Media Contact: Jeff Segvich, 503.778.5460, jeffsegvich@dwt.com
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP (DWT) announced today that F. Ross Boundy, Philip R. M. Hunt* and Melanie Haindfield have joined the firm’s Seattle office as members of its national intellectual property/patent law practice. Boundy, with more than 30 years of litigation experience, joins the firm as a senior patent litigator while Hunt and Haindfield join as associate patent attorneys. Prior to joining DWT, Boundy was partner-in-charge of litigation at Christensen O’Connor Johnson Kindness, a well-known Seattle IP boutique. Hunt comes to DWT from the Beaverton, Ore. office of Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman and Haindfield from Seattle’s Seed Intellectual Property Law Group.
“I am excited about joining Davis Wright Tremaine” said Boundy. “The firm has a well-respected intellectual property law practice and I am looking forward to helping to broaden this dynamic practice not only in the Pacific Northwest but across the country.”
DWT’s intellectual property/patent law group now has over 50 attorneys in eight offices. The addition of Boundy, Hunt and Haindfield, combined with last month’s merger with San Francisco-based boutique patent and trademark firm Parsons Hsue & de Runtz LLP, continues the strategic growth of DWT’s intellectual property/patent group.
“Ross, Philip and Melanie are welcome additions to our firm and reflect DWT’s continued commitment to expanding our capabilities in intellectual property and patent law across our offices,” said Alexandra Nicholson, co-chair of DWT’s intellectual property practice group.
Boundy has engaged in trial practice since 1971 and has represented clients in all aspects of intellectual property litigation, including patent infringement, copyright and trademark disputes and related alternative dispute resolution procedures. He has extensive bench and jury trial experience in state and federal courts in Washington, Alaska, Oregon, California, Wyoming, Ohio, Illinois, Florida, New York, Minnesota and especially before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington D.C., which hears all patent appeals. He received his J.D. from the University of Washington and a B.A from Brigham Young University.
Hunt has experience prosecuting patent applications and advises on intellectual property strategies. Prior to his legal career, Hunt worked as a telecommunications engineer. He received his J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School, his MSEE from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and his BSEE, cum laude, from the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks. Hunt is licensed to practice in Oregon and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Haindfield has experience handling patent prosecutions and advises on intellectual property strategies in the biotechnology/life sciences fields. She received her J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School, her Ph.D. in genetics, cellular and molecular biology from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and her B.S. from the University of Minnesota. Haindfield is licensed to practice in Washington and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
“Hiring these three great lawyers builds upon Davis Wright Tremaine’s commitment to comprehensive intellectual property services in general and deepens and broadens our patent law prosecution and litigation capabilities,” said Susan Duffy, the partner-in-charge of the firm’s Seattle office.
About Davis Wright Tremaine
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is a national business and litigation law firm with more than 480 attorneys in nine offices: Seattle and Bellevue (Wash.), Portland (Ore.), Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Washington, D.C., Anchorage (Alaska) and Shanghai, China. |