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| Law Firm: |
Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP |
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| Address: |
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4400 |
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Seattle, WA 98101 |
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206-467-9600 |
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206-623-6793 |
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| E-mail Address: |
spfricke@townsend.com |
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| Education: |
J.D. Seattle University School of Law (1995)
M.S. Engineering, University of Washington (1990)
B.S. Engineering, University of Minnesota (1984)
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| Court Admissions: |
Washington State Bar; United States Patent and Trademark Office; United States Supreme Court; United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; United States District Court for the Western District of Washington; United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington; United States District Court for Colorado. |
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Legal Experience
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| and Work History: |
Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP, (Partner) 2007 - Present
Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC (Partner) 1999 – 2007
Federal Aviation Administration, (Staff Attorney) 1998 - 1999
King County Deputy Prosecutor, (Criminal Trial Attorney) 1994 - 1998
Boeing Company, (Senior Specialist Design Engineer) 1984 - 1995
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| Focus of Law Practice: |
Steven is a partner in the Seattle office of Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP, where he focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation. He is a registered patent attorney with years of litigation experience, including experience litigating mechanical, electrical, biotechnology, chemical, and computer software patents. He also has significant experience litigating trademark and copyright 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. Before entering private practice, Steven worked as a design engineer for the Boeing Company. In addition, he has lectured at the University of Washington School of Law, Seattle University School of Law and the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. |
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| Professional Associations: |
National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA); American Bar Association (member, Litigation and Intellectual Property Sections); American Trial Lawyers Association; Washington State Bar Association; Seattle-King County Bar Association; Washington State Trial Lawyers Association; Washington State Patent Law Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Intellectual Property Owners Association; Washington.
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| Alternative Dispute |
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| Resolution (ADR) Training: |
CR 39.1 Neutral Training 2008 |
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| ADR Experience: |
Steven has represented clients in mediation of patent infringement litigation, trademark infringement, unfair competition, and copyright litigation. |
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| ADR Practice Areas: |
Intellectual Property (patent, trademark, copyright) and Civil Litigation |
