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Connor McCune

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Associate

T 206.757.8127 Seattle
I love understanding clients’ ideas, almost as much as skiing down snow-covered slopes in the Cascades.
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Connor McCune helps solo inventors and large companies alike protect their intellectual property. From obtaining patents, trademarks, and copyrights to providing litigation support and helping out with IP transactions, he enjoys the challenge of fully understanding a client’s needs and helping them to achieve their goals. He is a registered patent attorney and has knowledge of a broad range of electrical, mechanical, and software technologies, including cloud computing, data security, video surveillance, video analytics, RF and antenna technology, digital broadcasting and syndication, graphics and animation technology, medical devices, and sports and outdoor equipment. Connor appreciates that his clients’ time is valuable, and he strives to be as efficient as possible in interacting with clients and delivering high-quality work product.

Practice Highlights

Patent prosecution

Helping cloud-services provider obtain patents relating to large-scale virtual machine systems and data security.

Patent litigation

Technical lead for both offensive and defensive sides of multipatent litigations involving distrusted antenna systems.

International patent expertise

Drafted and prosecuted large number of patent applications in the wireless communications space in the United States and internationally, including mapping claims to standards, such as LTE, Wi-Fi, and other WLAN technologies, for Fortune 500 Company.

Admitted to Practice

  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • Washington, 2017
  • Nevada, 2012

Education

  • J.D., University of New Hampshire School of Law, 2012, cum laude
    • Ruby R. Vale Corporate Moot Court Competition, 2011
    • Franklin Pierce Intellectual Property Law Certificate
  • B.S., Electrical Engineering with minor in Philosophy, University of Nevada, Reno, 2009, with honors
    • Nevada Lieutenant Governor's Cup Award, Spring 2009

Memberships & Affiliations

    • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
    • Washington State Patent Law Association
    • Seattle Intellectual Property Inn of Court
    • Volunteer, Green Seattle Partnership
    • Volunteer, The Mountaineers
    • Volunteer, Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance

Professional Recognition

    • Selected to a list of "Ones to Watch" in Entertainment and Sports Law (Seattle) by Best Lawyers, 2023

Background

    • Associate, IP Group, Foster Pepper PLLC, Seattle, 2016-2018
    • Associate, Patent Group, Baker Hostetler, Seattle, 2014-2016
    • Associate, Patent Group, Holland & Hart LLP, Reno, Nev., 2012-2014
    • Patent Prosecution Extern, Oliff & Berridge PLC, Alexandria, Va., 2011
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