Admitted to Practice | Washington | | U.S. Patent and Trademark Office |
| Dave Deits advises clients in the full scope of domestic and international trademark issues, including strategic planning, conflict searching, registration, licensing, defense, and enforcement, as well as domain name issues. He works extensively with in-house counsel and marketing departments on trademark and Internet matters and with in-house counsel and research and development departments on patent issues. Dave also works regularly on copyright, trade secret and related intellectual property issues, including litigation. Selected Experience Derek Andrew, Inc. Ongoing Trademark search, clearance, registration and enforcement for international clothing designer and manufacturer. Financial services industry Ongoing Representation of more than 30 financial service institutions, including domestic and foreign trademark portfolio management including trademark clearance, registration, enforcement, defense, renaming/rebranding and Internet issues including cybersquatting and phishing matters. The clients include banks and credit unions in locations stretching from Vermont to Florida and California to Washington State, foreign banks with domestic operations, and financial services providers, such as, the Frank Russell Company with operations in the major financial markets of the world. ProteoTech, Inc. 2008 Represented nutraceutical product patent holder in patent and trademark infringement litigation against former licensee. Won partial summary judgment on issue of first impression with regard to sub-licensing of non-exclusive license agreements; case settled thereafter. Additional Qualifications
- Partner, SEED Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC and predecessor Seed & Berry
- Design and Construction Management Engineer, Central Engineering Division, ITT Rayonier
- Electrical Engineer, Manufacturing Research and Development Group, Boeing
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Professional and Community Activities
- Washington State Patent Law Association
- International Trademark Association
- Licensing Executive Society
- Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle
- American Bar Association
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Professional Recognition
- Named as one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in Intellectual Property Law by Woodward/White, 1995-2006, 2010
- Selected to "Washington Super Lawyers," Law & Politics, 2004
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Education J.D., Willamette University College of Law, 1975 B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, 1969
- Tau Beta Pi Honor Society
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