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Scott Adams

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T 206.757.8002 Seattle
My clients' obsession with innovation motivates my approach to work.
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Scott Adams offers a variety of experience in intellectual property law. He focuses his practice on helping clients develop and otherwise acquire intellectual property assets. Scott's work includes prosecution of domestic and international patent applications for clients in information security, cloud computing, blockchain, fintech, artificial intelligence, and medical device industries. A large focus of his practice includes applied mathematics in areas such as cryptography, smart contracts, machine learning, and image processing. Scott also negotiates patent licenses, advises on intellectual property aspects of corporate transactions, and counsels on patent litigation matters.

Practice Highlights

Patent portfolio development

Helping tech companies acquire strategic patent assets through prosecution, acquisitions, and licensing in the fields of cloud computing, fintech, information security, blockchain, medical devices, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. 

Corporate transactions

Helping companies navigate IP issues in licensing deals and corporate transactions, from single-patent licenses to portfolio transfers in mergers and acquisitions.

Intellectual property disputes

Counseling companies in IP disputes, both with prelitigation strategic planning and litigation support with regards to substantive IP issues.
*Denotes experience prior to joining Davis Wright Tremaine
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Admitted to Practice

  • Washington, 2006
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2008

Education

  • J.D., University of Oregon School of Law, 2006
  • M.A., Mathematics, Emphasis in Control Systems, Portland State University, 2004
  • B.A., Mathematics, Russian, Minor in Physics, Willamette University, 2000

Languages

  • Russian

Professional Recognition

    • Named one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in Litigation - Intellectual Property by Best Lawyers, 2022-present; in Patent Law, 2023

Background

    • Associate, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Seattle, 2008-2013
    • Associate, Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd., Seattle, 2006-2008
    • Extern, Hon. R. William Riggs, Oregon Supreme Court, Salem, Ore., 2005
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