Lorraine Linford specializes in domestic and foreign patent protection in the mechanical and aeronautical fields. Lorraine assists clients in patent procurement and enforcement, strategic planning, patentability, validity and infringement opinions, and conflict resolution. She also specializes in U.S. and international trademark issues. She received a B.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Washington, where she was awarded the Louis and Katherine Marsh Memorial Scholarship. She also received a J.D. from the University of Washington, where she won the Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition for her paper on competing standards for determining substantial similarity in copyright cases.

Lorraine is admitted to the bar in Washington and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Her professional affiliations include the Washington State Bar Association and the Washington State Patent Law Association.

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