Despite the recommendation of Charles H. O'Duell, U.S. Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks in 1899, who stated that the Patent Office should be closed because everything that could be invented had been, we have seen industrialization, evolution, revolution and paradigm shifts transform the world. Today we realize there’s more to learn than we now know and understand.

With this in mind, Davis Wright Tremaine provides “Scientists and Inventors in the Spotlight” to further inspire your curiosity about the universe.

"Imagination is more important than knowledge…"
Albert Einstein

Photo by Joe Gross Brian Bartlett: Creator of the Bartlett Tendon Davis Wright Tremaine is pleased to feature Brian Bartlett, creator of the Bartlett Tendon, as our "Inventor in the Spotlight.” Brian became an above-knee (AK) amputee following an accident in 1998 in which he was struck by a car. Prior to the accident, Brian enjoyed a career as a professional freeskier accustomed to an extremely active lifestyle. Freeskiing differs from traditional skiing in that, rather than following defined gates or jumps, the skiers choose their own path down the mountain and use natural features of the landscape such as cliffs and cornices for aerial tricks: jumps, flips and spins.

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