second buyer in the digital signage and advertising software business.
• Representation of a privately held company in connection with an Ocean Tomo auction of its patent portfolio in the course of winding down affairs of the company.
• Representation of a private company in its $3 million acquisition of well-known brand assets from a public company.
• Representation of a public company in a $3.5 million divestiture of certain patent assets and associated technology to a multinational public company.

Representative IP Enforcement Matters

• Representation of a client in a contentious renegotiation of a patent license from a global provider of equipment and process technology for making insulated glazing units, resulting in significant long-term financial savings for the client.
• Handled Markman claim construction briefing and argument, summary judgment motion and argument, and briefing on a successful appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in a patent infringement matter involving bleeding simulation systems for training medics, resulting in a published opinion.
• Representation of patent owner client in enforcement and licensing of numerous patents on sporting optics, including patent litigation involving eight patents on five distinct technologies. 

Representative Patents and Published Patent Applications

Honors & Activities

Professional Honors & Activities

• Included in The Best Lawyers in America^® (currently: Patent Law), 2013–2023
• Selected as one of “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business” (Oregon) by Chambers USA (currently: Intellectual Property), 2009–2022
• AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated with Martindale-Hubbell^®
• Listed in Intellectual Asset Management’s IAM Patent 1000—The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners, 2020–2022
• Member, Oregon Patent Law Association
• Member, Intellectual Property Owners Association, Patent Search Committee
• Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Member, Optical Society of America - Columbia Section
• Member, Outdoor Industry Association

Civic Activities

• Member, Oregon State Bar Diversity Section, Employment & Advancement Subcommittee, 2009
• Volunteer, Lewis & Clark Small Business Legal Clinic, 2006–2009
• Volunteer, Multnomah County Legal Aid, 1997–2009
• Member, Oregon State Bar Affirmative Action Committee, 1997–1999 

Insights & Presentations

• Presenter, “International Trade Regulation & National Security Overview,” Stoel Rives Business Attorney Training Series, May 2018
• Presenter, “CFIUS Update: Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA) and Broadcom/Qualcomm,” Stoel Rives Mergers & Acquisitions Subgroup, March 2018
• Presenter, “CFIUS Fundamentals: National Security Review of Foreign Acquisitions of U.S. Businesses under the Exon-Florio Amendment to the Defense Production Act and the Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007,” Stoel Rives Energy Initiative Meeting, March 2017
• Presenter, “Avoiding Patent Pitfalls: Protecting Your Company's Crown Jewels,” Stoel Rives and Outdoor Industries Association “Outdoor University” Webinar, April 2013
• Author, Law of Outdoor Industries, Chapter 4—Patents (2011–2012) 
• Presenter, “America Invents Act—What You Need to Know Now,” Stoel Rives, 2011
• Editor, Business Law Practice, Part 5: Intellectual Property Considerations, Washington Lawyers Practice Manual, 2006–2008 
• Presenter, “Patent Protection Pitfalls,” Stoel Rives Intellectual Property Series, 2006
• Author, “Patent Numbers Reflect Oregon's R&D Vitality,” Portland Business Journal, September 15, 2006 
• Contributor, 2005 Oregon Patent Report, July 2006
• Author, “Oregon Patent Growth Skyrockets,” Multnomah Lawyer, October 2005
• Contributor, 2004 Oregon Patent Report, July 2005 
• Presenter, “They Can't Do That! (Can They?) - What Every Business Should Know About Responding to IP Infringement Claims,” Stoel Rives Intellectual Property Series, 2004 
• Author, “Inventorship in U.S. Patent Applications,” 2003 

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