Dylan O. Adams

Partner

I'm still amazed that working with inventors and entrepreneurs to patent cutting-edge technologies is how I make a living.

As a patent attorney, Dylan O. Adams helps companies of all sizes protect their important ideas and inventions, with clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to startups to Shark Tank winners.

He has experience with U.S. and foreign patents on a wide variety of technology, including robotics, software, computer hardware and devices, e-commerce, mechanical devices, and designs. His technical background includes graduate work in wireless communications, smartphone applications, computer learning, robot manipulators, digital signal processing, and computer communication networks.

Dylan is the author of "Patents Demystified," which is a book that provides inventors, startups and entrepreneurs an insider's guide to the patent process. It has been recognized as a #1 Amazon best seller in patent books and intellectual property books and is an official patent guide of the American Bar Association. "Patents Demystified" is also in use at top universities including Harvard, Stanford, and M.I.T. He has been featured as a patent expert on CNBC's hit show "The Profit" with Marcus Lemonis.

Practice Highlights

Robotics

Work with robotics companies in various fields including construction robots, exoskeletons, drones, and soft robotic actuators.

Startups

Helped dozens of early stage startups build cost-effective patent portfolios that were instrumental in securing angel and venturing financing.

Consumer products

Assisted numerous clients with planning and executing patent strategies for consumer products that ultimately found success in venues such as Shark Tank, the Home Shopping Network and both online and physical retail stores.

Patent work for Canvas Construction

Patenting robotic drywalling technology for San Francisco-based startup. (Ongoing)

Patent work for Otherlab

Patenting renewable energy and robotics technology for San Francisco-based research and design lab. (Ongoing)

Patent work for Roam Robotics

Patenting robotic exoskeleton technology for San Francisco-based startup. (Ongoing)

Patent work for Sunfolding

Patenting pneumatic solar array actuation technology for San Francisco-based startup. (Ongoing)

Patent work for Treau

Patenting window-mounted air conditioner technology for San Francisco-based startup. (Ongoing)

*Denotes an attorney's experience prior to joining Davis Wright Tremaine

Admitted to Practice

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Washington, 2007
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, 2008

Education

J.D., Seattle University School of Law, 2007, cum laude
- Law Review
- CALI Award, Excellence in Intellectual Property
M.S.E.E., University of Washington, 2013
B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California, Davis, 2004

Professional Recognition

- Selected to “Washington Rising Stars,” Thomson Reuters, 2010-2011, 2015-2019

Background

- Associate Patent Attorney, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Seattle, 2013-2015 (head of patent prosecution for Seattle office)
- Associate Patent Attorney, Graybeal Jackson PLLC, Bellevue, Wash., 2009-2012
- Patent Attorney, Axios Law Group PLLC, Seattle, 2007-2009
- Patent Agent, Paramount Patents LLC, Seattle, 2005-2007