Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

BACKGROUND

Jim specializes in U.S. and foreign software and
computer-related matters including patent procurement, prosecution and strategic portfolio management. He received a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Portland (1996) and holds a J.D. from Willamette University College of Law (2000) where he received the Dean’s High Paper Award in Patent Law and Policy.

EXPERIENCE

Jim’s technical experience includes working in the software engineering department at Tektronix, Inc. and as a software engineer at a subsidiary of NEC, Inc. After receiving his law degree, Jim also served four years in the U.S. Air Force as a communications officer and network design engineer and later gained international experience by spending two years working as a U.S. patent attorney in Beijing, China. Jim has many years of experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications in electrical and software-related technologies, developing clients’ internal patent programs and providing non-infringement, invalidity and patentability opinions. He also specializes in IP strategies and counseling clients on strategic development of their domestic and international intellectual property portfolios.

AFFILIATIONS

Jim is admitted to the Washington State Bar and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He is a member of the Washington State Patent Law Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, and the American Bar Association.