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| | Address | | 1000 Eagle Gate Tower, 60 East South Temple | | Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 | | (Salt Lake Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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| Workman Nydegger,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
Intellectual Property, Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Trade Secret, Unfair Competition, Licensing and Complex Litigation. | | Year Established: 1984 | Firm Profile:
Workman Nydegger celebrated its twentieth year in April, 2004. The firm is numbered among the five largest firms in Salt Lake City, with over seventy attorneys, and is known both nationally and internationally as a top intellectual property firm specializing in prosecution and litigation. In 2002, Workman Nydegger was named one of the top ten plaintiff firms in the country by "IP Worldwide". In 2006, the firm was recognized by "Fortune" as one of the top firms in the area of intellectual property - patent counseling - for one of it's Fortune 500 clients. | | Firm Size: 71 | Languages:
Spanish, Japanese, Finnish, Russian, French, Khmer, Swedish, German, Italian, Portuguese. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
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American Express | | Rick D. Nydegger (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, April 24, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, Utah; U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Tenth and Federal Circuits; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., Elec. Eng., cum laude, 1974); J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Founding Shareholder, Officer and Director of Workman Nydegger. Honorary Member, Order of the Coif, 2002. Outstanding Alumnus, J. Rueben Clark Law School, 2005. Honorary Alumnus, University of Utah S.J. Quinney Law School, 2004. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, 1990—; Who's Who in American Law, 2000—; Who's Who in America, 1999—. Appointed Chairman by Secretary of Commerce, Patent Public Advisory Committee, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2003-2006. Adjunct Professor, Intellectual Property Law, University of Utah S.J. Quinney Law School, 1988-2000 and Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School 1997-2002. Author: Scholarly Articles, "B2B, B2C and Other Business Methods: To Be or Not To Be Patent Eligible?" University of Baltimore Intellectual Property Law Journal, Vol. 9, No. 2 (2001); Chapter 9 "Functional Claim Drafting in the Electronics, Computer and Software Arts," BNA Treatise on "Electronics and Software Patents: Law and Practice," 2000; "Traversing the Section 112, Paragraph Six Field of Land Mines: Does In re Donaldson Adequately Defuse the Problems Stemming from Lack of Consistency In and Among the PTO and the Federal Circuit in Construing Means-Plus-Function Claims?" Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, (Part I) Vol. 76, No. 12, 1994, (Part II) Vol. 77, No. 1, 1995; "Practical and Legal Considerations in Drafting a U.S. Patent Application for Computer-Related Inventions," Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal, Vol. 18, No. 1 (1992). Other Publications: "Advanced Electronic and Software Patent Practice Series: Drafting E-Commerce and Software Claims in View of Current Claim Interpretation Cases," AIPLA Tri-City Program for Washington, DC, New Orleans and San Francisco, April-June 2000; "Understanding the American Inventors' Protection Act of 1999: Inter Parties Reexamination," Practicing Law Institute, San Francisco CA. Mar. 2000; "Working With IP Counsel to Enhance the Asset Value of An IP Portfolio for a Small Business Enterprise," Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Oct. 1999; "Understanding Litigation Concerns When Enforcing 'Means or Step Plus Function' Claims," Patent Academy of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Aug. 1999; "Taking It To the Bank: The Impact of State Street Bank on Protecting E-Commerce Software," AIPLA Spring Meeting, Chicago, Ill. Apr. 1999; "Drafting Means-Plus-Function Claims," Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association, Fall, 1998; "Drafting Means-Plus-Function Claims," Advanced Seminars on Claim Drafting, AIPLA Annual Meeting, Oct. 1998; "Claim Drafting in the Electronics, Computer, and Software Arts," Advanced Electronics and Computer Software Patent Practice Seminar, AIPLA Electronics and Computer Law Committee Tri-City Program for New York, Houston and San Diego, May-June, 1998; "Counseling the Small Business Enterprise on Intellectual Property Issues," The APEC Intellectual Property Rights Business Conference on Intellectual Property Rights and Their Development in the APEC Region, Organized by the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII) and sponsored by the Japanese Patent Office, Osaka, Japan, Oct. 1997; "Software Patent Protection," Co-sponsored by DeltaLight & Acoustic and the Danish Patent Office, Copenhagen, Denmark, Sept. 1997; "19th Mid-Winter Institute: The Law of Computer-Related Technology IV," American Intellectual Property Law Association, January, 1996; PTO Day, Intellectual Property Owners and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1994 Annual Meeting Patent Program, ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law, Spring 1994; "The Law of Computer Related Technology," American Intellectual Property Law Association, 1992 Mid-Winter Meeting; "Significant Developments in Computer Law," University of Dayton School of Law, 1991; "Basic Computer and Electronic Practice," Regional (N.Y., Chicago, L.A.) CLE Program of the AIPLA's Electronic and Computer Law Committee, May-June, 1990; "Electronic and Computer Patent Law," Practicing Law Institute, 1990; "Computer Law-Best Mode," American Intellectual Property Law Association, 1990 Annual Meeting. President, 2003-2004, Fellow, 2000, Member, Board of Directors, 1993-1996, Member, Editorial Board, The AIPLA Quarterly Journal, 1994-1998, Member, Committee on Professionalism and Ethics, 1999-2000, Chair, Mid-Winter Institute, 2000, Member, Mid-Winter Institute Planning Committees, 1992 and 1996, Member, Nominations Committee, 1997, Vice-Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on PCT Practice, 1994-1998 and Chair, Electronic and Computer Law Committee, 1990-1993, American Intellectual Property Law Association. Member, Board of Trustees, American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation, 2000-2003. Trustee, 2005—, Tenth Circuit Representative, 1993-1994 and Utah State Representative, 1992-1993, United States Supreme Court Historical Society. Chair, National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations, 2000-2001. Member, Executive Committee, 2003-2005, Member, Board of Directors, 1998— and President, 2003-2005, National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation. Chair, Lawyers Centennial Committee, Utah State Centennial Commission, 1996. Member: American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association (President 2003-2004); American Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section, 1977—); Utah State Bar (Chairman, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section, 1985-1987); Federal Circuit Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section, 1982—). Fellow, American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association (2000—). Special Agencies: Chair, Patent Public Advisory Committee, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2003-2006. Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law. Email: Rick D. Nydegger | | Brent P. Lorimer (Shareholder) born Casper, Wyoming, April 14, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1978); J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2007. Adjunct Professor of Law, Patent Litigation and Strategies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, 2001-2005. Member: Salt Lake County and American Bar Associations; Utah State Bar; American Intellectual Property Law Association (Member, Federal Litigation Committee). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Brent P. Lorimer | | Thomas R. Vuksinick (Shareholder) born Price, Utah, July 27, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 1975); J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University (J.D., 1979). J. Reuben Clark Scholar. Member, Brigham Young University Law Review, 1978-1979. Member: Utah State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Thomas R. Vuksinick | | Larry R. Laycock (Shareholder) born Provo, Utah, April 29, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Utah and U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, District of Utah, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1983; J.D., cum laude, 1986). Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Barristers. Adjunct Professor, Intellectual Property Law Litigation, Brigham Young University, 1999—. Member, American Inn of Courts I. Recipient: A.H. Christensen Memorial Award for Excellence in Advocacy; American College of Trial Lawyers Medal for Excellence in Advocacy. Named to Utah Legal Elite. Member: Salt Lake County, Federal Circuit, Federal and American Bar Associations; Utah State Bar; American Intellectual Property Law Association; International Trademark Association. (Senior Litigator). Reported Cases: Digital Equipment Corporation v. Desktop Direct, Inc., 114 S.Ct. 1992 (1994). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: International Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property; Strategic Counseling; Licensing; Appellate Practice; Intellectual Property Enforcement. Email: Larry R. Laycock | | Jonathan W. Richards (Shareholder) born Dallas, Texas, August 12, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas; 1994, Utah; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Utah (B.S.E.E., with honors, 1981); Southern Methodist University (J.D., with honors, 1984). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Adjunct Professor of Law, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University. Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association (Chair, Trademark Treaties and Intellectual Law Committee). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law. Email: Jonathan W. Richards | | David R. Wright (Shareholder) born Coalville, Utah, November 13, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Utah; U.S. District Court, District of Utah; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Utah (B.A., cum laude, 1984); Brigham Young University (J.D., 1987). Member, 1985-1986 and Articles Editor, 1986-1987, Brigham Young University Law Review. Lead Notes and Comments Editor, B.Y.U. International and Comparative Law Journal, 1986-1987. Member: Utah State Bar (Contributing Author, Model Utah Jury Instructions); American Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property and Litigation Sections); American Intellectual Property Law Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property; Strategic Counseling; Licensing; RICO; Intellectual Property Enforcement. Email: David R. Wright | | John C. Stringham (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah; admitted to bar, 1989, Utah; 1991, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, District of Utah; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.. Education: University of Utah (B.S., 1986); George Washington University (J.D., 1989). Member, Skull and Bones, Mortar Board. Recipient, William Myrick Valley Bank Scholarship. Adjunct Professor, Intellectual Property Law, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University. Member: Salt Lake County and American (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section) Bar Associations; Utah State Bar (Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 1989-1991; Vice Chair, 1998-1999 and Chair, 1999-2000, Intellectual Property Section); The District of Columbia Bar; American Intellectual Property Law Association (Member, Copyright Law Executive Committee, 1996-1997; Chairman, Copyright Transactional Issues Subcommittee, 1996-1997); Federal Circuit Bar Association. Reported Cases: Surgical Laser Technologies v. Heraeus Lasersonics, Inc., 34 U.S.P.Q.2d 1226 (ED. Penn. 1995); In re Mahurkar Double Lumen Hemodialysis Catheter Patent Litigation, 140 B.R. 969 (N.D. Ill. 1992). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law. Email: John C. Stringham | | John M. Guynn (Shareholder) born Lynwood, California, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, California; 1992, District of Columbia and Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., Chemistry, 1985; M.S., Chemistry, 1987); University of Virginia (J.D., 1989). Technical Expertise: Chemical Compositions and Processes; Biodegradable Polymers; Nanocatalysts; Dental Compositions; Biotech; Medical Devices. Member: American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Licensing; Intellectual Property Counseling. Email: John M. Guynn | | Charles L. Roberts (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, October 15, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Utah; 1989, Illinois; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Utah (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, with honors, cum laude, 1984); Brigham Young University (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Utah State Bar (Chair, Intellectual Property Section, 1993-1994); American Intellectual Property Law Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Licensing; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Trade Secrets; Contracts; Antitrust. Email: Charles L. Roberts | | Dana L. Tangren (Shareholder) born Santa Ana, California, May 29, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Utah; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Utah (B.S., 1989); Vermont Law School (J.D., 1992). Member: Utah State Bar; American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Licensing Law. Email: Dana L. Tangren | | Eric L. Maschoff (Shareholder) born Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 2, 1962; admitted to bar, 1993, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: New Mexico State University (B.S.E.E., 1984); University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law (J.D., 1993). Eta Kappa Nu; Tau Beta Pi. Order of the Coif. William H. Leary Scholar. Adjunct Professor, Patent and Intellectual Property Law, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah. Member: Salt Lake County and American (Member, IP Law Section) Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Licensing Executives Society. Practice Areas: Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law. Email: Eric L. Maschoff | | Charles J. Veverka (Shareholder) born Carson City, Nevada, August 15, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Nevada; 1995, Utah; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Utah (B.S., 1988; J.D., 1993). Member: Utah State Bar; State Bar of Nevada. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law. Email: Charles J. Veverka | | Robyn L. Phillips (Shareholder) born Moscow, Idaho; admitted to bar, 1994, Oregon; 1996, Utah; registered to practice before Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Idaho (B.S.M.E., 1987; J.D., 1994); Portland State University (M.S.E.M., 1991). Editor, Idaho Law Review, 1993-1994. Member, 1992-1994. Author: "Protecting Trade Dress," Idaho Law Review, Spring 1993. Member: Oregon State Bar; Utah State Bar; American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Procurement; Intellectual Property Enforcement. Email: Robyn L. Phillips | | Richard C. Gilmore (Shareholder) born Grand Junction, Colorado; admitted to bar, 1993, California; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Central, Northern and Southern Districts of California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Utah). Education: University of Utah (B.S.M.E., 1990; Tau Beta Pi; Pi Tau Sigma; J.D., 1993). Member, Utah Law Review. Note and Comment Editor, Journal of Contemporary Law. Member: American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Orange County Patent Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Richard C. Gilmore | | Sterling A. Brennan (Shareholder) born July 26, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, California; 2004, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1983); Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Law Clerk, Judge A. Andrew Hauk, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1986-1987. Chairman, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Orange County Chapter, 2000-2001; Member, International Board of Directors, J.Reuben Clark Law Society, 2002—; Vice Chair, State Bar of California, Conference of Delegates, Resolutions Committee, 1996-1999; Chairman, Business Litigation Section, Orange County Bar Association, 2002. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Business Litigation. Email: Sterling A. Brennan | | R. Burns Israelsen (Shareholder) born Boston, Massachusetts, February 26, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Utah State University (B.S., 1994); Harvard University (J.D., 1997). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: R. Burns Israelsen | | David R. Todd (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1997, Utah; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Utah and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., Mech. Eng., summa cum laude, 1994; J.D., summa cum laude, 1997). Executive Editor, Brigham Young University Law Review, 1996-1997. Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to the Honorable Randall R. Rader, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1997-1998. Author: Note, How Modern Treatment of 35 U.S.C. 112(6) Has Caused Confusion: Hilton Davis v. Warner-Jenkinson and the Right to a Jury on the Issue of Patent Infringement Under the "Equitable" Doctrine of Equivalents, 1996 B.Y.U.L. REV.141 (cited in Dawn Equipment Co. v. Kentucky Farms Inc., 140 F.3d 1009, 1021 n.4, 46 USPQ2d 1109, 1118 n.4 (Fed. Cir. 1998) (Plager, J., additional views)). Co-Author: Functional Claim Drafting In The Electronics, Computer And Software Arts, in Electronic and Software Patents: Law and Practice (Steven W. Lundberg & Stephen C. Durant eds., 2d ed. 2005). Co-author: Design Around Techniques, in Electronic and Software Patents: Law and Practice (Steven W. Lundberg & Stephen C. Durant eds., 2d ed. 2005). Adjunct Professor of Law, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, 2000—. Member: American Bar Association; Utah State Bar; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Federal Circuit Bar Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property. Email: David R. Todd | | David B. Dellenbach (Shareholder) born Artesia, California, February 25, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Utah (B.A., magna cum laude, 1989; J.D., 1993). Member, Utah Law Review, 1991-1993. Assistant Instructor, University of Utah, 1994-1999. Member: Utah State Bar (Member, Intellectual Property Section, 1993—); American Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Section). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Patents; Licensing; Trademarks. Email: David B. Dellenbach | | L. David Griffin (Shareholder) born Logan, Utah, July 12, 1966; admitted to bar, 1997, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 1990; J.D., 1997). Member, Jessup International Moot Court Board of Advocates. Member: American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Patent Prosecution. Email: L. David Griffin | | Adrian J. Lee (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1997, California; 1999, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S.M.E., 1992); Santa Clara University (M.B.A., 1997; J.D., 1997); University of Utah (M.E.E., 2004). Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Patent Prosecution. Email: Adrian J. Lee | | Fraser D. Roy (Shareholder) born Glasgow, Scotland, March 7, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland (B.Eng., Computer Integration and the Engineering Environment, Upper Second Class Honors, 1992); Brigham Young University (J.D., 1998). Member, Moot Court. Member: Utah State Bar; American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Fraser D. Roy | | Carl T. Reed (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1998, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., Elec. Eng., 1995); University of Kansas (J.D., 1998). Author, "Flat Tax, Fairness and Feasibility," Kan. J.L. & Pub. Pol'y, Vol. 6, No. 3. Member: Utah State Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Electrical Intellectual Property; Electronic Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Prosecution; Intellectual Property Rights. Email: Carl T. Reed | | R. Parrish Freeman, Jr. (Shareholder) born Atlanta, Georgia, February 1, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1991); Campbell University (J.D., 1996). Member: Utah State Bar; American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: R. Parrish Freeman, Jr. | | Peter F. Malen, Jr. (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1999, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Gonzaga University (B.S.M.E., 1985); Seattle University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Member: Utah State Bar; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Intellectual Property Transactions; International Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property. Email: Peter F. Malen, Jr. | | L. Rex Sears (Shareholder) born Sacramento, California, August 30, 1967; admitted to bar, 1999, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: University of Utah (B.S., 1988; M.S., 1990); Harvard University (A.M., 1993; Ph.D., 1996); University of Chicago (J.D., 1999). Member: Utah State Bar; American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: L. Rex Sears | | Robert E. Aycock (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, May 1, 1969; admitted to bar, 2000, Utah, U.S. District Court, District of Utah and U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: Utah State University (B.S., Biology, cum laude, 1996); University of Utah (J.D., 2000). Member: Salt Lake County and American Bar Associations; Utah State Bar; American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association. Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation; Intellectual Property Enforcement; Appellate Practice. Email: Robert E. Aycock | | Jens C. Jenkins (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2000, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 1997); George Washington University (J.D., 2000). Member: Utah State Bar; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Jens C. Jenkins | | Michael B. Dodd (Shareholder) born Carbondale, Illinois, June 13, 1968; admitted to bar, 2002, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Auburn University, Auburn (B.E.E., 1991); University of Utah (J.D., 2000). William H. Leary Scholar. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Michael B. Dodd | | Brett I. Johnson (Shareholder) born Bountiful, Utah, September 2, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Idaho; 2002, Utah. Education: Black Hills State University (B.S., Biology, 1993); University of Idaho College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2001). Editor-in-Chief, Idaho Law Review, 2000-2001. Author: "Six of One, Half Dozen of Another: Midlin v. Raytheon Corp. as an Example of Federal Circuit Courts Erroneously Distinguishing the ADEA From VII Regarding Disparate Impact Liability," 36 Idaho L.Rev. 303 (2000). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Brett I. Johnson | | Sara D. Jones (Associate) born Seoul, Korea, July 13, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Utah (B.S., Chemical Engineers, 1998); Brigham Young University (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member: Utah State Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks. Email: Sara D. Jones | | Tige Keller (Registered Patent Attorney) born Downey, Idaho, December 2, 1970; admitted to bar, 2001, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Utah State University (B.A., Liberal Arts, 1995); Brigham Young University (J.D., 2001). Member: Utah State Bar; ABA; AIPLA. Languages: Swedish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Tige Keller | | Janna J. Lewis (Associate) born Laverkin, Utah, June 26, 1973; admitted to bar, 2003, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2008. Education: Southern Utah University (B.S., 1999); University of Utah College of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: Utah State Bar; Federal, American and International Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Licensing Executives Society; International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property; LES Certified Licensing Professional. Practice Areas: International Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Arbitration. Email: Janna J. Lewis | | Matthew D. Todd (Registered Patent Attorney) born Rexburg, Idaho, May 12, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 1999); J. Reuben Clark School of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: Utah State Bar. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Patent Prosecution. Email: Matthew D. Todd | | J. LaVar Oldham (Associate) born 1972; admitted to bar, 2002, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1996); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Professional Engineer, California. Languages: Swedish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents. Email: J. LaVar Oldham | | Michael J. Frodsham (Associate) born Provo, Utah, April 15, 1971; admitted to bar, 2003, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., Biochemistry, 1996); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 2002). Dean's List; National Dean's List; University Scholar. Member: American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Michael J. Frodsham | | Matthew A. Barlow (Associate) born Murray, Utah, December 31, 1971; admitted to bar, 2002, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1997; J.D., 2002). Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Matthew A. Barlow | | Andrew S. Hansen (Associate) born Provo, Utah, December 17, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Utah. Education: Utah State University (B.S., cum laude, 1999); Brigham Young University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Senior Editor, Brigham Young University Law Review, 2002-2003. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Andrew S. Hansen | | Chad E. Nydegger (Associate) born American Fork, Utah, July 18, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Utah. Education: Brigham Young (B.S., 2000); George Washington University Law School (J.D., with high honors, 2003). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to the Honorable Randall R. Rader, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2004-2005. Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Complex Litigation. Email: Chad E. Nydegger | | Clinton E. Duke (Associate) born Boise, Idaho, July 31, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 2000); Harvard University Law School (J.D., 2003). Member: Utah State Bar; American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Complex Litigation. Email: Clinton E. Duke | | Ryan N. Farr (Associate) born New Jersey, 1971; admitted to bar, 2001, California; 2005, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., Computer Science, 1997; J.D., 2001). Member: State Bar of California; Utah State Bar. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Ryan N. Farr | | James B. Belshe (Shareholder) born Farmington, New Mexico, July 22, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Utah; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth and Federal Circuits. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., Civil Engineering, 2000); University of Kansas (J.D., 2003). Author, "Utah's Revised Uniform Arbitration Act: A Makeover for the Face of Arbitration," Utah Bar Journal, Vol. 16, No. 9, December 2003. President, Utah Society of Professional Engineers, 2003-2005. Barrister, Aldon J. Anderson Inn of Court, 2003-2006. Member: Utah State Bar; Federal and American (Member, Sections on: Intellectual Property, 2003-2005; Litigation, 2003-2004) Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Licensing Executive Society. Email: James B. Belshe | | Kirk R. Harris (Associate) born Ogden, Utah, March 24, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.S., 2000); University of Idaho (J.D., 2004). Managing Editor, Idaho Law Review. Member: American Bar Association. Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property. Email: Kirk R. Harris | | Michael M. Ballard (Associate) born Dillon, Montana, May 19, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 2001; J.D., 2004). Member: Utah State Bar. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Michael M. Ballard | | David A. Jones (Associate) born Brigham City, Utah, February 3, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Utah (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1998; J.D., 2004). Former Patent Examiner, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. William H. Leary Scholar. Recipient, Outstanding Achievement Awards in: Intellectual Property Law; Trademark and Unfair Competition; Patent Prosecution Drafting; Judicial Process. Negoya International Scholar, University of Amsterdam. Extern to Judge Paul G. Cassell of the United States District Court for the District of Utah. Nominee for the National Jan Jancin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Intellectual Property Law awarded by the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Prosecution. Email: David A. Jones | | Shane K. Jensen (Associate) born Granger, Utah, September 22, 1971; admitted to bar, 2004, Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1997); Brigham Young University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Shane K. Jensen | | Jonathan M. Benns (Associate) born Virginia, September 10, 1973; admitted to bar, 2004, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Utah (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1997; Ph.D., Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, 2001; J.D., 2004). Member: Utah State Bar. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Jonathan M. Benns | | Scott A. Woodbury (Associate) born Gallup, New Mexico, April 5, 1962; admitted to bar, 2005, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Utah State University (B.S., Electrical Engineering, magna cum laude, 1986); S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah (J.D., 2005). William H. Leary Scholar. Member: Utah State Bar; American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Prosecution. Email: Scott A. Woodbury | | John T. Gadd (Associate) born San Bernardino, California; admitted to bar, 2005, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., Computer Science, 2000); Ave Maria School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2005). Member: Utah State Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Prosecution. Email: John T. Gadd | | Mark W. Ford (Associate) born Upland, California, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., Chemistry, 2001); George Mason University (J.D., 2005). Member: Utah State Bar. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Mark W. Ford | | Colby C. Nuttall (Associate) born Ogden, Utah, December 21, 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Utah State University (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, magna cum laude, 2002); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., summa cum laude, 2005). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Licensing; Patent Prosecution; Trademarks; Copyrights. Email: Colby C. Nuttall | | Kulaniakea Fisher (Associate) born Monticello, Utah; admitted to bar, 2003, Oregon; 2004, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2000); J. Reuben Clark School of Law, Brigham Young University (J.D., 2003). Member: Member Oregon State Bar; Utah State Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Patent Opinions; Trademark Opinions; Patent Litigation; Electrical Intellectual Property; Mechanical Intellectual Property. Email: Kulaniakea Fisher | | Thomas M. Bonacci (Associate) born Price, Utah; admitted to bar, 2006, Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.S., Mathematics); S.J. Quinney College of Law (J.D., with highest honors, 2006). Order of the Coif; William H. Leary Scholar. Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property(90%); Intellectual Property Litigation(10%); Complex Commercial Litigation. Email: Thomas M. Bonacci | | Paul G. Johnson (Associate) born Bountiful, Utah, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.A., Physics, summa cum laude, 2003); George Washington University Law School (J.D., 2006). Member: Salt Lake County Bar Association; Utah State Bar; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Languages: Spanish. Email: Paul G. Johnson | | Gregory R. Lunt (Associate) born Provo, Utah, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (E.E.T., 2003); Creighton University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Tau Alpha Pi. Member, Creighton Intellectual Property Law Association, 2004-2006. Member: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers; Utah Intellectual Property Association. Email: Gregory R. Lunt | | Amber B. Leavitt (Associate) born Ridgecrest, California, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, California; 2007, Utah. Education: Pepperdine University (B.S., Biology, 2002); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Author: "The ACLU and the Propriety of Dispute Resolution in Civil Rights Controversies," 6 Pepp. Disp. Resol. L.J. 109 (2006). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Amber B. Leavitt | | Jeffery M. Lillywhite (Associate) born San Jose, California, February 17, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, Utah; 2002, District of Columbia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Utah (B.S.M.E., 1995); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 2000). Member: Utah State Bar (Member, Intellectual Property Section); American Intellectual Property Law Association. Languages: Mandarin Chinese. Practice Areas: Patent Procurement; Trademark Procurement; Patent Litigation; Trademark Litigation; Copyrights. Email: Jeffery M. Lillywhite | | Heather Manwaring (Associate) born Provo, Utah, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, California; 2007, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., Mathematics, 2001); University of San Diego (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Prosecution; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Heather Manwaring | | John Bacoch (Associate) born Bishop, California; admitted to bar, 2006, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2006. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., 1998); Westminster College (B.S., 1998); University of Utah (M.B.A., 2002); J. Rueben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University (J.D., 2006). Tau Beta Pi; Pi Tau Sigma. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Prosecution. Email: John Bacoch | | Paul N. Taylor (Associate) born Salt Lake City, Utah; admitted to bar, 2005, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Utah (B.S.M.E., 2002; J.D., 2005). Tau Beta Phi. Recipient, William H. Leary Scholarship. Member: Utah State Bar (Member, Intellectual Property Section); American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Paul N. Taylor | | J. Dustin Howell (Associate) born Salt Lake City, Utah; admitted to bar, 2007, Utah. Education: Westminster College (B.S., 2004); University of Nevada, Las Vegas (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Prosecution. Email: J. Dustin Howell | | Perry N. Brown (Associate) born Grand Junction, Colorado; (Admission pending). Education: The Colorado College (B.S., 1993); University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: International Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Prosecution. Email: Perry N. Brown | | Ronald J. Ward (Associate) born Ceiba, Puerto Rico; admitted to bar, 2007, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2003. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 1999); George Mason University (M.S., 2002); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Member, George Mason Law Review, 2004-2006. Patent Examiner, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2002-2003. Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Prosecution; Intellectual Property Litigation; Trademark Prosecution. | | Sherry Valdez (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 2001); City University of New York School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Utah State Bar. Email: Sherry Valdez | | Michael G. Pate (Associate) born Pittsfield, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 2005, Washington and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Utah). Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2002); Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Member: Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents. Email: Michael G. Pate | | Shane Nowell (Associate) born Pocatello, Idaho; admitted to bar, 2007, Colorado. (Not admitted in Utah). Education: Utah State University (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1996); University of Colorado Law School (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Shane Nowell | | Gregory Jolley (Associate) born Logan, Utah, 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Utah. Education: Utah State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 2004); Brigham Young University (J.D., 2007). Member: Utah State Bar. Email: Gregory Jolley | | Courtney G. Broaden (Associate) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1975; admitted to bar, 2006, Utah. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1999); Utah State University (M.S., 2002); University of Utah (J.D., 2005). Recipient: University of Utah Outstanding Achievement Award in Legal Writing; Excellence for the Future Award for Pre-Trial Practice; Utah State University Natural Resources and Environmental Policy Program Certificate. Member: Utah State Bar; Public Justice Foundation; Women Lawyers of Utah; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Utah State Bar Young Lawyers Division; Utah Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury. Email: Courtney G. Broaden | | James T. Burton (Associate) born Provo, Utah, May 13, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Virginia; 2007, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada. (Not admitted in Utah). Education: Utah State University (B.A., Constitutional Studies, cum laude, 2002); Florida State University College of Law (J.D., 2005); The George Washington University Law School (LL.M., Litigation and Dispute Resolution, with highest honors, 2006). Phi Delta Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha. Recipient: Book Award for Highest Grade in Advanced Legal Research; Blank-Miller Scholarship; Dean's Honor List, Florida State University College of Law. Judicial Extern to Judge James R. Wolf, Florida First District Court of Appeal. Judicial Intern to Judge Gordon J. Low, Utah First Judicial District Court. Research Assistant, Donald J. Weidner, Dean, Florida State University College of Law. Member: Virginia State Bar; State Bar of Nevada; Nevada Trial Lawyers Association; Clark County Bar Association; American Bar Association. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: James T. Burton | | Craig Hall (Associate) born Waco, Texas, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; 2000, Utah. Education: Utah State University (B.A., Political Science, 1997); Baylor University Law School (J.D., 1999). Member: Jefferson County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Utah State Bar (Member, Young Lawyer Division, 2006-2008; Secretary and President-Elect nominee, 2006-2007); Jefferson County Young Lawyers Association (Vice President, 2005-2006; Director, 2000-2006). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Craig Hall | | Dustin Call (Associate) born Westminster, Colorado, 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, Washington. (Not admitted in Utah). Education: University of Maryland (J.D., 2005); University of Washington (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 2008). Member: Washington State Bar Association; American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Prosecution. Email: Dustin Call | | Vernon R. Rice (Of Counsel) born Tremonton, Utah, April 4, 1939; admitted to bar, 1967, Virginia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Utah). Education: Utah State University (B.S., Chemistry, with honors, 1963); George Washington University (J.D., 1966). Author, "Regulating Reasonably," Environmental Forum, May 1994. Adjunct Professor of Law: J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, 2003-2006; S.J. Quinney School of Law, University of Utah, 2006. Counsel, 1967-2003 and Assistant General Counsel, 1998-2003, Dupont. Member: Board of Directors, Intellectual Property Owners Association, 1998-2003; Association of Corporate Patent Counsel, 1998-2003. Member: Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Vernon R. Rice |
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