Seed IP Law Group PLLC
About
Seed IP Law Group LLP, based in Seattle, WA, is a renowned firm specializing in Intellectual Property law. Their expert team, including specialists like Bobby who has an extensive background in Electrical Engineering, offers a broad range of services from patent prosecution, litigation, to strategic portfolio management. They handle a diverse array of technologies, from mechanical devices to computer software. Their collaborative approach delivers customized solutions, ensuring their clients, ranging from individuals to multinational corporations, successfully protect their innovations.
Specialties
Work type
Search, Trademarks, Licensing, Copyrights, Patents, International filing
Service type
Filing, Licensing, Litigation
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Seed IP Law Group PLLC
701 5th Ave Ste 5400
Seattle, WA 98104-7064
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Work Experience
Partner
Seed Intellectual Property Law Group
2008 - Present
Associate
Seed Intellectual Property Law Group
2000 - 2007
Legal Intern
Washington State Attorney General's Office
1998 - 1998
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Missouri-Columbia
1996 - 1997
Research Scientist
Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1989 - 1991
Associate
Frommer Lawrence & Hoag, LLP
2012 - 2014
Judicial Law Clerk
United States Court Of Appeals, 9th Circuit
2011 - 2012
Judicial Law Clerk
Washington State Court Of Appeals, Division I
2010 - 2011
Summer Associate
Munger Tolles & Olson
2009 - 2009
Summer Associate
Kirkland & Ellis
2008 - 2009
Partner
Seed IP Law Group
2013 - Present
Patent Associate
Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP
2009 - 2013
Patent Associate
Marsh Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP
2006 - 2009
Electrical Engineer (contractor)
Federal Aviation Administration
2003 - 2004
Electrical Engineer
Seagate Technology
2001 - 2003
Principal
Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC
2010 - Present
Member
Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC
1987 - 2010
Patent Attorney
The Dow Chemical Company
1985 - 1987
Partner
Seed Intellectual Property Law Group
1997 - Present
Of Counsel
Graham & James (Riddell Williams)
1994 - 1997
Attorney
Trask Britt, PC
1991 - 1994
Partner
Cassidy, Vance & Tarleton
1989 - 1991
Associate
Christensen O'connor Johnson Kindness, PLLC
1986 - 1989
Certified Shorthand Reporter
State and Federal Courts
1975 - 1985
Partner
Seed IP Law Group
2019 - Present
Partner
Perkins Coie LLP
2001 - 2019
Of Counsel
Perkins Coie
1999 - 2000
Associate
Seed and Berry
1992 - 1999
Summer Associate
Neuman, Williams, Anderson and Olson
1991 - 1991
Summer Associate
Neuman, Williams, Anderson and Olson
1990 - 1990
Operating System Software Developer
International Business Machines
1989 - 1989
Legal Intern
Attorney General's Office
1996 - 1996
Adjunct Professor
University of Washington Dept of Chemistry
2000 - Present
Adjunct Professor
University of Washington Law School
1998 - Present
Education
University of Washington School of Law
2000
University of Missouri, Columbia
1996
Chinese Academy of Sciences
1989
University of Oklahoma College of Law
2007
Oklahoma State University
2003
University of Oklahoma
2001
Lanzhou University
1986
University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
2010
University of Washington School of Law
University of Washington School of Law
Carnegie Mellon University
University of California - Santa Barbara
University of Texas at Austin
1997
University of Southern California
1992
University of California - Berkeley
University of California Berkeley School of Law
Georgetown University Law Center
1994
University of Kansas
1986
Georgetown University Law Center
University of Washington School of Law
2003
Brown University
1997
Peking University
1992
University of Idaho College of Law
1985
University of Idaho
1982
University of South Florida
University of Washington
University of Washington
1998
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
1986
Utah State University
1982
Willamette University College of Law
2000
University of Portland
1996
Washington University
1982
Brigham Young University - J. Reuben Clark Law School
1982
Seattle University School of Law
1995
University of California
1990
Univ of Washington SOL
Univ of California Irvine
Ryerson University
2000
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
University of Washington School of Law
2001
University of Michigan
1992
University of Michigan
1986
University of San Francisco School of Law
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Stanford University
Arizona State University College of Law
2006
University of Washington
2000
Boston University School of Law
1988
Union College
1985
University of Illinois College of Law
1992
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
1989
University of Washington -Seattle
University of Washington School of Law
Seattle University School of Law
1997
Wesleyan University
Yale University
University of Washington School of Law
1998
University of Notre Dame
1995
Oregon State University
1991
Indiana University Bloomington
1993
Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law
Marquette University Law School
University of Idaho
2005
Franklin Pierce Law Center
University of Washington School of Law
1981
University of Dayton
1978
University of Hawaii at Manoa - William S. Richardson School of Law
2009
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Colorado School of Law
1988
University of Washington
University of Washington
U of Arizona
Arizona State University College of Law
Law
2006
University of Washington
Mechanical Engineering
2000
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Law
2007
Oklahoma State University
Electrical Engineering
2003
University of Oklahoma
Electrical Engineering
2001
University of California - Berkeley
University of California Berkeley School of Law
Boston University School of Law
Law
1988
Union College
Electrical Engineering
1985
Indiana University Bloomington
1993
Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law
Marquette University Law School
University of Washington
University of Washington -Seattle
Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
University of Washington School of Law
Law
University of Idaho College of Law
Law
1985
University of Idaho
Chemical Engineering
1982
Washington University
Law
1982
Brigham Young University - J. Reuben Clark Law School
Law
1982
Seattle University School of Law
University of Washington School of Law
Law
1998
University of Notre Dame
Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
1995
Oregon State University
Biochemistry and Biophysics
1991
University of Washington
Electrical Engineering
1998
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
Law
1986
Utah State University
Aeronautics
1982
University of Illinois College of Law
Law
1992
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Computer Science, with Highest Honors
1989
Seattle University School of Law
Law
1995
University of California
Engineering
1990
Univ of Washington SOL
Univ of California Irvine
University of California, Berkeley
2004
University of South Florida
University of Washington
Law
University of Idaho
2005
Franklin Pierce Law Center
Willamette University College of Law
Law
2000
University of Portland
Computer Science
1996
University of Washington School of Law
Law
1981
University of Dayton
Engineering
1978
University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
Law
2010
Georgetown University Law Center
Law
1994
University of Kansas
Electrical Engineering
1986
Georgetown University Law Center
U of Arizona
University of Colorado School of Law
Law
1988
University of Washington
Chemistry
University of Washington
Chemistry
University of Washington School of Law
Law
2003
Brown University
Organic and Physical Organic Chemistry
1997
Peking University
Chemistry
1992
University of Texas at Austin
Law
1997
University of Southern California
1992
Seattle University School of Law
Law
1997
Wesleyan University
Biology
Yale University
Biology
University of Illinois College of Law
University of Washington School of Law
Law
2000
University of Missouri, Columbia
Molecular Biology
1996
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Plant Physiology
1989
Lanzhou University
Biology
1986
University of Washington School of Law
Law
Carnegie Mellon University
Molecular Biology
University of California - Santa Barbara
Biochemistry
Ryerson University
2000
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
University of Washington School of Law
Law
2001
University of Michigan
Cellular and Molecular Biology
1992
University of Michigan
Biology, Economics
1986
Associations & Affiliations
Washington State Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Washington Biotechnology and Biomedical Association
Washington State Patent Law Association
Patent Office Rules and Procedures Committee Member
Washington State Patent Law Association
Board Member
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Member
Washington State Bar Association
Member
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Registered Patent Attorney
Washington State Patent Law Association
Member
Washington State Bar Association
Member
Idaho State Bar
Member
State Bar of Michigan
Member
King County Bar Association
Member
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Member
Washington State Patent Law Association
Member
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Member
Asian Bar Association of Washington
President
Asian Bar Association of Washington
Member of the Board
Utah State Bar
Member
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Member
Washington State Patent Law Association
Member
Washington State Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Washington State Bar Association
Member
State Bar of Texas
Member
Washington State Patent Law Association
Member
American Bar Association
Washington State Patent Law Association
President
Washington State Patent Law Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Member
Washington State Patent Law Association
Member
Intellectual Property Law Association
Washington State Patent Law Association
Washington State Bar Association
Washington State Patent Law Association
Washington State Bar Association
Washington State Patent Law Association
Washington State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Washington State Patent Law Association
Washington Biotechnology and Biomedical Association
Member
Washington State Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Member
Pacific Rim Law and Policy Journal
Articles Editor
Tau Beta Pi
Washington State Patent Law Association
Past President
Washington Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Former Director
Washington State Patent Law Association
Member
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Member
Publications
Landslide, ABA Intellectual Property Law Section
Enabling Medical Treatment Inventions Under the Evolving Enablement Requirement
2011
The National Law Journal
An Important Ruling on Double Patenting
2010
Washington Law Review
A proposed test for applying the doctrine of equivalents to biotechnology inventions: the nonobviousness test.
1999
Washington Law Review
2013
Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal
Designing Around the Doctrine of Equivalents with the Help of Hilton Davis
1997
The Computer Lawyer
"A Patent Protection Strategy for Software Inventions"
1997
Unknown
"The Patentability of Software Inventions"
1994
Unknown
Financing the High-Tech Business
2002
Unknown
Business Aspects of High-Tech Business
2002
National Paralegal Reporter
1998
AIPPI
Japanese Publication of Patent Term Extension of Pharmaceuticals in Japan
1997
Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal
Patent Term Extension of Pharmaceuticals in Japan
1997
Unknown
The Hydrophobic Nature of Residue-5 of Human Protein C is a Major Determinant of its Functional Interactions with Acidic Phospholipid Vesicles
1996
Unknown
Hydrophobic Amino Acid Residues of Human Anticoagulation Protein C that Contribute to its Functional Binding to Phospholipid Vesicles
1995
Unknown
Structure-Function Assessment of the Role of the Helical Stack Domain in the Properties of Human Recombinant Protein C and Activated Protein C
1995
Unknown
Transport of Specific Endothelial Cell Binding Properties from the Procoagulant Protein, Human Factor IX, into the Anticoagulant Protein, Human Protein C
1995
Unknown
Functions of Individual gamma-Carboxyglutamic Acid Residues of Human Protein C. Determination of Functionally Nonessential Gla Residues and Correlations with their Mode of Binding to Calcium
1994
Unknown
Properties of Recombinant Chimeric Human Protein C and Activated Protein C Containing the gamma-Carboxyglutamic Acid and Trailing Helical Stack Domains of Protein C Replaced by Those of Human Coagulation Factor IX
1994
Unknown
The Activities of Recombinant gamma-Carboxyglutamic-Acid-Deficient Mutants of Activated Human Protein C Toward Human Coagulation Factor Va and Factor VIII in Purified Systems and in Plasma
1994
Unknown
Construction, Expression, and Properties of a Recombinant Chimeric Human Protein C with Replacement of Its Growth Factor-like Domains by Those of Human Coagulation Factor IX
1994
AUTM TTP Manual, 3rd Edition, Volume One
Patent Application Process Outside the U.S.
2006
Speaking Engagements
CLE
Overview of the America Invents Act
2011
China Intellectual Property Training Center Training Program
U.S. Patent Practice
2011
China Intellectual Property Training Center Training Program
U.S. Patent Practice
2008
China Intellectual Property Training Center Training Program
U.S. Patent Practice
2007
INNOVATION POLICY SUMMER INSTITUTE
Design Patent Law
2017
UW Paralegal Studies Program
Guest Lecturer on IP Procurement and Litigation
2017
Patent Resources Group Training for Patent Professionals
Software Patents: Procuring and Enforcing
1999
2009 IPTA Annual Conference
Patentable Subject Matter
2009
Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference
Patent law related to Stem Cells
2008
Critical Patent Strategies for US Filings
Priority dates and filing strategies for life sciences
2007
LSI's Biotechnology Conference
Recent Federal Circuit Opinions Affecting Biotech Companies
2007
Biotechnology
Patent Rules to Live and Die By
2005
AusBiotech2004
Recent Trends at the USPTO
2004
CASRIP Symposium
The Experimental Use Exception and the Pharmaceutical Industry
2002
Biotechnology from Start to Finish
Patent Basics
2002
International Conference on Generic Drugs
Experimental Use Exception to Infringement
2001
CBI's Forum on International Generic Drugs
Overcome Barriers to Market Entry for Generics in Europe and Japan
2000
XVth International Congress on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Bovine Aortic Endothelial Cell Binding Studies of Chimeric Recombinant Protein C Molecules and Their Effectiveness as Potential Anticoagulants
1995
Patent and IP Practice Summer Institute
Chemical Patent Practice
2015
Patent and IP Practice Summer Institute
Chemical Patent Practice
2014
Patent and IP Practice Summer Institute
Chemical Patent Practice
2013
Patent and IP Practice Summer Institute
Chemical Patent Practice
2012
Patent and IP Practice Summer Institute
Chemical Patent Practice
2011
Patent and IP Practice Summer Institute
Chemical Patent Practice
2010
Patent and IP Practice Summer Institute
Chemical Patent Practice
2009
6th Annual BioPartnering Meeting
Making a Great Deal: Ingredients for Success
2008
Patent and IP Practice Summer Institute
Chemical Patent Practice
2006
Patent and IP Practice Summer Institute
Chemical Patent Practice
2005
Intellectual Property Institute
Patent Prosecution Update
2005
Patent and IP Practice Summer Institute
Chemical Patent Practice
2004
Intellectual Propert Institute
Recent Trends at the PTO
2004
Patent and IP Practice Summer Instituted
Chemical Patent Practice
2003
Services offered
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