IP Day in Montana
Join us in Missoula on Friday, March 8, 2024 for our fifth installment of IP Day in Montana, taking place at the Blewett School of Law at the University of Montana.
The 2024 IP Day in Montana will focus on the role of intellectual property in the setting of higher education. Our keynote speaker will be Jacob Rooksby, Smithmoore P. Myers Dean of Gonzaga University School of Law. Dean Rooksby will be presenting themes from his book, The Branding of the American Mind: How Universities Capture, Manage, and Monetize Intellectual Property and Why It Matters (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016). Molly Kocialski (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mollykocialski/), Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Rocky Mountain Region will also be a featured presenter!
IP Day in Montana is the result of an ongoing partnership between the Blewett School of Law and the IPL Section of the Montana Bar. Organizers Sarah J. Rhoades and Prof. Cathay Smith have built educational programming featuring intellectual property. Past themes have included: IP for Start-Ups, Protecting Innovations in Business, and Ownership and Litigation of Ideas. In 2022, the IPL Section partnered with and hosted the event at Montana State University which addressed topics on Agriculture & IP in Big Sky Country, particularly the Right to Repair. This year, the IPL Section and Blewett School of Law are working in collaboration with the Montana State University and University of Montana Technology Transfer Offices.
The organizers and collaborators of IP Day in Montana are committed to continuing the mission of bringing free intellectual property education to students, businesses, and the Montana community. Therefore, this event is free to the general public (registration requested), while legal professionals seeking CLE credits can gain credit for a $50.00 fee (plus processing).
2024 IP Day in Montana Schedule
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8:00 a.m. |
Registration Opens |
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8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. |
Introduction and IP Day Overview by Conference Organizers
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8:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. |
How Universities Secure and License Protection for Their IP
The United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) is the federal agency for granting U.S. patents and registering trademarks. In doing this, the USPTO fulfills the mandate of Article I, Section 8, Clause 8, of the Constitution that the legislative branch "promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries." Universities hold a number of these federally recognized or granted rights. Molly Kocialski, Director of the Rocky Mountain Regional United States Patent and Trademark Office, will kick off IP Day in Montana with opening remarks including a primer on the law of intellectual property (IP) and examples of famous IP registrations relevant to higher education in the United States. Director Kocialski will also highlight USPTO initiatives and resources available to aid in IP protection. Universities develop, protect, promote, and leverage their registered and unregistered intellectual property rights, particularly trademarks, by following a strict licensing system. The University of Montana (UM) uses the Collegiate Licensing Company to receive and review the applications and requests for licenses. UM’s Chief Licensing Officer, Denise “Goat” Lamb directs the forward-facing use of the UM trademarks and oversees the licensing of those trademarks. Ms. Lamb will provide specific examples of trademarks and license terms and discuss mutually beneficial relationships created between the licensors and licensees. |
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10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
Q&A and/or Break |
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10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
Tribal Sovereignty, Intellectual Property, and Research Collaborations
Native communities are frequently pursued by a variety of public and private sector organizations to participate in scientific research and development activities. These engagements may provide useful benefits for Tribal partners, but they may also represent significant risks to Tribal sovereignty and cultural integrity. Non-Tribal partners will propose using agreement terms and conditions which include definitions describing what constitutes intellectual property, who will own intellectual property resulting from collaborative research, and how such intellectual property may be used and disseminated. Like many Western approaches, this premise to intellectual property fails to capture the scope and value of traditional knowledge, traditional cultural expressions, and the importance and preservation of resources to Tribal communities. Recognizing that every community and every community member will have a distinct and unique viewpoint, this session is not intended to speak for or attempt to represent such a diversity of perspectives, but with the goal of helping to ensure such research partnerships are entered into with a core of mutual respect, this session will attempt to share and discuss some common areas of concern when Tribal communities choose to partner with non-Tribal entities to engage in research and development projects. |
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11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Lunch Break & Group Photo with Speakers |
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12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. |
Keynote Address: The Branding of the American Mind: How Universities Capture, Manage, and Monetize Intellectual Property and Why It Matters
Universities generate an enormous amount of intellectual property, including copyrights, trademarks, patents, Internet domain names, and even trade secrets. Until recently, universities often ceded ownership of this property to the faculty member or student who created or discovered it in the course of their research. Increasingly, though, universities have become protective of this property, claiming it for their own use and licensing it as a revenue source instead of allowing it to remain in the public sphere. Many universities now behave like private corporations, suing to protect trademarked sports logos, patents, and name brands. Dean Rooksby’s presentation will explore some themes from his book about whether private rights accumulation and enforcement further the public interest in higher education. He will also discuss what is to be gained and lost as institutions become more guarded and contentious in their orientation toward intellectual property. |
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1:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Break |
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1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. |
The Life Cycle of a Patentable Invention: from initial concept through clinic trials and March-in-Rights
After Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK) shut down its vaccine R&D branch in Hamilton, MT in 2015, some researchers partnered with UM to pursue their ongoing projects on vaccine adjuvants that stimulate the immune system. These adjuvants are now in Stage 2 and 3 trials with Inimmune, an external company. This conversation will explore how such ideas originate at the university, how they are developed and protected under IP, and how the university and private companies negotiate their interests through conflict of interest and license agreements. |
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2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Right of Publicity, College Athletes & Their Name, Image, & Likeness
The panel will explore the legal and ethical implications of the NCAA v. Alston and the right of publicity for college athletes, who have historically been unable to profit from their name, image, and likeness rights (NIL) while playing for their schools. The panel will discuss the recent changes in state and federal laws that allow college athletes to monetize their NIL, as well as the challenges and opportunities that this new landscape presents for the athletes, the schools, collectives, and the NCAA. The panel will focus on the experiences of Montana athletes, how NIL rights work “on the ground,” and will also examine best practices for protecting and enforcing the NIL rights of college athletes. |
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3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
AI in Higher Education and Legal Practice & Ethical Considerations
The panel will address the ethical challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education and legal practice. The panel will explore how AI can enhance teaching, learning, research, and service in higher education, as well as how AI can improve the quality, efficiency, and accessibility of legal services. The panel will also discuss the potential risks and harms of AI, such as bias, discrimination, privacy, accountability, and human dignity, and how they can be mitigated by ethical principles, guidelines, and regulations. |
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4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
Closing Remarks & Reception at Law School |
Speaker Bios
Jacob H. Rooksby, J.D., Ph.D. - Smithmoore P. Myers Dean of Gonzaga University School of Law; Professor of Law
Jacob H. Rooksby is proud to be an academic, administrator, and attorney. Appointed Dean of Gonzaga Law School in 2018, Rooksby’s focus at Gonzaga has been on innovating the law school’s programming, facility, and operations and integrating the school further with the broader university and regional communities. A champion of diversity who established the first LGBTQ+ rights legal clinic at a Catholic law school in the country, Rooksby has worked to establish pay equity for faculty and provide equality of opportunity for students, faculty, and staff alike. He holds a joint appointment as a Professor of Law and Leadership Studies and has taught five different courses throughout his deanship.
Rooksby’s scholarship lies in two fields: IP law and higher education law. He published a book with Johns Hopkins University Press in 2016, The Branding of the American Mind: How Universities Capture, Manage, and Monetize Intellectual Property and Why It Matters. He also is co-author of the 6th edition of The Law of Higher Education, the leading treatise in the field. His edited book at the intersection of IP and higher education, Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer, was published by Edward Elgar in 2020.
Rooksby enjoys a strong connection to the legal profession. He holds law licenses in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington and formerly practiced with McGuireWoods LLP and Dentons Cohen & Grigsby P.C., the latter while a full-time academic. He currently serves as IP Optimization Strategist for FIG. 1 Patents, PLLC, a boutique IP law firm based in Spokane, and is an elected member of the American Law Institute.
Rooksby earned his A.B., summa cum laude, in Hispanic Studies and Government from the College of William & Mary, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa and spent his senior year living amidst costumed interpreters in Colonial Williamsburg. He holds J.D., M.Ed., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Virginia and completed post-graduate training in higher education leadership and management in 2019 at Harvard University.
An avid enthusiast of the outdoors, Rooksby enjoys hiking, biking, and camping with his daughter throughout the Inland Northwest.
Maranda Compton
Maranda is an attorney and trusted adviser to Tribal Nations and non-native entities nationwide on issues of Federal Indian law, Tribal law, project development and permitting, and Tribal equity metrics associated with ESG, EJ, and Justice40.
Maranda founded Lepwe in 2022 after practicing law for nearly fifteen years and noticing that the general lack of knowledge on the status, rights, and histories of Tribal Nations often created the biggest impediment to successful Tribal engagement. Lepwe works to address that knowledge gap by facilitating trainings on the legal rights and cultural histories of Tribal Nations and assisting projects in the development of purposeful and informed Tribal engagement strategies. Through education, engagement, and equity, Lepwe is building stronger partnerships between Tribal Nations and the non-Native entities that seek to consult, engage, and invest in them.
Maranda is a citizen of the Delaware Tribe of Indians — one of three contemporary, federally-recognized Tribal Nations of Lenape people. She is also a mother, an adjunct professor at the University of Montana Law School, and a policy fellow at the Center for Indian Country Development at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
Anna Conley - Professor, Blewett School of Law
Anna Conley is an Assistant Professor at the Alexander Blewett III School of Law. Her areas of expertise include civil litigation, comparative law, international law, and human rights. Anna has a J.D. from the George Washington Law School, and an LL.M. and Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) from the McGill University Faculty of Law. Anna has litigated many large-scale complex cases, participated in several rule of law initiatives, and published extensively in international and comparative law.
Anna lives in Missoula with her husband and two children and enjoys Missoula's vibrant arts and endless outdoor recreation opportunities.
Dash DeJarnatt - Moderator
Dash is an attorney with Browning, Kaleczyc, Berry & Hoven, P.C. and is licensed to practice law in Montana and Washington. Dash’s areas of practice include business law, tax law, real estate, and intellectual property. He received his B.A. in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Western Washington University in 2010. Dash received his juris doctorate, cum laude, from Seattle University School of Law in 2014. Dash received an LL.M. in Taxation in 2016 from the University of Washington. Dash is currently Secretary of the Intellectual Property Law (IPL) Section of the State Bar of Montana as well as a member of the BETTR (Business, Estates, Trusts, Tax, and Real Property) Section. In his spare time, Dash loves to cook, brew beer, enjoy the great outdoors, and play with his daughter.
Jay Evans - Research Professor, Director of CTM
Jay Evans is a Research Professor in the Division of Biological Sciences and Director of the Center for Translational Medicine at the University of Montana. Prior to joining the DBS Faculty at the University of Montana, Dr. Evans worked in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry for 15 years at GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines (formerly Corixa Corporation) where he held various positions including Senior Scientist, Investigator and Project Leader. While at GSK Vaccines, Dr. Evans worked on the discovery and development of novel vaccines, adjuvants and immunotherapeutics. Dr. Evans completed is Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital working HIV immunology, stem cell transplantation and lentiviral-based gene therapy systems. Dr. Evans holds a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Oregon State University and a B.S. in biology from Pacific Lutheran University.
Dr. Evans is also the President and CEO of Inimmune, a biotech company in Missoula, MT focused on the discovery and development of new immunomodulatory therapeutics for treatment of allergic diseases, upper respiratory tract infection, topical treatment of skin diseases and other diseases targeted through innate immune receptor activation or inhibition.
Kent Haslam - Director of Athletics, University of Montana
Kent Haslam was named the 17th Director of Athletics at the University of Montana on Sept. 17, 2012. He was hired after previously serving as the department’s Associate Director of Athletics for Development since 2006.
Haslam’s diverse career in sports includes positions in professional baseball, a management role at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games at Salt Lake City and college athletics.
Haslam began his career at Montana in January 2006, working as the chief development officer for the Department of Athletics while serving as the department’s liaison with the UM Foundation.
In six-plus years in that position, he managed a portfolio of more than 150 donors and helped solicit and secure six- and seven-figure gifts and joint gifts to the Department of Athletics that benefited other programs across campus as well.
Quinton King - Senior Technology Manager
Quinton King is a Senior Technology Manager at Montana State University where he supports technology transfer activities for MSU, and through his affiliation with the MSU TechLink Center, he supports technology transfer activities for the U.S. Defense Health Agency. His role involves helping to secure intellectual property protections for innovations developed within MSU and DHA research labs, and then facilitating public-private partnerships to help further develop and deliver these innovations for public benefit. Quinton received a J.D. from the University of Montana Alexander Blewitt III School of Law, a Ph.D. in Veterinary Molecular Biology from Montana State University, a M.S. in Applied Ecology and Conservation Biology and a B.S. in Biology from Frostburg State University.
Paul Kirgis
Paul Kirgis is a Professor of Law at the Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana, where he leads the Alternative Dispute Resolution program and teaches Evidence and other courses related to civil litigation. An accomplished mediator, Professor Kirgis is an authority on dispute resolution both within and outside of the traditional civil litigation paradigm. His articles have appeared in the Harvard Negotiation Law Review, the Negotiation Journal, the Oregon Law Review, the William & Mary Law Review, the Ohio State Law Review, and the Georgia Law Review, among others. He is a member of the American Law Institute and has held positions in a number of national legal organizations, including serving as Chair of the AALS Dispute Resolution Section.
Professor Kirgis served as Dean of Blewett School of Law from 2015-2021. Prior to joining the University of Montana, he was a Professor at St. John's University School of Law in New York City, where he founded and served as Faculty Chair of the Hugh L. Carey Center for Dispute Resolution. For his work building the dispute resolution program, he was awarded the Faculty Outstanding Achievement Medal by St. John’s University. He was twice voted Professor of the Year by the St. John’s students.
Before entering teaching, Professor Kirgis practiced with two major law firms in Washington, D.C., where he had extensive litigation experience in areas including defamation, insurance coverage, commercial disputes, antitrust, government contracts, and tax.
Molly Kocialski - Director of the Rocky Mountain Regional United States Patent and Trademark Office
As the Regional Director of the Rocky Mountain Regional United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), since January 2016, Mollybeth (Molly) Kocialski carries out the strategic direction of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, and is responsible for leading the Rocky Mountain regional office. Focusing on the nine states within this region and actively engaging with the community, Ms. Kocialski ensures the USPTO’s initiatives and programs are tailored to the region’s unique ecosystem of industries and stakeholders.
Ms. Kocialski brings more than 20 years of intellectual property experience to the USPTO. Most recently, Ms. Kocialski was the Senior Patent Counsel for Oracle America, Inc, where she was responsible for managing an active patent prosecution docket and was also responsible for all of the post-grant procedures and patent investigations for Oracle and its subsidiaries. Prior to Oracle, she worked at Qwest Corporation and was also in private practice in both New York and Colorado focusing on intellectual property litigation for multiple high-tech companies while maintaining an active prosecution docket.
Ms. Kocialski is a recognized IP leader in the Rocky Mountain region. Ms. Kocialski currently serves on the Colorado Federal Executive Board’s Executive Committee. Ms. Kocialski is the Vice President of the Colorado IP Inn of Court and was previously the Chair of the Planning Committee and a member of the Board of Directors of the Colorado IP Inn of Court. Further, Ms. Kocialski is a member of the Planning Committee for the Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property Institute, an annual two-day conference on intellectual property that attracts over 500 attendees. She was the Chair of the Intellectual Property Section of the Colorado Bar Association and served on the Colorado Bar Association’s Board of Governors. Ms. Kocialski served as the head of the IP Committee and was a member of the Board of Directors for the Colorado Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel and served on the National IP Committee of the Association of the Corporate Counsel. In 2015, Ms. Kocialski was recognized by Managing IP magazine as one of its North America Corporate IP Stars.
Ms. Kocialski is a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law and received a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of New Mexico. Ms. Kocialski is a registered patent attorney and is admitted to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the New York and Colorado state bars as well as to the United States Courts in those jurisdictions.
Goat Lamb - Chief Licensing Officer, University of Montana
Goat recently returned to the University of Montana as the Chief Licensing Officer (CLO). As the CLO, she is responsible for leading and managing the development of the licensing program and implementation of brand strategies that align with the University's overall business objectives.
She previously was the VP of Partner Services for the agency, Collegiate Licensing Company/CLC, where Goat worked over two decades. She has spent her entire career the collegiate brand management, retail and licensing industries. She has received accolades for her work, including receiving the coveted ICLA/International Collegiate Licensing Association’s Licensing Director of the Year Award, CASE Awards for her work and was inducted in the ICLA Hall of Fame in 2019. She has owned and operated collegiate retail stores and has served on several boards in the industry. She currently lives outside of Missoula, Montana, where she was raised and attended the University of Montana.
Kristina Lucero
Kristina is a forward-thinking lawyer whose practice has focused primarily in advocacy of underrepresented voices in the criminal legal system. In order to accept the role of Director of the American Indian Governance and Policy Institute, she resigned from her position as a gubernatorial appointment for the Montana Board of Pardons and Parole as a Parole Board member. In this role, Kristina was known for her thorough preparation and attention to cultural competency for State agencies by continuing to bring to light systematic barriers in our legal system. She attributes her unwavering commitment to protecting people’s rights to her nearly decade’s worth of combined work as a Public Defender and Tribal prosecutor. Through her professional endeavors, Kristina has become a respected proponent for accountability and equity and has built a reputation as an advocate dedicated to Indigenous communities. Kristina is an enrolled citizen of the Tseycum Band of the Saanich First Nations (British Columbia) and considers herself an aspiring Coast Salish Diplomat, as she's integrated herself and set roots in Montana: she is a University of Montana law school alumna, and is the proud mother of two young men who were born and raised in Missoula. In addition to her legal work, Kristina is also an active member of her community, volunteering her time and expertise to a number of organizations and causes.
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Jake Rebo
Jake started his professional life in the U.S. Army. He served 15 years in the Army in various leadership, logistics support, and planning roles, including three combat deployments. After leaving the military Jake moved to Missoula and spent three years working for a medical device manufacturer as a salesman. Jake started law school at the University of Montana in 2017. Jake served as the intake editor for the Montana Law Review and was elected president of the student chapter of the American Constitution Society while in law school. After graduating law school Jake moved to Billings and worked for two years as a litigator for Crowley Fleck working primarily on mining and oil and gas litigation. Jake made the move to the corporate world in 2022 when he took a job as in-house counsel for Infinera, an American telecommunications company that manufactures fiber optic equipment.
Jake completed his undergrad at Kansas State University. Jake has a Master’s degree from Villanova in systems engineering and is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt. Jake received his J.D. and Master’s of Business Administration from the University of Montana in 2020.
Jake lives with his wife, Jess, and they have two dogs.
Marcus Welnel - Good Ol' Grizzlies, Official NIL Collective for the University of Montana
Marcus was born and raised in Montana where he also attended the University of Montana to play Division-1 football. Marcus also achieved his childhood dream by wearing the #37 jersey for Montana. This jersey represents the spirit of Montana: hard work, dedication to the team, and tough play on the field. While playing football he earned a bachelor’s degree in Finance, minors in both Mathematics and Economics, a Master’s in Business Administration, and a Master’s in Business Analytics. For one of his capstone projects, he studied the analytics of NIL collectives across the nation. From there he helped start and now manages Good Ol' Grizzlies, the official NIL Collective for the University of Montana. Marcus also works as a financial advisor for S.G. Long in Missoula assisting business owners and professionals reach their financial goals. In his free time, Marcus can be found skiing, hiking, fishing, hunting, and enjoying all the other great things Montana has to offer.
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Prof. Smith teaches courses on intellectual property law, property law, and art and cultural property law. Her scholarship focuses copyright and trademark law, IP theory, art law, and cultural property and heritage law. In 2017, she was awarded the Boone Faculty Scholarship Award for her scholarship. Outside of the law school, Prof. Smith serves on the Board of Directors for the Missoula Art Museum (MAM) and is an appointed member of the Public Art Committee for the City of Missoula.
Prior to joining the faculty at the Alexander Blewett III School of Law, Prof. Smith taught at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and practiced as an intellectual property attorney in Chicago with the law firm of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.
While in practice, Prof. Smith represented multinational technology, fashion, and entertainment and media corporations on intellectual property issues and disputes. Her representative published decisions include Kinbook LLC v. Microsoft Corp., 866 F.Supp.2d 453 (E.D.Pa. 2012) (aff'd 2013 WL 116516 (3d Cir. 2013) (summary judgment in trademark infringement case); James Braddock v. Angelina Jolie, 103 U.S.P.Q.2d 1344 (N.D.Ill. 2012) (copyright case involving the movie In the Land of Blood and Honey); PODS Enterprises, Inc. v. ABF Freight System, Inc., 100 U.S.P.Q.2d 1708 (M.D.Fla. 2011) (trademark case involving PODS); Facebook Inc. v. Various Inc., 99 U.S.P.Q.2d 1300 (N.D.Cal. 2011) (trademark case involving FACEBOOK); Arcadia Group Brands Ltd. v. Studio Moderna SA, 99 U.S.P.Q.2d 1134 (T.T.A.B. January 6, 2011) (trademark case involving TOPSHOP); Penthouse Digital Media Productions, Inc. v. Cloudstreet Inc., 98 U.S.P.Q.2d 1496 (T.T.A.B. 2010) (immoral/scandalous trademark case); Roxbury Entertainment v. Penthouse Media Group, Inc., 669 F.Supp.2d 1170 (C.D.Cal. 2009) (trademark infringement case involving ROUTE 66 and the First Amendment); Roxbury Entertainment v. Penthouse Media Group, Inc., 91 U.S.P.Q.2d 1173 (C.D.Cal. 2009); Bausch & Lomb Incorporated v. Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG, 87 U.S.P.Q.2d 1526 (T.T.A.B. May 28, 2008).
Sarah is the co-organizer of the first and second installments of IP Day in Montana. She is a founding member and inaugural chair of the IPL Section of the State Bar of Montana. As part of her ongoing efforts and initiatives as past-chair, Sarah organizes an Explorations Series featuring educational and professional development opportunities for Montana IP attorneys.
Now entering her 17th year of IP practice in Montana, Sarah assists clients in securing and enforcing their intellectual property rights in the U.S. and international jurisdictions. Sarah counsels clients on developing strategies for protecting their IP assets and then represents them in patent, copyright, trademark, trade dress, trade secret and related business matters. She also provides IP-related contract preparation and licensing services. She is admitted to practice in the State Courts of Montana, the Federal Courts for the District of Montana and United States Tax Court and is a Registered Patent Attorney. Sarah has served as counsel in trials and hearings in State and Federal Courts around the state, particularly serving as co-counsel with Michael Sherwood on many, varied criminal jury trials.
Sarah has presented a number of continuing legal education seminars including Trademark Year in Review for Washington State Bar CLE at Gonzaga Intellectual Property Association and at the Inland Empire Intellectual Property Institute (IEIPI). She also served as a member of the IEIPI panel entitled "Representing Small to Medium Size Trademark Clients: Issues, Advice and Useful Suggestions." Sarah is a member of American Intellectual Property Law Association, the American Bar Association, the ABA Intellectual Property Law Section and the Western Montana Bar Association.
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