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Patents
Trademarks
Copyrights
Trade Secrets
Unfair Competition
Prosecution
Litigation
Licensing
Business
Counseling
Transactions
Due Diligence
Creatively Protecting Ideas
RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
Trial and Patent Attorneys
Physical Address:
The Centennial House
406 West 12th Street
Vancouver, WA 98660
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 250
Vancouver, WA 98666
Phone & Online:
Telephone: (360) 750-9931
Facsimile: (360) 397-0473
Website: www.rylanderlaw.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Patent attorneys who know business.
Trial lawyers who know patents.
Business attorneys who know the
bottom line.
RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
Copyright © Rylander & Associates PC 2008-2010
“ Kurt has been very helpful in guiding my Company in the filing, upgrading, expansion and litigation of our intellectual property. Kurt is both enthusiastic about what he does and very knowledgeable about what he does. He is very protective of his clients' IP and I would have no hesitation in recommending Kurt to clients looking for a good Patent Counsel. -Client, 2008
“
RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
What do we do?
We serve clients.
We prepare, apply for, prosecute, license, enforce, and
acquire patents, trademarks, copyrights and related
intellectual property for our clients, at home and abroad, in
court rooms and in boardrooms.
We litigate, conduct trials, and handle appeals in all areas of
intellectual property, business disputes, and commercial
claims, in Federal court and in State court, before juries and
before judges.
We represent businesses in formation, organization,
licensing, transactions, mergers and acquisition, dissolution
and winding up.
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RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
I can’t thank you enough for jumping in and taking on the court of appeals mess. … You did an amazing job on the response! -Client, 2009
How do we do it?
“ “ Kurt is a lawyer's lawyer. He knows the law better than most at-torneys, he considers all sides of the issues, and he offers objective and clear advice. His clients benefit greatly from working with one of the best lawyers I know who also happens to be a business owner, a great family man, and an aggressive trial attorney. -Referring Attorney, November 12, 2008
With honor and hard work.
We cross every “t” and dot every “i”. We act with honor and
integrity in every transaction. We demand the same in
return.
We strive to be as economically efficient as possible. We
integrate technology to maximize our services.
We continually update, upgrade, and seek to improve. We
take criticism seriously. We take praise with gratitude.
We are a small firm with a big mindset. We are patent
attorneys who know business, trial attorneys who know
patents, business attorneys who know the bottom line.
RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
We provide clients with comprehensive intellectual
property representation.
Patent/Trademark/Copyright Applications and Prosecutions
IP Enforcement, Litigation, Trials & Appeals
Trademark Cancellations & Oppositions
IP Audits & Due Diligence
Licensing, Assignments & Contract Review
We work with clients to protect their intellectual property in whatever form it
takes. We examine and review an umbrella of legal rights, including patents,
trademarks, trade dress, copyrights, and rights protected by contract. We
review various contracts for intellectual property protection, including
contracts for employment, shareholders, and/or third party contracts assigning
work for hire ownership, protecting against unfair competition and providing
for nondisclosure of trade secrets. We assess and draft confidentiality control
procedures for internal company operations, policing of licenses, review of
corporate records for due diligence, and for annual IP audits as well as for
mergers or acquisitions.
We prepare and prosecute applications for patents, copyrights and trademarks
domestically and internationally. We handle intellectual property suits in
Federal courts, and appeals before the Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences, the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board, and the U.S Court of
Appeals for the Federal Circuit. We provide counseling in the handling and
licensing of trade secrets. We provide counseling regarding idea submissions
and moral rights.
We analyze your business for key revenue generating assets which can and
should be protected, and we work to provide the best fit pragmatically,
economically, and strategically.
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
Publication of
Application
~18 months
Allowance-pay Issue and
Publication Fees
Office Action
File Patent Application
Specification and
Drawings
Prior art search
Client discloses invention, prior art and other
patent applications
Respond to
Office Action
File Continuation Application, Request for
Continued Examination, Continuation in
Part Application
Appeal F
inal
Reje
ctio
n
File Foreign or PCT Application
within 1 year filing a national
stage application or before public
use or publication
Issuance of Patent
Payment of Patent Maintenance Fees
(every 3.5, 7.5, 11.5 years)
RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
BOARD OF PATENT AP-
PEALS AND INTERFER-
ENCES (BPAI)
SIMPLIFIED PATENT PROCESS FLOWCHART This chart is for informa-
tional purposes and not
to be relied upon as sub-
stantive legal advice.
We prepare and prosecute patent applications domestically and
internationally.
As experienced jury trial lawyers, we draft patents with a jury in
mind. We understand the difficulty of drafting patent
applications over complicated arts with claims that can be
understood by the typical juror. We know that if the jury doesn’t
understand your invention and can’t read your claims, your
patent value decreases. We identify the core of your invention,
and we protect it.
We help clients develop and execute patent strategies, from the
preparation and filing of patent applications to appeal,
reexamination, reissue and interference. We provide freedom-to-
operate opinions, non-infringement and invalidity opinions,
intellectual property due diligence, and support for mergers and
acquisitions. We counsel clients on how to exploit their patent
assets, including negotiating and drafting licenses and other
contracts.
We handle an array of patent needs. Our attorneys have
substantial experience helping clients obtain, maintain, and
enforce patents. Additionally, we assist clients with patent
prosecution and enforcement strategy, portfolio management,
and evaluation of a competitor’s patent position.
Mechanical & Manufacturing arts
Material Science arts
Software, Web 2.0 & E-commerce
Computer & Semiconductor arts
Electronic & Opto-electronic arts
Business method arts
Sports & Fitness arts
Entertainment, Toy & Game arts
Medical/dental arts,
Engineering arts
PATENTS & INVENTIONS
RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
TR
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AR
KS,
Trademark registrations
Appeals, Cancellations & Oppositions
Licensing
Trade Dress identification and protection
We prepare, submit, and prosecute applications for trademark
registration with State, Federal and International authorities. Through
our cancellation and opposition practice we assist our clients in
assuring that similar marks are not registered. We recently helped a
nationally known winery protect their label against another winery
attempting to use a similar label name. As shown in our litigation
section, we have significant experience in trademark and unfair
competition cases. We also handle all aspects of trademark and trade
dress infringement disputes.
TRADE DRESS & UNFAIR COMPETITION
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® SANDHILL WINERY
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FISH CADDY
RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
Client Meeting
Allegations of Continued Use
And Incontestability
Allegation of Use
Issuance—mark with (R)
Publication for Opposition
Notice of Allowance
File Trademark Application
Trademark Clearance/Search
RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
This chart is for informational purposes and not to be
relied upon as substantive legal advice.
Office Action
Respond to Office
Action
If Office Action overcome
No O
ffic
e A
cti
on
No O
pposition
Process varies
depending on type
of application
If Final Rejection
If Opposition filed
TRADEMARK
TRIAL AND APPEAL
BOARD
(TTAB)
If a
Peti
tion t
o C
ancel is
filed
This chart is for information-
al purposes and not to be
relied upon as substantive
legal advice.
SIMPLIFIED TRADEMARK
APPLICATION FLOWCHART
“ “
Kurt helped me get my trademarks registered at both the state and national level. When we had a dispute over who owned the trademark, Kurt pursued it very diligently. Eventually we won the battle. Later, when I sold the company, Kurt helped get all of the intellectual property rights moved across properly.
Client, 2008
RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
COPYRIGHTS
We handle all aspects of copyright registration
and enforcement. The computer and the internet
have fundamentally altered the limits of
copyright protection, allowing copyright
registration in the areas of software, databases,
and websites, as well as in traditional areas such
as literature, arts, and music. We aim to secure
the most protection for our clients, regardless of the medium. We have filed
and secured copyright registrations for, among other works, books, artwork,
photographs, sound recordings, lyrics and music, videos and movies, software,
database arrangements, sculptures, graphical user interfaces, furniture, and
poetry.
TRADE SECRETS
We provide counsel in the handling and licensing of trade
secrets, as well as lawsuits to protect those secrets when
misappropriated. We review trade secret processes to see
if there are adequate controls and agreements in place to
maintain trade secret status of proprietary information
(such as price lists, supplier lists, customer lists,
technology, among others). We have secured court
injunctions from the use and dissemination of
misappropriated trade secrets.
RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.
-Felix Frankfurter, Supreme Court Justice
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LITIGATION, TRIALS
We conduct trials and appeals. Mr. Rylander has conducted numerous
jury trials to verdict. He has thousands of court appearances, State and
Federal. We know how to prepare a case for jury trial, and make a case
for the jury, and have done so numerous times.
Mr. Rylander’s experience includes areas such as patent infringement,
patent interference, patent appeal, intellectual property ownership,
trademark opposition, unfair competition, trademark and copyright
infringement, government contracts, federal tort claims, construction disputes,
bid protests, business, corporate and shareholder litigation, and commercial
disputes, among others.
We handle Federal and State appellate work both in and outside of the
intellectual property realm. Recently, we secured a victory in the precedential
opinion by the Federal Circuit, Campbell Pet Company v. Miale et al., 542 F.3d
879 (Fed. Cir. 2008). We also successfully represented clients on appeal in
Custom Auto Interiors, Inc. v. Custom RV Interiors, Inc., Wash. Court of
Appeals No. 35869-7-II, 2008 WL 6693460 (May 20, 2008), pet. denied, No.
81976-9 (Jan. 6, 2009), and Hambleton Lumber Co. v. Balkin Ent., 397 F.3d
1217 (9th Cir. 2005), among others.
We handle disputes concerning intellectual property, commercial, business,
and trade disputes. We help our clients with corporate disputes, such as
shareholder litigation, corporate control contests, suits to pierce the veil, and
labor management disputes.
We have successfully pursued creditor claims for fraud in bankruptcy to deny
discharge. In one proceeding, after trial before the bankruptcy court, our
client was awarded denial of discharge and a judgment of $150,000 which was
upheld on appeal.
We handle probate litigation as well. We have been referred matters a number
of times to defend decedent estates from probate claims, including going
through full probate trial and appeal.
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RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
We represent government contractors. We handle bid
protests, claims and requests for equitable adjustments
for changes, terminations, differing site conditions, and
delays, among other things. We have experience
representing contractors before the various Federal
boards of contract appeals and before the U.S. Court of
Federal Claims. We handle suits against government
agencies for tortious conduct, unfair business practices,
administrative review of regulations and actions, and
constitutional issues, taking advantage of special
exceptions to the doctrine of sovereign immunity which
normally provides protection to the government from
lawsuits.
In ENSR Corp. v. Associated Universities, Mr. Rylander
was part of a trial team that represented a Federal
contractor in a suit against a DOE Federal facilities
contractor for interference with a hazardous waste
cleanup contract through the operation of a linear
accelerator emitting alpha particles during contract
cleanup. The jury returned a $1.5 Million dollar verdict
for Mr. Rylander’s client.
RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
Mr. Rylander successfully combines his intellectual property
practice and his government contract litigation experience to
provide the unique specialty of conducting intellectual property
suits against the Federal Government. Most such suits are
required to be brought in the Court of Federal Claims, a
jurisdiction in which Mr. Rylander has significant
experience.
In Blueport Company v. United States, we represented a
small company in a software infringement suit against the
United States Air Force.
In Safran v. United States, we represented an individual in a
software infringement suit against the U.S. Small Business
Administration.
In Gaudet Sheet Metal v. United States, we represented an
inventor in a suit against the U.S. Postal Service on claims of
negligent inspection and unfair competition related to a
novel, patented secure mailbox conversion apparatus.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SUITS AG
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RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
We handle business
formation, organization,
transaction, acquisition, and licensing representation. Today it is no longer
the exception, but instead the rule that intellectual property (IP) drives
modern business. Clients and other attorneys ask our attorneys to draft and/
or review business transaction documents, including technology licenses,
assignments, acquisitions, employment agreements, work for hire agreements,
non disclosure agreements, shareholder buy-sell agreements, vendor
manufacturing agreements, among others. Business attorneys ask our firm to
conduct due diligence on the IP aspects of business transactions, including
mergers, acquisitions and buyouts, and to prepare, and record, the paperwork
necessary.
We help entrepreneurs with new IP enterprises. A common scenario involves
an inventor or entrepreneur coming in with a new product idea. We help them
identify what IP could protect the product, as well as guide them on business
formation options, and what types of agreements should be set in place.
We conduct IP audits of employment, vendor, and business relationships. We
review and draft shareholder and employment agreements to cover issues of
noncompetition, nondisclosure, work for hire, and assignment of past, current
and future IP rights, among others. We review trade secret processes to see if
there are adequate controls and agreements in place to maintain trade secret
status of proprietary information (such as price lists, supplier lists,
customer lists, technology), among others.
We review, and help draft, state of the business records for intellectual
property control and ownership issues, including formation documents such as
membership agreements, articles of incorporation, partnership agreements,
buy-sell agreements, shareholder agreements, bylaws, shareholder registers,
annual meetings, board and shareholder resolutions, meeting minutes, written
employee policy manuals and trade secrecy procedures.
We answer the question: What IP does the client have, and how can it
best be protected or secured.
BUSINESS, LICENSING
& TRANSACTIONAL WORK
RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
CASE STUDIES
Case Study #1. A client came to us after losing a patent priority
interference before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
(BPAI). The client had represented himself/herself against a large
law firm. Every possible ruling of the BPAI appeared to go against
the client. With only days left in the statutory time limit to appeal,
we recognized that a de novo appeal to Federal District Court
provided a better opportunity for the client than a review on the
record by the Federal Circuit. By quick action and thorough
investigation of all possible witnesses, and navigating the complex
interference legal requirements, we succeed in bringing the client
favorable relief. The BPAI decision was reversed, and priority
awarded to our client.
Case Study #2. A business owner retained us to examine a
competitor’s use of the business owner’s name in a nearby city.
Investigators snapped pictures showing the offending use. The
competitor refused to back down and so we filed suit for trademark
infringement. We succeeded in receiving an injunction for our
client against the competitor’s use of the name, requiring the
competitor to change the name.
“ “ I've always been impressed with Kurt's professionalism and knowledge. I would gladly recommend his services.
-Client, 2008
RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
Case Study #3. A business person
who created a unique line of furniture
asked us to look into available
protection. We determined the
possibility of protection under trade
dress laws and under copyright law.
We quickly filed copyright applications
on each furniture piece, and had the
applications in place for the client
when the client met with a large
regional retailer. The client received
favorable results after the retailer’s
representative confided that if the
copyright applications had not been
filed, the retailer had intended to just
run the line itself, without making a
deal.
Case Study #4. A business owner retained us to examine actions of former
employees who had left the company and taken up similar positions with
another company. Further, evidence existed that the employees had
transferred vendor and customer and pricing information from their work
computers to disks and removed the disks from the work place. Through quick
action we secured a temporary restraining order, later converted to a
preliminary injunction against the employee working for the competitor, and
against use of the confidential client information.
Case Study #5. A business owner and inventor asked us to examine acts of
the Postal Service. The Postal Service had “approved” for placement in rural
mailboxes a patented secure mailbox conversion device. After the client had
incurred significant costs in running a line and marketing the invention, the
Postal Service, without explanation, voided the “approval” leaving the client
out significant sums. Through suit in Federal District Court, we succeeded in
providing favorable relief for the client to compensate this damage.
RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
Mr. Rylander is a veteran trial
attorney and a registered patent
attorney. After receiving his law
degree with cum laude honors and
serving on law review, he practiced law in Washington, DC for a number of
years before returning to the Pacific Northwest. He has tried numerous jury
trials to verdict. He has successfully argued before the Ninth Circuit and the
Federal Circuit appellate courts, among others.
He has handled cases for patent, trademark, and copyright infringement, as
well as government contract cases and general litigation. He has secured
preliminary injunctions against infringement, trade secret misappropriation,
and against hiring of key personnel in violation of noncompetition agreements.
He has prosecuted numerous patent applications in the mechanical, chemical,
software, and electrical arts, among others. He has conducted successful
patent appeals before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. He is
one of the few patent practitioners to handle a Section 146 civil action in
District Court to review (and successfully reverse) a priority interference
decision by the BPAI. He has prosecuted trademark applications and
successfully handled opposition proceedings before the Trademark Trial and
Appeals Board.
He has spoken in the U.S. Capitol for the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce, re-broadcast on C-SPAN, and conducted numerous seminars for
public and private entities. He has authored and co-authored numerous
articles. He has coached mock trial teams and served as a
mock trial judge. He has conducted CLEs on a variety of
legal topics. He is a regular guest lecturer at Washington
State University on Negotiation.
He served as Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit
from the Western District of Washington. His peers
elected him this September as President of the Clark
County Bar Association. He is a Trustee and member of
the Nominating Committee of the Federal Bar Association
fo the Western District of Washington. He has served on
State and Local judicial evaluation committees to make
recommendations on judicial candidates for appointment
by the Governor.
KURT M. RYLANDER
RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
Registered: Patent Attorney, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Canadian Patent Office
Licensed: Washington, Oregon, and District of Columbia
Courts: U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Ninth Circuit, and D.C.
Circuit; U.S. Court of International Trade; U.S. Court of Federal Claims, U.S. District Courts
for the District of Columbia, Western and Eastern Districts of Washington, District of
Maryland, District of Oregon, Eastern District of New York pro hac, Middle District of
Florida pro hac, District of Utah pro hac
Member: American Bar Ass’n (Sections on Intellectual Property), American Intellectual Property Law
Ass’n, Oregon State Bar Ass’n, Washington State Patent Law Ass’n, Washington State Bar
Ass’n (Sections on Intellectual Property and Litigation), District of Columbia Bar Ass’n,
Clark County Bar Ass’n, American Inns of Court, Rotary
Education Juris Doctor, cum laude honors
Honors: Law School Dean's Fellowship for Excellence in Academics
Am. Jur. Award for Excellence in Conflict of Laws
Law Review Member
Law Review writing contest award winner
Articles: Stealth Expert, Intellectual Property Today (December 2008)
Inventors' Rights Act of 1999 Gives Inventors New Weapon, WSTLA Trial News
Protecting Your Invention, Vancouver Bus. Journal
Saving a Disappearing Exemption to CERCLA Liability, NYU Envt’l Law Jrnl
Scanwell Plus: Challenging Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Awards, ABA Public
Contract Law Journal
A Review Of Federal Laboratory Credentials, American Environmental Laboratory
Is This The End Of Federal Minority Contracting?, The Federal Lawyer
Recent: Guest Lecturer, Negotiation and the Law, Washington State University (2005-present)
Activities: Chair & Presenter, Practical Ethical Dilemmas, Wash. State Bar Ass’n CLE (2009)
Panelist, Graduate Fellows Program, Lewis & Clark Law School (2009)
Chair & Presenter, Pre-filing Considerations-From Intake to Complaint Filing, WSBA
Litigation Bootcamp, Washington State Bar Ass’n CLE (2009)
Panelist, Lincoln on Professionalism, Wash. State Bar Ass’n CLE (2009)
Speaker, Inventors and Invention, Camp Invention, Franklin Elementary (2008)
Speaker, Civil Practice in the Federal & State Courts of Washington-A Selective Comparison,
Clark County Bar Ass’n CLE (2008)
Panelist & Moderator, Ethical Dilemmas for the Practicing Lawyer-In House Counsel, Wash.
State Bar Ass’n CLE (2008)
Panelist & Moderator, Interview with U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman, Clark County
Bar Ass’n CLE (2008)
Panelist, Practical Ethical Dilemmas re Experts, Wash. State Bar Ass’n CLE (2007)
Speaker, Law Firm Practice Management, Clark County Bar Ass’n CLE (2007)
Speaker, Corporate Recordkeeping for Fun & Profit, Clark County Bar Ass’n CLE (2006)
Speaker, Overview of Intellectual Property, Clark County Bar Ass’n CLE (2005)
Assistant Coach, Ridgefield High School Mock Trial Team (2001, 2002)
Judge, Oregon Fall Mock Trial Demonstration (2001)
Interests: Marathon runner; Cyclist; Triathlete; Ju Jutsu Black Belt
KURT M. RYLANDER
RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
Mr. Beatty is a registered patent attorney. His
practice includes intellectual property litigation,
protection, acquisition, application, prosecution, and
licensing.
After graduating from the United States Naval
Academy with a B.S. in Engineering, he served as a
Commissioned Officer in the United States Navy,
serving aboard the U.S.S. Rodney M. Davis FFG 60
and the U.S.S. Nimitz CVN 68 where he achieved
qualification as a Naval Nuclear Engineer. After
service, he worked for several years as an engineer for
SEH America in silicon wafer manufacturing.
Mr. Beatty has represented clients before juries, in
court, and on appeal.
Mr. Beatty has drafted and prosecuted patent
applications in the mechanical, medical/dental,
manufacturing, and electrical arts, among others. He
drafts and reviews patent reexamination requests.
He handles third party submissions of
prior art to the Patent Office. He reviews
and drafts small business buy-sell
agreements where intellectual property is
a key asset. He reviews intellectual
property licensing and technology
transfer agreements. He consults with
clients on a wide range of intellectual
property issues.
BEATTY E.
MA
RK
RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
MARK E. BEATTY
Registered: Registered patent attorney, USPTO
Licensed: Washington, Oregon
Federal: U.S. District Court, W. Dist. of Washington,
U.S. Court of Federal Claims pro hac,
U.S District Court, District of Oregon pro hac
Education: B.S. Engineering in Nav. Arch.,
U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
Juris Doctor,
Lewis & Clark Law School, Portland, OR
Honors: Cornelius Honor Society,
Lewis & Clark Law School
Award, Outstanding Oral Advocate,
Moot Court Competition,
Lewis & Clark Law School
Lieutenant, United States Navy
Qualified Naval Nuclear Engineer
Member: Washington State Bar Association
Oregon State Bar Association
American Inns of Court
Activities: Speaker, How to Keep your Secrets Safe, Clark
County Chamber of Commerce (2009)
RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
Mr. Hunt, a registered patent attorney, serves as Of Counsel
to the Firm. Mr. Hunt is a registered patent attorney. His
practice includes intellectual property enforcement,
protection, acquisition, application, and prosecution.
Mr. Hunt holds Bachelor, cum laude, and Masters degrees in
Electrical Engineering.
He served in the U.S. Navy as a commissioned officer and
was awarded the title of Naval Nuclear Engineer. After
retiring from active duty, Mr. Hunt worked in the
telecommunications industry as an engineer before becoming
a patent attorney. As a patent Attorney, Mr. Hunt has handled after becoming a patent
attorney, Mr. Hunt
His experience includes prosecuting numerous patent applications for some of the largest
technology companies in the world. His patent work includes wireless communication
networks, fiber optic filters, circuits, microprocessor architecture, cryptography, router
hardware and software, RFID, and vibrational energy harvesting, among others.
He has served in litigation support and strategic information management. He has
performed patent portfolio due diligence and evaluation for a corporate acquisition. He has
handled due diligence in patent litigation. He has performed patent portfolio due diligence
and evaluation in support of corporate acquisitions and mergers. His clients have included
Fortune 500 and NYSE Listed corporations. He has drafted and handled patent licensing
regimes.
Prior to law school, Mr. Hunt worked as a telecommunications and sales engineer,
including at WorldCom, GST Telecom, and Enron.
While an engineer, he valuated fiberoptic communication technologies for Enron, and
designed Designed several interstate fiber optic communications systems. Managed the
budget for the design, construction and testing of these systems. Negotiated equipment
purchase contracts with equipment vendors. Contracted and supervised design, installation
and testing teams. Evaluated new fiber optic communications technologies in the
WorldCom labs, including laser transmitters, dense wave division multiplexing and optical
amplifier systems
In the Navy, Mr. Hunt was a Naval Nuclear Engineer, a Watch Officer, and a Repair
Division Officer. He served about the USS California (CGN-36)
HUNT R. M. PHILIP Of Counsel
Registered: Registered patent attorney, USPTO
Licensed: Oregon and Washington
Education: B.S. Electrical Engineering, cum laude
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
M.S. Electrical Engineering, cum laude
University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
Juris Doctor,
Lewis & Clark Law School
Member: Oregon State Bar
Washington State Bar
American Inns of Court
Honors: Naval Officer, U.S. Navy, USS California
Navy Nuclear Engineer, USS California
PHILIP R.M. HUNT
We strive to look at our client’s problems from different perspectives.