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| | Address | | 230 South 500 East, Suite 300 | | Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 | | (Salt Lake Co.) | | Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2550, Salt Lake City, UT, 84110-2550 | | | |
| | Contact Information | Phone: 801-532-1922
Toll Free: 800-900-2001 | | Fax: 801-531-9168 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.traskbritt.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
Intellectual Property Matters including United States and International Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Design, Trade Regulation, Unfair Competition, Trade Secrets, and related Licensing, Contracts, Litigation, Administrative Proceedings and Due Diligence Investigations. | | Year Established: 1973 | Firm Profile:
TraskBritt was founded in 1973. The firm represents U.S. and international corporations, research organizations, universities and individuals. TraskBritt represents clients throughout the world, with a substantial client base in the European Union and Asia. The attorneys of TraskBritt are diverse in experience, background and personality, but share the desire and ability to forge a lasting business relationship with each of our clients. As we continue to grow and diversify, we always remember that our good fortune depends on our diligence and effectiveness in representing our clients in each and every matter, no matter how large or small, entrusted to our care. | | Firm Size: 21 | | FOUNDING SHAREHOLDERS AND SPECIAL COUNSEL | | David V. Trask, (P.C.) (Of Counsel) born Minneapolis, Minnesota; admitted to bar, 1961, Minnesota; 1968, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; 1973-1982, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Canadian Patent Office. Education: University of Minnesota (B.Met., 1958; J.D., 1961). Member, University of Minnesota Law Review. Practice Areas: Arbitration; Mediation; Medical; Chemical Intellectual Property; Mining; Electromechanical; Electronic Intellectual Property; Mechanical; Synthetic Fuels; Health and Sporting Goods; Art Law. Email: David V. Trask, (P.C.) | | William S. Britt (Of Counsel) born Smithfield, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1965, Pennsylvania; 1969, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: West Virginia University (B.S.Ch.E., with honors, 1954) Tau Beta Pi; Duquesne University (LL.B., 1964). Member, Duquesne University Law Review, 1962-1964. Professor of Law, Duquesne University, 1965-1969. Member, Industrial Advisory Board, College of Engineering, University of Utah, 1993—. Member, Academy of Chemical Engineers, West Virginia University, 2001—. Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 1992-2003. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Arbitrator; Commercial Law. | | SHAREHOLDERS | | Laurence B. Bond (and Director) born Ogden, Utah; admitted to bar, 1982, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1996, Supreme Court of England and Wales; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Weber State College (B.A., Mathematics, 1977); University of Utah (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1979; J.D., 1982). Phi Kappa Phi. Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Patent, Copyright and Competition Law, Munich, West Germany, 1987. Languages: German, French, Portuguese, Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Complex Machinery and Systems; Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). Email: Laurence B. Bond | | Joseph A. Walkowski (President and Director) born Heidelberg, West Germany; admitted to bar, 1975, Maryland; 1976, District of Columbia; 1981, Oklahoma; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1988, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Delaware (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1971); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1975); Oklahoma City University (M.B.A., with high honors, 1984). Editor, The American Criminal Law Review, 1974-1975. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; U.S. and International Patents; Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Technologies; Semiconductor Technology; Aerospace Technology; Medical Technology; Mechanical, Electro-Mechanical and Materials Science Technologies. Email: Joseph A. Walkowski | | James R. Duzan (and Director) admitted to bar, 1972, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana and U.S Court of Customs and Patent Appeals; 1977, Oklahoma; 1978, District of Columbia; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1994, Utah; 1977, registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1968) Theta X; Indiana University (J.D., 1972); Oklahoma City University (M.B.A., high honors, 1983). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Technologies; Mechanical Systems; Electrical Circuitry and Instrumentation; Explosives Technology; Software Protection. Email: James R. Duzan | | H. Dickson Burton (and Director) born Salt Lake City, Utah; admitted to bar, 1983, District of Columbia and Utah; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal, Second, Fourth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, 1980; J.D., 1983). Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Delta Phi (Magister, Sutherland Inn, 1982-1983). Contributing Editor: "Trade Secrets: A State By State Survey," BNA Books, 1997 and Annual Supplements; "Covenants Not to Compete: A State By State Survey," BNA Books 2nd Edition, 1996, and Annual Supplements. Member, Editorial Board, Trademark Reporter, INTA, 1984-1986. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Complex Litigation. Email: H. Dickson Burton | | Allen C. Turner (and Director) born Port Hueneme, California; admitted to bar, 1986, Utah, U.S. District Court, District of Utah and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Utah (B.S., Pharmacy, 1983; J.D., 1986). Phi Alpha Delta. Languages: Dutch, Spanish. Practice Areas: Biotechnology; Chemical Patents; Pharmaceutical Patents; Biotechnology Patents; Diagnostics; Vaccines; Complex Litigation. Email: Allen C. Turner | | Edgar R. Cataxinos (and Director) born Las Vegas, Nevada; admitted to bar, 1995, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (B.S., Pharmacy, 1987); University of Utah (J.D., 1995). Senior Staff Member, Utah Law Review. Author: "Regulation of Herbal Medications in the United States: Germany Provides a Model for Reform" 2 Utah Law Review 561, 1995. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Biotechnology; Chemical Patents; Pharmaceutical Patents; Complex Litigation. Email: Edgar R. Cataxinos | | Brick G. Power (Shareholder) born Lynwood, California; admitted to bar, 1995, California; 1996, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., Microbiology, 1991; J.D., cum laude, 1995). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Biotechnology; Chemistry; Medical Technology; Video Law; Technology Law. Email: Brick G. Power | | Kevin K. Johanson (Shareholder) born Ogden, Utah; admitted to bar, 1997, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1986; M.S., Electrical Engineering, 1987); Arizona State University (J.D., 1996). Formerly with: Workman, Nydegger & Seeley; Motorola Intellectual Property Dept. Member: Utah State Bar. Practice Areas: Patents; Electronic Commerce; Trademarks; Copyrights. Email: Kevin K. Johanson | | Katherine Hamer (Shareholder) born Kitwe, Zambia; admitted to bar, 2001, Colorado; 2007, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Reed College (B.A., Chemistry, 1993); University of Utah (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent Prosecution; Complex Litigation; International Patents. Email: Katherine Hamer | | ASSOCIATES | | Jeffery M. Michelsen (Associate) born Salt Lake City, Utah; admitted to bar, 2003, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Utah (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1980); Utah State University (M.S., Electrical Engineering, 1983); Arizona State University (J.D., 2003). Law, Science and Technology Certification, Arizona State University. Practice Areas: Patents; Electronic Commerce; Trademarks. Email: Jeffery M. Michelsen | | Jeffrey Gunn (Associate) born Logan, Utah; admitted to bar, 2005, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Utah (B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, 2002; J.D., 2005). Tau Beta Pi; Golden Key. Author, Journal of Law and Family Studies, 6 JLFS 385 (2004). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights. Email: Jeffrey Gunn | | Daniel J. Morath (Associate) born Grosse Pointe, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2005, Utah. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., Cellular and Molecular Biology, 1995); University of Utah (Ph.D., Molecular Biology, 2002); Brigham Young University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent Law; Litigation; Biotechnology Law; Trademarks; Copyrights. Email: Daniel J. Morath | | Tracey Harrach (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Utah (B.S., Biology, Phi Kappa Phi, 2001; J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. | | Jason Nixon (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Utah (B.S., Electrical Engineering); Lewis & Clark Law School (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Jason Nixon | | Tyler J. Barrett (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Utah). Education: Weber State University (B.S., Mechanical Engineering Technology, Minor in Electronics Engineering); Pacific University (J.D.). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Rights. | | Steffen Soller (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.A., Chemistry); University of Utah (M.S., Organic Chemistry); University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law (J.D., High Honors, 2006). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Steffen Soller | | Todd E. North (Associate) born Wiesbaden, Germany; admitted to bar, 2006, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 2007, Utah and U.S. District Court, District Court of Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., Molecular Biology, 1999); University of Oregon (M.S., Molecular Biology, 2003); California Western School of Law (J.D., 2005). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Biotechnology. Email: Todd E. North | | OF COUNSEL | | Krista Weber Powell (Of Counsel) born Manhasset, New York; admitted to bar, 1997, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Miami University (B.A., Microbiology, cum laude, 1993); Indiana University (M.S., Physiology, 1994); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1997). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Barristers. Member: Utah State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law. Email: Krista Weber Powell | | Casey K. McGarvey (Of Counsel) born Salt Lake City, Utah, February 2, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for Ninth, Tenth and Federal Circuits. Education: University of Utah (B.A., cum laude, 1983; J.D., 1986). Pro Hac Vice Admissions in numerous States. Member, Journal of Contemporary Law and Journal of Energy Law and Policy, 1984-1986. Member: Utah State Bar; American Bar Association; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Languages: Samoan. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Complex Litigation. Email: Casey K. McGarvey |
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