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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

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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

Two Seed IP partners named ‘IP STARS’ by Managing Intellectual Property in 2025

Karl R. Hermanns

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June 2, 2025

June 9, 2025

Seed IP Law Group and six partners highly recommended by IAM Patent 1000 in 2025

& Jeffrey E. Danley & Karl R. Hermanns & Shoko I. Leek & Kevan L. Morgan & Brooke W. Quist

Steven D. Lawrenz

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May 19, 2025

May 22, 2025

Seed IP Law Group welcomes partner 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 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 13, 2025

Seed IP to participate in Food Lifeline Volunteer Session: Wednesday, April 23, at 6:00-8:00 p.m.

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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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November 20, 2024

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

& 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.

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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

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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"

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August 15, 2024

August 14, 2024

Seventeen Seed IP attorneys recognized in 2025 edition of "The Best Lawyers in America"

& Syed M. Abedi & Jared M. Barrett & Timothy L. Boller & Kevin S. Costanza & 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 & Jeffrey M. Sakoi & Bobby B. Soltani & Hayley J. Talbert

Jessica S. Gritton

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August 15, 2024

August 14, 2024

Eight Seed IP attorneys receive "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch" honor in 2025 edition

& Bilal H. Adra & Michael A. Chernoff & Blake K. Kumabe & Toby J. Ligon & John A. Morgan & Zachary M. Sakoi & Bradley J. Zentz

Hyun Kyu (Nathan) Lee

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August 9, 2024

Seed IP Law Group helps Food Lifeline root out hunger

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August 5, 2024

Seed IP attorneys selected to 2024 Washington Rising Stars

& Toby J. Ligon & John A. Morgan

Blake K. Kumabe

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August 5, 2024

Four Seed IP partners selected to 2024 Washington Super Lawyers

& Kevin S. Costanza & Kevan L. Morgan & Brooke W. Quist

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July 23, 2024

Seed IP ranks near top of Law360’s ‘Law Firms With the Most Diverse Equity Partnerships 2024’ list

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July 23, 2024

Seed IP ranks #6 on Law360’s ‘Law Firms With the Most Minority Attorneys 2024’ list

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July 12, 2024

Seed IP participates in and sponsors Food Lifeline’s Food Frenzy – July 12-26

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July 2, 2024

Seed IP proudly welcomes attorney Brian McQuillen

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June 24, 2024

Seed IP announces its 2024 Summer Program participants

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June 12, 2024

Three Seed IP partners named ‘IP STARS’ by Managing Intellectual Property in 2024

& Karl R. Hermanns

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June 5, 2024

Seed IP Law Group and six partners highly recommended by IAM Patent 1000 in 2024

& Karl R. Hermanns & Steven D. Lawrenz & Kevan L. Morgan & Brooke W. Quist & Jeffrey M. Sakoi

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May 22, 2024

Seed IP partners scheduled to present at upcoming claim enforcement seminars in Japan — May 31 & June 1

& Shoko I. Leek & Blake K. Kumabe & Kevan L. Morgan

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May 8, 2024

Seed IP welcomes senior patent agent Kazuya (Kaz) Toyama, Ph.D.

Kazuya (Kaz) Toyama, Ph.D.

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April 30, 2024

"USPTO: Proposed 2025 Patent Fee Changes" by Seed IP partner Blake Kumabe

Blake K. Kumabe

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April 27, 2024

Seed IP partner Karl Hefter to attend the 22nd Annual Rocky Mountain IP & Technology Law Institute – May 30/31

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April 4, 2024

Seed IP to participate in Food Lifeline Volunteer Session: Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 6:00-8:00 p.m.

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March 26, 2024

Seed IP partners Dr. Qing (Becky) Lin and John Morgan to attend 2024 BIO International Convention | San Diego, June 3-6

& Qing (Becky) Lin, Ph.D.

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March 26, 2024

Seed IP sponsors 11th Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) Founder Cohort Program

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March 26, 2024

Seed IP sponsors PROVAIL Annual Charity Golf Classic – May 6, 2024

& Jared M. Barrett & Kevin S. Costanza & Jeffrey M. Sakoi

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March 26, 2024

Seed IP proudly supports City Year Seattle/King County's 'Ripples of Hope – 26th Anniversary' Event on May 18

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March 25, 2024

Seed IP to host worksite tour for local students from Chief Sealth International High School (presented by Washington Alliance for Better Schools) – March 28

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March 22, 2024

Seed IP partner Brooke Quist to speak on Intellectual Property Due Diligence at 'Maximizing Returns on Exits' virtual conference | March 25-26

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March 22, 2024

"Navigating U.S. Entry Options for PCT Patent Applications: National Stage vs. Bypass Continuation Applications" by Seed IP partner Bobby Soltani

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March 20, 2024

March 19, 2024

Seed IP sponsors Life Science Innovation Northwest 2024 conference – April 17/18

& Michelle M. LeCointe & Brooke L. Sargeant, Ph.D. & Eileen S. Sun, Ph.D.

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March 13, 2024

"USPTO Issues Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions" by Seed IP partner Steven Lawrenz

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March 11, 2024

March 12, 2024

Seed IP's Toshiko Takenaka, Ph.D., to speak at "Patents in the Generative AI Era" research seminar - March 15, 2024

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March 11, 2024

March 12, 2024

Seed IP's Toshiko Takenaka, Ph.D., to speak at "Intellectual Property Issues in Generative AI" seminar - March 14, 2024

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March 8, 2024

Seed IP's Toshiko Takenaka, Ph.D., speaks at Women in Licensing Alliance (WILA) event, "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion" - March 8, 2024

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February 26, 2024

Seed IP partners Kevin Costanza and Russell Pangborn to attend INTA's "The Business of Artificial Intelligence" conference | March 20-21

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February 23, 2024

Four Seed IP attorneys to attend INTA's 146th Annual Meeting | May 18-22, Atlanta, GA

& Kevin S. Costanza & Jared M. Barrett & Emily (Emma) Elder

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February 20, 2024

Seed IP and two of its partners recognized in 2024 edition of World Trademark Review 1000

& Russell C. Pangborn

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February 16, 2024

Seed IP partner Hayley Talbert to attend American Intellectual Property Law Association's 2024 Spring Meeting | May 16-18, 2024

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November 21, 2023

Seed IP partners Kevin Costanza, Eric Harwood, and Samuel Webb to attend IP Law Summit | Dec. 3-5

& Eric A. Harwood & Samuel E. Webb

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November 11, 2023

November 1, 2023

Three partners to participate at International Trademark Association's 2023 Leadership Meeting | November 14-17

& Jared M. Barrett & Russell C. Pangborn

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November 2, 2023

October 28, 2023

Seed IP Law Group ranked in Tier 1 on Best Law Firms list for 2024

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August 17, 2023

"Strategic Considerations for International Patent Filings: Exploring the PCT vs. Direct Filing Routes" - by Seed IP partner Bobby Soltani

Bobby B. Soltani

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August 17, 2023

Six Seed IP attorneys receive "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America" honor in 2024 edition

& Blake K. Kumabe & Daniel P. O'Brien, Ph.D. & Brooke L. Sargeant, Ph.D. & Duncan Stark & Bradley J. Zentz

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August 17, 2023

Seventeen Seed IP attorneys recognized in 2024 edition of "The Best Lawyers in America"

& Timothy L. Boller & David V. Carlson & Kevin S. Costanza & William O. Ferron, Jr. & Eric A. Harwood, Ph.D. & Karen M. Henckel & Karl R. Hermanns & Steven D. Lawrenz & Shoko I. Leek & Marc C. Levy & Kevan L. Morgan & Russell C. Pangborn & Brooke W. Quist & Jeffrey M. Sakoi & Hayley J. Talbert & E. Russell Tarleton & Samuel E. Webb

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July 31, 2023

July 25, 2023

Seed IP attorneys selected to 2023 Washington Rising Stars

& Syed M. Abedi & Toby J. Ligon & John A. Morgan & Brooke L. Sargeant

Blake K. Kumabe

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July 31, 2023

July 25, 2023

Five Seed IP partners selected to 2023 Washington Super Lawyers

& David V. Carlson & Kevin S. Costanza & Russell C. Pangborn & Brooke W. Quist

Kevan L. Morgan

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July 19, 2023

Russell Pangborn recognized in 2023 edition of WTR (World Trademark Review) Global Leaders

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July 13, 2023

Four Seed IP partners named ‘IP STARS’ by Managing Intellectual Property in 2023

& Kevin S. Costanza & Karl R. Hermanns & Samuel E. Webb

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July 13, 2023

Seed IP named highly recommended law firm by Managing Intellectual Property’s ‘IP STARS’ for 2023

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July 5, 2023

Seed IP participates in and sponsors Food Lifeline’s Food Frenzy – July 14-28

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June 26, 2023

Seed IP partner Bobby Soltani authors "Patent Claims in Foreign Jurisdictions: Maximizing Opportunities"

Bobby B. Soltani

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June 15, 2023

June 9, 2023

Seed IP Law Group once again recognized as one of Washington’s Best Workplaces for 2023!

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May 29, 2023

June 4, 2023

Seed IP partner Hayley Talbert to speak on the costly impact of maintaining non-strategic patents – June 6

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May 19, 2023

Meet Ella McElwaine – Seed IP Summer Associate 2023

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May 8, 2023

May 7, 2023

Seed IP attorneys to partake in mock trial demonstrating strategic use of Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings to defend infringement assertion – May 23

& Shoko I. Leek

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May 7, 2023

Seed IP attorneys to present mock trials in USPTO, EPO & JPO Post-Grant Proceedings – May 22 & 24

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May 7, 2023

Seed IP's Toshiko Takenaka, Ph.D., organizes workshops for members of Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA)

& Shoko I. Leek & Blake K. Kumabe & John J. Wakeley

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April 25, 2023

Seed IP partner Dr. Qing (Becky) Lin to attend 2023 BIO International Convention in Boston – June 5-8

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March 19, 2023

Seed IP attorney Tayah Woodard to speak at American Intellectual Property Law Association's 2023 Spring Meeting | May 10-12

& Hayley J. Talbert & Duncan Stark

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March 7, 2023

Seed IP to host Attorney-Student Networking Reception for local law students - April 5

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March 3, 2023

Two Seed IP partners to attend INTA's 145th Annual Meeting Live+ | May 16 - 20, Singapore

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March 1, 2023

March 3, 2023

Seed IP and three of its partners recognized in 2023 edition of World Trademark Review 1000

& Kevin S. Costanza & Marc C. Levy

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January 3, 2023

March 3, 2023

Seed IP Law Group LLP elects Michelle LeCointe to partnership

Michelle M. LeCointe

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February 13, 2023

Seed IP Law Group welcomes patent agent Tessa McClure

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December 5, 2022

Seed IP Law Group welcomes new associate Tayah L. Woodard

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October 26, 2022

Seed IP's Toshiko Takenaka, Ph.D., to speak at IAM Live: AI IP Europe 2022 — Nov. 3

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October 17, 2022

October 19, 2022

Russell Pangborn recognized in 2022 edition of WTR (World Trademark Review) Global Leaders

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August 18, 2022

August 17, 2022

Three Seed IP partners receive 'Lawyer of the Year' Awards in 2023 edition of "The Best Lawyers in America"

& Kevin Costanza & Kevan Morgan

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August 18, 2022

August 17, 2022

Eight Seed IP attorneys receive ‘Ones to Watch’ honor in 2023 edition of "The Best Lawyers in America"

& Karl Hefter & Blake Kumabe & John Morgan & Daniel O'Brien, Ph.D. & Brooke Sargeant, Ph.D. & Thomas Shewmake & Bradley Zentz

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August 18, 2022

August 17, 2022

Nineteen Seed IP attorneys recognized in 2023 edition of "The Best Lawyers in America"

& Tim Boller & David Carlson & Kevin Costanza & William Ferron & Eric Harwood, Ph.D. & Karl Hermanns & Steven Lawrenz & Shoko Leek & Marc Levy & Qing (Becky) Lin, Ph.D. & Kevan Morgan & Russell Pangborn & Brooke Quist & Jeff Sakoi & Hayley Talbert & Russ Tarleton & Samuel Webb

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July 14, 2022

Seed IP attorneys selected to 2022 Washington Rising Stars

& Syed Abedi & John Morgan & Tom Shewmake

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July 14, 2022

Five Seed IP partners selected to 2022 Washington Super Lawyers

& David Carlson & Kevin Costanza & Russell Pangborn & Brooke Quist

Kevan L. Morgan

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June 24, 2022

Seed IP participates in and sponsors Food Lifeline’s Food Frenzy – July 15-29

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June 21, 2022

The Culture of Seed IP

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June 14, 2022

Meet our 2022 Summer Associates