Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP (BSKB) is a highly respected international intellectual property law firm committed to providing a full range of high quality intellectual property services to our clients. We specialize in chemistry, biotechnology medical devices, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, healthcare, computer science, mechanical, and electrical technologies, as well as in obtaining and enforcing trademark and copyright protection for our clients in the United States and internationally.

As one of the country's leading and most successful intellectual property law firms, we have earned a national reputation by consistently ranking among the top firms in the total number of patents obtained for our clients. Our attorneys and technical specialists are highly skilled and experienced in identifying, analyzing, and solving legal, regulatory and market issues. We recognize the value of intellectual property in the international marketplace and the importance of intellectual property protection on our clients' businesses.

With our main office in Falls Church, Virginia, and our west coast office in San Diego, California, as well as our network of foreign associates, we are able to help our clients protect and commercialize their innovations around the world.

Statement of Practice

Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Trade Secret and Unfair Competition Law. Licensing, Arbitration, Litigation, International Trade Practice and Entertainment Law.

Address

Suite 260
12770 High Bluff Drive
San Diego, CA 92130, (San Diego Co.)

Phone

Phone: 858-792-8855
Fax: 858-792-3785

Website

http://www.bskb.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Leonard R. Svensson (Member) born El Paso, Texas, December 21, 1953; admitted to bar, 1984, Virginia; 1999, California; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern and Central Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., Biochemistry, 1975); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1983). Member, George Mason Law Review, 1982-1983. Member: State Bar of California; Virginia State Bar; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle.

Susan W. Gorman (Member) born Schenectady, New York, June 7, 1954; admitted to bar, 2003, California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of New Hampshire (B.S., 1975); Case Western Reserve University (Ph.D., 1992); Whittier Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Member: State Bar of California.

ASSOCIATE

Mary Hess Eliason (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.S., 2000); University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of California.

LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL

Susan Brady Blasco born Upland, California, March 12, 1954; Education: Chaffey College (A.A., with honors, 1974); University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1976); Attorney Assistant Training Program (Certificate with honors, 1977). Alpha Gamma Sigma. Co-Chair, International Trademark Association, TTAB Advanced Forum, 1997. Speaker: "International Oppositions and Cancellation Actions," 2000, International Trademark Association; "Managing the Relationship with Your Foreign Associates, 1998," International Trademark Association; Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of California, "The Trademark Office Visits Los Angeles," 1994; Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of California, "Going Abroad: Practical Solutions to Protecting Intellectual Property on the Changing International Scene," 1991. Member: International Trademark Association (Member, Operations Committee, 2002-2003; Chairperson, Meetings Committee, 1999). Languages: Spanish.