McCoy Smith
Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks, Trade Secrets (Transactional/Litigation)
Portland, Oregon
Personal Introduction
Very experienced and well-connected technology lawyer, with deep expertise in licensing, particularly open source licensing. Am an author of several articles and book chapters on open source licensing and IP law in general.
Practice Composition
Transactional/Litigation
Education
Practice Summary
Broad-based intellectual property law, including specializations in open source licensing (for software and other technologies), patent challenges, and general technology transactions. Spent 8 years as a patent litigator and patent prosecutor and 20 years in-house in a Fortune 50 semiconductor manufacturing company as an IP transactional attorney.
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