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March 25, 2026

Seed IP sponsors 4th Annual Madrona Venture Group General Counsel (GC) Summit — April 28 (Seattle)

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March 25, 2026

Seed IP proudly sponsors World Trademark Review Industry Awards 2026 — May 5 (London, UK)

& Kevin S. Costanza & Jeffrey E. Danley & Hyun Kyu (Nathan) Lee & Hayley J. Talbert

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March 16, 2026

March 24, 2026

Applications close March 30 for Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) Founder Cohort 14!

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March 24, 2026

Seed IP attorneys to visit London in support of INTA's 148th Annual Meeting — May 2-6, 2026

& Russell C. Pangborn & Kevin S. Costanza & Jeffrey E. Danley & Hyun Kyu (Nathan) Lee

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March 24, 2026

Seed IP partners to attend INTA's 148th Annual Meeting — May 2-6 (London, UK)

& Russell C. Pangborn

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March 24, 2026

Seed IP attorneys to attend Life Sciences Patent Network (LSPN) North America Spring 2026 — April 29/30 (Boston)

& Eric A. Harwood, Ph.D. & John A. Morgan

Jessica S. Gritton

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March 24, 2026

Seed IP sponsors Life Science Innovation Northwest 2026 conference — April 21/22

& Michelle M. LeCointe & Qing (Becky) Lin, Ph.D. & John A. Morgan

Toby J. Ligon

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March 13, 2026

March 16, 2026

“Federal Courts Differ on AI Use and Waiver of Work-Product Protection" — by Seed IP attorneys Jeffrey Danley, Jessica Gritton, and John Morgan

& Jessica S. Gritton & John A. Morgan

Jeffrey E. Danley

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February 23, 2026

February 24, 2026

"Client Use of AI Tools May Not Be Privileged" — by Seed IP attorneys John Morgan, Jeffrey Danley, and Jessica Gritton

& Jeffrey E. Danley & Jessica S. Gritton

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February 20, 2026

February 23, 2026

Seed IP patent agent Tessa McClure to attend 11th Annual Access to Innovation conference in Vancouver, B.C. — February 25

Tessa McClure

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February 12, 2026

Seed IP partners Hayley Talbert and Kevin Costanza to attend Marcus Evans' IP Law Summit – Las Vegas, March 23 & 24

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February 12, 2026

Seed IP to host reception on March 26 in advance of International Trademark Association’s 148th Annual Meeting

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February 12, 2026

Seed IP listed at #20 on national 'Rankings of Law Firms' list — Patent Bots®

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February 9, 2026

Seed IP attorneys to attend Washington Technology Industry Association's Founder Cohort 13 Graduation — February 23

& Steven D. Lawrenz & Kevan L. Morgan & Kerry A. Shamnoski & Hayley J. Talbert

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February 9, 2026

Seed IP and two of its partners recognized in 2026 edition of World Trademark Review 1000

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February 6, 2026

Seed IP to host 2nd Annual U.S. Patent Workshop — August 16-21, 2026

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February 5, 2026

Seed IP ranked as 'Top Patent Firm' in ten categories — Juristat, Inc.®

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February 3, 2026

Seed IP Law Group nationally ranked #22 on 'Top Patent Firms 2026' list — Harrity Analytics®

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January 27, 2026

Seed IP associate Kerry Shamnoski to attend AIPLA's 2026 IP Transactions Bootcamp — February 12

Kerry A. Shamnoski

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January 26, 2026

Seed IP to host Attorney-Student Networking Reception for local law students — Tuesday, April 7

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January 21, 2026

Seed IP to host an evening reception coinciding with several intellectual property conferences taking place in Seattle — February 10

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January 13, 2026

Seed IP sponsors Seattle University School of Law’s 33rd Annual Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF) Fundraiser - February 28

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January 13, 2026

Seed IP partner John Morgan to present on Formulation Intellectual Property at PBSS’ Antibody Formulation Development workshop — February 10 (Seattle)

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January 13, 2026

Seed IP to host AIPLA Women in IP Law 2026 Global Networking Event in Seattle — April 16

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January 12, 2026

Seed IP employees scheduled to attend City Year's 'MLK Day of Service' event — January 19

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January 2, 2026

December 22, 2025

Seed IP Law Group LLP elects Toby Ligon, Shi (Michelle) Liu, Ph.D., and Bradley Zentz to partnership

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November 24, 2025

December 3, 2025

Seed IP partner Brooke Quist recognized in IAM (Intellectual Asset Management) Strategy 300 Global Leaders 2026

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November 13, 2025

November 12, 2025

Seed IP associate Michael Chernoff to attend the 6th Annual Automotive IP & Legal USA Summit — Dec. 9 & 10

Michael A. Chernoff

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November 12, 2025

Seed IP attorneys to attend Women in Bio's 'Winter Social' networking event — Dec. 4

Kerry A. Shamnoski

& Michelle M. LeCoiinte

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November 12, 2025

Seed IP partner Bobby Soltani to speak at San Diego Tech Conference and Expo — December 5

Bobby B. Soltani

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November 11, 2025

Seed IP partners Eric Harwood and John Morgan to attend Consero's 'IP Forum for Life Sciences' — December 3-5

& John A. Morgan

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November 3, 2025

November 11, 2025

Seed IP to host all-day event in association with its sponsorship of the 13th Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) Founder Cohort Program — December 2

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November 3, 2025

November 11, 2025

Seed IP partner Jeffrey Danley authors "Means-Plus-Function Terms In Software Claims May Be Risky" article, as published by IP Law360®

Jeffrey E. Danley

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October 30, 2025

Seed IP partners Jeffrey Danley and Nathan Lee to attend Intellectual Property Business Congress (IPBC) Asia 2025 — November 18-20

Hyun Kyu (Nathan) Lee

& Jeffrey E. Danley

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November 6, 2025

October 30, 2025

Seed IP Law Group ranks in Tier 1 on Best Lawyers® 'Best Law Firms' list for 2026

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October 30, 2025

Seed IP's Emily Mae-Yen Ross to attend National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) 2025 Convention — November 6-8

Emily Mae-Yen Ross

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October 7, 2025

October 28, 2025

Seed IP ranks in Top 10 on Law360’s ‘Law Firms With the Most Minority Attorneys 2025’ list

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October 6, 2025

October 24, 2025

Seed IP ranks 7th on Law360’s ‘Law Firms With the Most Diverse Equity Partnerships 2025’ list

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October 23, 2025

Seed IP Law Group LLP welcomes new trademark associate Ania Smeraldo

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October 21, 2025

Seed IP partners to attend 'Beyond CAR-T – Next-Gen Cell and Immunotherapies' event — October 29

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October 15, 2025

Seed IP Law Group LLP welcomes new associate Kerry Shamnoski

Kerry A. Shamnoski

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September 23, 2025

Seed IP partners Hayley Talbert and Jeffrey Danley to attend American Intellectual Property Law Association's 2025 Annual Meeting | Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 (Washington, DC)

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September 23, 2025

Seed IP partners to attend Life Sciences Patent Network (LSPN) North America Fall 2025 — October 21 & 22 (San Francisco)

& John A. Morgan

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September 23, 2025

Seed IP sponsors and presents at "Preclinical Development and IND Filing for Antibody Therapeutics: the Nuts, Bolts and Best Practices" workshop — October 14

& Will de van der Schueren

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September 23, 2025

Seed IP employees scheduled to attend City Year's 'Fall Eat Drink' event

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September 3, 2025

Seed IP practitioners to attend 'Women, Wisdom, & Wine' networking event — September 17

Michelle M. LeCointe

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August 20, 2025

Seed IP announces new Management Committee

& Kevin S. Costanza & Eric A. Harwood, Ph.D. & Hayley J. Talbert & Bobby B. Soltani

Jared M. Barrett

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August 21, 2025

August 15, 2025

Eight Seed IP attorneys receive "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch" honor in 2026 edition

& Bilal H. Adra & Blake K. Kumabe & Hyun Kyu (Nathan) Lee & Toby J. Ligon & John A. Morgan & Zachary M. Sakoi & Bradley J. Zentz

Michael A. Chernoff

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August 21, 2025

August 15, 2025

Seventeen Seed IP attorneys recognized in 2026 edition of "The Best Lawyers in America"

& Syed M. Abedi & Jared M. Barrett & Kevin S. Costanza & Jeffrey E. Danley & Jessica S. Gritton & Eric A. Harwood, Ph.D. & Karl R. Hermanns & Steven D. Lawrenz & Shoko I. Leek & Marc C. Levy & Qing (Becky) Lin, Ph.D. & Kevan L. Morgan & Russell C. Pangborn & Brooke W. Quist & Bobby B. Soltani & Hayley J. Talbert

Timothy L. Boller

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August 15, 2025

Seed IP raises $45,953 for Food Lifeline, placing 2nd in Food Frenzy 2025!

Amy Strok

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August 1, 2025

July 30, 2025

Seed IP attorneys selected to 2025 Washington Rising Stars

& Blake K. Kumabe & Toby J. Ligon

Bradley J. Zentz

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August 1, 2025

July 30, 2025

Five Seed IP partners selected to 2025 Washington Super Lawyers

& Kevin S. Costanza & Kevan L. Morgan & Russell C. Pangborn & Brooke W. Quist

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July 20, 2025

Seed IP managing partner Hayley Talbert to co-present AIPLA webinar, "Mastering Foreign Filing Licenses" — August 7

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July 20, 2025

Seed IP Law Group proudly announces Hayley Talbert as new Managing Partner

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July 15, 2025

Seed IP to co-sponsor "Building in Seattle: VC Insights for Founders" event during Seattle Tech Week 2025 — July 29 at 12:00-3:00 p.m. PDT

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July 15, 2025

Seed IP and Com Laude co-sponsor free webinar focused on Top Level Domains (TLDs) — July 24 at 1:00-2:15 p.m. PDT

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July 14, 2025

Seed IP practitioners to attend Life Science Washington's Summer Social — August 14

& Michelle M. LeCointe & John A. Morgan

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July 14, 2025

Seed IP sponsors Joshua P. Williams Foundation Golf Tournament – August 4

& Jared M. Barrett & Kevin S. Costanza & Karl R. Hermanns

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September 22, 2025

July 9, 2025

Please join us for Seed IP’s U.S. Patent Workshop 2025 — September 22-26

& Toshiko Takenaka, Ph.D. & Timothy L. Boller & Jeffrey E. Danley & Blake K. Kumabe & Hyun Kyu (Nathan) Lee & Kevan L. Morgan & Bobby B. Soltani & John W. Wakeley & Meng-Shiuan “Sam” Wu

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July 1, 2025

Seed IP participates in Food Lifeline’s 2025 Food Frenzy

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June 23, 2025

Seed IP proudly welcomes Tongyao Su as our 2025 Summer Intern

Amy Strok

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June 16, 2025

June 20, 2025

Four Seed IP attorneys recognized as "Women in the Law" by The Best Lawyers in America®

& Jessica S. Gritton & Qing (Becky) Lin, Ph.D. & Hayley J. Talbert

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June 18, 2025

Seed IP partner Brooke Quist to participate in upcoming podcast, "The Future of AI & IP" — June 30, 11:30 a.m. PDT

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June 16, 2025

June 18, 2025

World Trademark Review (WTR) Global Leaders recognizes Seed IP partner Russell Pangborn in its 2025 edition

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June 10, 2025

Seed IP proudly welcomes three Summer Associates for 2025

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June 9, 2025

Seed IP partners Eric Harwood and John Morgan to attend Marcus Evans' IP Law Summit – Boston, MA, June 23 & 24

& John A. Morgan

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June 9, 2025

Seed IP named highly recommended law firm by Managing Intellectual Property’s ‘IP STARS’ in 2025

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May 19, 2025

May 22, 2025

Seed IP Law Group welcomes partner Jeffrey E. Danley

Jeffrey E. Danley

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May 2, 2025

Seed IP attorneys to participate in USPTO Examiner Interview Workshop — May 27 & 28 (Tokyo)

& Blake K. Kumabe & Toshiko Takenaka, Ph.D. & John J. Wakeley

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April 30, 2025

Seed IP attorneys to visit San Diego in support of INTA's 147th Annual Meeting — May 17-21

& Hayley J. Talbert & Jared M. Barrett & Kevin S. Costanza & Emily (Emma) Elder & Russell C. Pangborn

Hyun Kyu (Nathan) Lee

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April 30, 2025

Seed IP partner Hayley Talbert to present at Euro Law Conference — June 4 & 5 (Munich)

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April 21, 2025

Seed IP partners Dr. Eric Harwood and Hayley Talbert teaching patent prosecution at University of Washington — Spring Quarter 2025

& Hayley J. Talbert

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April 16, 2025

Seed IP partner John Morgan to attend Life Sciences Patent Network 2025 conference — May 6 & 7 (Boston)

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April 16, 2025

Seed IP partner Steven Lawrenz authors article that explores the interplay between patent and trade secret protection

Steven D. Lawrenz

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April 7, 2025

Two law students earn prestigious Seed IP Law Group Founders Scholarships

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April 2, 2025

Four Seed IP attorneys to attend INTA's 147th Annual Meeting | May 17-21, San Diego, CA

& Kevin S. Costanza & Emily (Emma) Elder & Russell C. Pangborn

Jared M. Barrett

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March 10, 2025

March 13, 2025

Seed IP partners Hayley Talbert and John Morgan to attend Marcus Evans' IP Law Summit – San Antonio, TX, March 24/25

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March 13, 2025

Seed IP sponsors Life Science Innovation Northwest 2025 conference – April 23/24

& Hai Han, Ph.D. & Michelle M. LeCointe & John A. Morgan

Qing (Becky) Lin, Ph.D.

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March 13, 2025

Seed IP sponsors 3rd Annual Madrona Venture Group General Counsel (GC) Summit – April 29

& Hayley J. Talbert & John A. Morgan

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February 27, 2025

February 26, 2025

INTA, IPC, and Seed IP to present panel discussion, "Current Challenges in Domain Enforcement: An Update from the Field" – March 11

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February 10, 2025

Seed IP to host Attorney-Student Networking Reception for local law students — Thursday, April 10

& Steven D. Lawrenz

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February 6, 2025

Seed IP to host worksite tour for local students from Marysville Pilchuck High School (presented by Washington Alliance for Better Schools) – March 11

Amy Strok

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February 24, 2025

February 6, 2025

Seed IP partner Russ Pangborn to attend ICANN82 Seattle Community Forum in Seattle — March 8-13

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February 3, 2025

February 4, 2025

Seed IP and two of its partners recognized in 2025 edition of World Trademark Review 1000

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January 24, 2025

Seed IP Law Group ranks #20 on list of 'Top Patent Firms 2025'

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January 21, 2025

Seed IP sponsors Seattle University School of Law’s 32nd Annual Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF) Fundraiser - February 22

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January 14, 2025

Seed IP sponsors 12th Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) Founder Cohort Program

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December 20, 2024

U.S. Trademark Fees Changing January 18, 2025

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November 20, 2024

Seed IP partner Brooke Quist recognized in IAM (Intellectual Asset Management) Strategy 300 Global Leaders 2025

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November 7, 2024

November 12, 2024

Seed IP Law Group ranks in Tier 1 on Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms" list for 2025

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November 11, 2024

Seed IP partners Jared Barrett, Kevin Costanza & Russell Pangborn to attend International Trademark Association's 2024 Leadership Meeting — November 12-15

& Russell C. Pangborn & Jared M. Barrett

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October 14, 2024

Seed IP partners Qing (Becky) Lin and Hayley Talbert to attend American Intellectual Property Law Association's Annual Meeting | October 24-26, 2024

Qing (Becky) Lin, Ph.D.

& Hayley J. Talbert

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October 11, 2024

Seed IP patent practitioner Nicholas Barber scheduled to attend 32nd Annual Texas Minority Counsel Program (TMCP) — October 23-25 (Austin,TX)

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October 7, 2024

October 10, 2024

Seed IP partner Karl Hefter authors article on protecting private information in USPTO assignment documents, as published by IPWatchdog, Inc.

Karl A. Hefter

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September 6, 2024

Seed IP attorney Michael Chernoff to attend Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) 2024 Annual Meeting — September 22-24

Michael A. Chernoff

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August 22, 2024

Seed IP Law Group's book drive to benefit Page Ahead Children's Literacy Program

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August 14, 2024

Seed IP partner Brooke Quist selected to IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists 2024

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August 14, 2024

Seed IP partner Russell Pangborn recognized in 2024 edition of WTR (World Trademark Review) Global Leaders

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August 15, 2024

August 14, 2024

Seed IP partner Eric Harwood receives 'Lawyer of the Year' Award in 2025 edition of "The Best Lawyers in America"