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Address
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4800
Seattle, Washington 98104 (King Co.)
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.2
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 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC is a full service intellectual property law firm with offices in Seattle, Washington. Our attorneys exclusively practice intellectual property law, including U.S. and foreign patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, unfair competition, computer and Internet law, technology transfer, franchising and related litigation. Our clients include: Boeing, Costco Wholesale, Honeywell, Alaska Airlines and K-2 Corporation. Statement of PracticeComputer Law, Internet Law, Software Licensing, Technology Licensing, Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Intellectual Property, Contracts, Litigation. Year Established: 1999
Firm Size: 20
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Address701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4800 Seattle, WA 98104, (King Co.)
PhonePhone: 206-381-3300 Fax: 206-381-3301

Website http://www.blacklaw.com
Richard T. Black (Member) born Wenatchee, Washington, November 3, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Washington; U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Washington (B.S.B.A., 1988); University of Chicago (J.D., 1991). Member: Washington State Bar Association; Washington State Patent Law Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Computer Law Association; Christian Legal Society; Legatus. Practice Areas: Computer Law; Internet Law; Software Licensing; Technology Licensing; Patents; Copyrights; Trademarks; Intellectual Property; Contracts.Email: Richard T. Black
David A. Lowe (Member) born San Gabriel, California, February 2, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Washington; U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Federal Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., Computer Science, 1991); University of Washington (J.D., with honors, 1994). National Moot Court. Associate Editor-in-Chief, Washington Law Review. Chairperson, Computer Technology Committee, Young Lawyers Division, King County Bar Association. Member: King County, Washington State, Federal and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights.Email: David A. Lowe
Lawrence D. Graham (Member) born Grants Pass, Oregon, July 29, 1964; admitted to bar, 1995, Washington; U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth and Federal Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: United States Air Force Academy (B.S.E.E., 1987); Pepperdine University (M.B.A., 1990); University of Washington (J.D., with honors, 1995). Executive Vice President, Moot Court Honor Board. Articles Editor, Washington Law Review. Author: "Legal Battles that Shaped the Computer Industry," Greenwood Press, 1999; "Lost and Foundry: Forging A New Approach to Patent Licensing Agreements," 69 Washington Law Review 793, 1994; "Economically Efficient Treatment of Computer Software: Reverse Engineering, Protection, and Disclosure," 22 Rutgers Comp. & Tech. L.J. 61, 1996; "The Personal Jurisdiction Effect of Notifications of Infringement," 78 J. Patent & Trademark Off. Soc'y. 858, 1996. Adjunct Professor, Seattle University School of Law. Member: Washington State, Federal and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Column Editor, Soft Law). Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Contracts.Email: Lawrence D. Graham
Douglas Grady (Member) admitted to bar, 2005, Washington and U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington. Education: Wheaton College (B.A., Political Science and Philosophy, 1989); Seattle University (J.D., cum laude, 2004).
Richard R. Alaniz (Member) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1996, Washington. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1975); Seattle University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Trademarks; Copyrights; Technology Transfers; Technology Law.Email: Richard R. Alaniz
Mark L. Lorbiecki (Member) born Saint Cloud, Minnesota, July 8, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Minnesota; 1987, Washington, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: College of Saint Thomas (B.S. Mathematics, 1979); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1982); University of Washington (Electrical Engineering). Member, Thomas More Society. Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member, University of Washington Intellectual Property Certificate Program, Faculty and Advisory Board. Member: Washington State Bar Association; Washington State Patent Law Association (Vice President). [Lieutenant Commander, JAGC, USNR-R, 1980-1989]. Special Agencies: U.S. CMA; USPTO. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Patents; Technology Licensing; Litigation.Email: Mark L. Lorbiecki
Darren J. Jones (Member) born Port Angeles, Washington, April 19, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Washington; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S.M.E., 1989); University of Washington School of Law (J.D., 1992). Tau Beta Pi. Recipient: J. Willard Marriott Award; Barrett Scholarship. Member: Washington State Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Washington State Patent Law Association; American Corporate Counsel Association. Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Business Counseling; Infringement Investigations.Email: Darren J. Jones
H. Albert Richardson (Member) born Akron, Ohio, August 31, 1941; admitted to bar, 1970, Texas; 1983, Washington; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal and Ninth Circuits; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Texas (B.S., 1964; M.S., 1967); University of Texas Law School (J.D., 1970). Tau Beta Pi; Phi Eta Sigma. Member: East King County, Snohomish and Washington State Bar Associations; Washington State Patent Law Association (President, 1989-1990). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Portfolio Management; Intellectual Property Licensing; Patent Applications; Patent Infringement.Email: H. Albert Richardson
Raymond W. Armentrout (Member) born Tucson, Arizona, November 16, 1955; admitted to bar, 1998, Colorado; 2007, Washington; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Wyoming (B.S.E.E., 1979); University of Nevada, Las Vegas (M.B.A., 1984); University of Denver (J.D., 1997). Tau Beta Pi. Registered Professional Engineer, Nevada. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law.
Richard C. Vershave (Member) born Toledo, Ohio, September 8, 1966; admitted to bar, 2004, Washington; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., cum laude, 1993); Seattle University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Washington State Patent Law Association; Washington State Bar Association. [Active Duty, U.S. Army, 1985-1987; Reserves, U.S. Army, 1988-1991]. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.
P.G. Scott Born (Member) born Little Rock, Arkansas, April 3, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida; 1996, Colorado; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1999, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; 2004, Washington. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1990); University of Miami (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Patent Prosecution; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Licensing.
Jeffrey King (Member) born 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, Washington and U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Washington (B.S., Zoology, 1983); University of Victoria (M.S., Biology, 1986); University of Washington (J.D.,1993). Member: Washington State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Washington State Patent Law Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association.
——————————Timothy A. Danskin (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Washington and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Washington (B.A., Political Science, 1995; B.S., Biology, 1995); University of Washington (J.D., 1998).
Christopher Douglas (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Washington State; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Redlands (B.S., Computer Science, with Department Honors, 2003); Seattle University School of Law (J.D., 2006).Email: Christopher Douglas
James M. Bogden (Associate) born Plainfield, New Jersey, August 6, 1955; admitted to bar, 1986, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1995, Washington. Education: Lafayette College (B.S., 1977); University of Vermont (M.S., 1981); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1986). Member: New York State, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Licensing; Contracts; Miscellaneous General Legal Matters; Intellectual Property.
Wendy Gombert (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Washington. Education: The Randall Institute, King's College London, London (Ph.D., Developmental Biology and Molecular Biology, 1998); Smith College (B.A., Biochemistry, 1989); Seattle University School of Law (J.D., Intellectual Property Protection, 2006). Member: Washington Bar Association; East King County Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Wendy Gombert
Joel B. Ard (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois; 2001, District of Columbia. Education: St. John's College (B.A., 1995); University of Chicago (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Litigation.
PATENT AGENTSMark Byrne born Santa Monica, California, October 2, 1949; Education: Alma College (B.S., Chemistry, 1971); University of Michigan (M.S., Public Health, 1984). Research and Development Manager, Quality Control Manager, Protein Chemist, DNA Chemist for Pharmaceutical Companies. Commercial Product Development for infectious disease diagnostics, cancer diagnostics, cancer therapeutics and auto immune therapeutics (Aerospace, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industries). Practice Areas: Patent Prosecution; Aerospace Law; Biotechnology; Pharmaceutical Patents.
Michael S. Smith born Lynn, Massachusetts, 1964; Education: Clarkson University (B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1986). Examiner, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1991-1995. [Pilot, U.S. Navy, 1986-1991].Email: Michael S. Smith
OF COUNSELMichael J. Folise (Of Counsel) born 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio; 1985, Washington; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Case Institute of Technology (B.S.E.E., 1981); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1984). Co-Author: "The Inventors' Handbook," 1993 The Inventor's Workshop. 1993, 1998Best of CLE Speaker. Member: Washington State, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
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