Patents and Technology Licensing

Tuesday, January 9, 2007

Patents are a tool used by companies to gain a competitive edge. Companies, both large and small, realize the value of patents as a shield to thwart patent infringement suits and as a sword to diminish competition.

Therefore, companies are looking more and more to scientists and engineers to add value to their company by making useful inventions. As scientists and engineers, when do you know whether you have a patentable idea? And how do you protect your ideas? Having applied for and received a patent for an invention, questions on how you can leverage that invention to add value to your company, or for that matter how you can use someone else's protected technology that is essential to your business is the purview of licensing.

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Lynn is Of Counsel with the law firm Perkins Coie LLP in Seattle. Lynn's practice areas include complex technology transactions, patent licensing and monetization counseling, trademark and copyright licensing, to name but a few. Prior to joining Perkins Coie, Lynn served as General Counsel for Nintendo of America, Inc. based in Redmond, WA, and the law firms of Karr Tuttle Campbell and Sax & McIver. Lynn earned a J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Washington.

Laura A. Cruz, Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC 

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Laura is an associate with the law firm Christensen Oconnor Johnson Kindness PLLC. Laura's practice areas include patent preparation and prosecution, as well as counseling and rendering opinions on issues, such as patent non-infringement and patent validity. Laura earned a J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas. Prior to attending law school, Laura was employed by the Dow Chemical Co. in Freeport, TX as a process and project engineer.

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