| |
|
| Law Firm: |
Merchant & Gould P.C. |
| |
|
| Address: |
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4100 |
| |
Seattle, WA 98104 |
| |
|
| Phone: |
206-342-6244 |
| Fax: |
206-342-6201 |
| |
|
| E-mail Address: |
bbodine@merchantgould.com |
| |
|
| Education: |
University of Puget Sound (now Seattle University) School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1991;
Lead Articles Editor, University of Puget Sound Law Review, 1990-91;
Member, University of Puget Sound Law Review, 1989-91;
Montana State University, B.S. (Chemical Engineering), 1978.
|
| |
|
| Court Admissions: |
Brian is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office as a patent attorney (Reg. No. 40,520). He has also been admitted to practice in the following courts:
Supreme Court of Washington
United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Supreme Court of Colorado
Supreme Court of New Mexico
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Colorado
United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
|
| |
|
Legal Experience
|
|
| and Work History: |
Merchant & Gould P.C., Partner (2006 - Present);
Seattle University School of Law, Adjunct Professor of Law (2000 - Present);
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Partner (2002 - 2006);
Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC, and Seed & Berry LLP, Shareholder (2001-2002); Of Counsel (2000); Associate (1996-1999);
Perkins Coie, LLP, Associate, 1999-2000;
Judicial Law Clerk to Hon. Carolyn R. Dimmick, Chief Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Washington (1993-96);
Judicial Law Clerk to Hon. Joseph F. Baca, Chief Justice, New Mexico Supreme Court (1991-93).
|
| |
|
| Focus of Law Practice: |
Brian is a partner in the Seattle office of Merchant & Gould P.C., where he focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation. He is a registered patent attorney who has over fourteen years of litigation experience, including experience litigating mechanical, electrical, biotechnology, chemical, and computer software patents. He also has significant experience litigating trademark and unfair competition cases. He has practiced before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and numerous United States District Courts. He has served as a court-appointed expert to consider both patent claim interpretation and motions for summary judgment concerning patent infringement and validity. Before entering private practice, Brian served as a law clerk in both federal and state courts. In addition to his private practice, he is an adjunct Professor of Law at Seattle University School of Law, where he teaches Patent and Trade Secret Law. |
| |
|
| Professional Associations: |
Washington State Bar Association;
Intellectual Property Section, Washington State Bar Association, Member of Executive Committee Member, 2005;
Washington State Patent Law Association; member 1997 – present; Board of Directors, 2000 – 2005; President, 2003-2004; Co-Chair of Joint Meeting with Oregon Patent Law Association, 2005;
American Intellectual Property Law Association, member 1999 – present.
Federal Circuit Bar Association; member 2001 – present.
|
| |
|
| Alternative Dispute |
|
| Resolution (ADR) Training: |
Alhadeff & Forbes Mediation Services Mediator Training Program. |
| |
|
| ADR Experience: |
Brian has represented clients in mediation of patent infringement litigation, trademark infringement and unfair competition litigation, and litigation concerning technology issues. |
| |
|
| ADR Practice Areas: |
Intellectual Property |
|
