Scott has more than 18 years of experience in both in-house and outside counsel positions. Scott also worked as a patent analyst and patent portfolio development attorney for several product divisions at a Fortune 500 company. Scott has worked with a number of technical areas including display devices, power management circuits, drivers, network protocols, semiconductor structures, 3D audio systems, neural network architecture designs, storage systems, and operating systems. Scott’s educational background includes a Juris Doctor from Syracuse University and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Oregon State University.
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Scott Shigeta
Jacob has more than 10 years of experience as a patent agent and attorney preparing and prosecuting patent applications, mainly software patent applications. Jacob also has 2+ years of experience as a Patent Examiner for the USPTO, examining patent applications related to peripheral device drivers and communications. Jacob specializes in patent drafting and prosecution in many technical areas including network protocols/communications, network security, operating system components, logic and memory devices, e-commerce, online media, telecommunications, consumer electronics, graphical user interfaces, and printer and image processing. Jacob has been awarded a 2018 Washington Super Lawyers Rising Star for his exceptional quality of work in obtaining patent rights for his clients. Jacob received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington in 2005 and a Juris Doctor degree from the Seattle University School of Law in 2010.
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Jacob Rohwer
Benjamin has over ten years of experience as a patent attorney drafting patent applications, prosecuting applications before the USPTO, and managing foreign counsel in numerous jurisdictions. Benjamin’s work also includes infringement analysis, claim charting, and IP licensing. He has competence with a wide range of technologies including synthetic biology, molecular computing, bioinformatics, genetically modified organisms, medical devices, machine learning, image/video/audio processing, networked systems, and mobile devices. Benjamin has worked with a wide range of clients including large tech companies, biotechnology startups, universities, nonprofits, and solo inventors. Representative clients include Microsoft, Impel NeuroPharma, Matrix Genetics, Blue Marble Bio, Purdue University, and Penn State. Before law school, Benjamin performed bench research at Children’s Hospital in Seattle focusing on detection of anti-retroviral drug-resistant mutations in HIV and at the Chemo-Sero-Therapeutic Research Institute in Japan focusing on the development of polyvalent poultry vaccines. Benjamin’s work as patent attorney also benefits from his earlier professional experience as a technical writer and Japanese-to-English translator. These experiences give him the skills to work with all types of inventors and describe inventions in ways that are technically accurate and readable. Benjamin’s educational background includes a Juris Doctor from the University of Washington, a Masters in Engineering from the University of Washington, and a Bachelors in Biology from Whitman College. Benjamin is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society.
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Benjamin Keim
David Foster has a computer science degree and a law degree from the University of Illinois. He has 10 years of patent prosecution experience at firms such as Lee & Hayes, Darby & Darby, and Lowe Graham Jones. David’s practice focuses on the software and electrical arts, including developer tools, networking hardware, and cloud technologies. Prior to law school David was a Software Design Engineer on Microsoft’s Visual C# team, contributing to the .NET Debugger and the T-SQL debugger. David was also an SDE intern on the Microsoft C++ compiler team. David Received a Bachelor of Science in Math & Computer Science from the University of Illinois in 2001 and received his law degree from the University of Illinois, cum laude, in 2007.
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David Foster
Han has over ten years of experience advising large corporations, mid-sized companies, and startups in the tech space. Han is a 2018 Washington Super Lawyers Rising Star and has extensive experience securing patent rights in cloud computing and various computing/networking technologies. Prior to his legal career, Han worked in the aerospace industry for 19 years, during which he developed broad experience in system and software engineering in the areas of avionics and communications networks. Han currently works with companies on development of IP in the fields of virtualization and cloud computing, power management technologies, display rendering and management technologies, networking and telecommunications, wireless technologies, computing hardware and software, and various related technologies. Han earned his JD from Seattle University and MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington.
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Han Gim
Isaac has a Computer Engineering degree from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Isaac specializes in computer architecture, embedded Linux/IOT devices, communication systems, continuous and discrete-time signals and systems, and circuits. Prior to joining the firm, Isaac worked at Intel’s Non-volatile Memory Solutions Group.
Patent Engineer
Isaac Lau
Tyler has more than 15 years of experience in both in-house and outside counsel positions handling patent and trademark matters for clients ranging from startups to global corporations. He has drafted and prosecuted patent applications covering innovations in computer software, cloud-based services, augmented reality, semiconductor devices and fabrication, medical devices, telecommunications (e.g., 5G), and consumer electronics. Tyler has a decade of prior engineering experience in hardware and software development. He helped pioneer the design and development of three-dimensional non-volatile semiconductor memories at Matrix Semiconductor (acquired by SanDisk) and developed software for automating the design of integrated circuits at Sun Microsystems. Tyler's educational background includes a J.D. degree from Santa Clara University and B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington.
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Tyler Thorp
Ryan has over six years of experience as a patent attorney and IP consultant. He has collaborated with Fortune 500 clients, using data analytics and machine learning to help them assess, mitigate, and transfer intellectual property litigation risk. Additionally, he has assisted startups in securing non-dilutive financing by valuing and collateralizing their intellectual property portfolios. Ryan holds a JD/MBA from Seattle University and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from Western Washington University.
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Ryan Donoghue
Bill Powell has over a decade of experience representing large and small technology companies in a variety of intellectual property matters, helping clients use intellectual property law to build business value. His practice emphasizes patent prosecution for computer software and hardware technologies as well as mechanical inventions, and Bill has particular expertise in image processing and compression technologies. Bill's clients have included small start-up businesses as well as some of the largest and most established technology companies in the world. Prior to receiving a Juris Doctor degree from Seattle University, Bill received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Clemson University and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia.
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Bill Powell
Matt has more than 20 years of experience as a patent attorney preparing and prosecuting patent applications. Matt has worked in a wide variety of technical areas, including, among others, artificial intelligence, blockchains, cloud computing, computer architecture, confidential computing, cybersecurity, data encryption and decryption, databases, device fabrication, display devices, e-commerce, embedded systems, image recognition, the Internet of Things, machine learning, mechanical devices, medical devices, mobile devices, operating systems, optical stimulation, optics, radiofrequency ablation, satellite technologies, telecommunications, video encoding and decoding, video graphics, virtual reality, wearable devices, a wide variety of analog circuit technologies, a wide variety of computer memory technologies, and a wide variety of computer network technologies. Matt’s hobbies and interests include gaming, rock vocals, swing dancing, and acting in plays. He earned his JD and his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington.
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