Attorney Profile
Shawn Kolitch
Shawn Kolitch
Portland
Oregon (OR)
Practice Areas:
Intellectual Property Litigation (70%), Intellectual Property (30%)
Intellectual Property Litigation
Intellectual Property
Industry Groups:
Alternative Energy, Bicycle, Biotechnology, High-Tech Imaging, Material Processing, Medical Devices, Microscopy, Optics, Solar
Law School:
Lewis & Clark Law School
Profile
Shawn Kolitch began his professional career as a theoretical physicist, obtaining a doctorate for his work on the origins and evolution of the universe. During his academic career, Dr. Kolitch taught at several institutions, including California Polytechnic and the University of Oregon. Eventually Shawn decided to pursue law as a second career, graduating from Lewis & Clark Law School in 2006. As an attorney, Shawn specializes in intellectual property litigation and prosecution relating to high-tech industries and emerging technologies. Shawn is also an avid cyclist and has worked with a number of bicycle-related startup companies to protect their intellectual property.
Selected To
Oregon Rising Stars 2011
Oregon Rising Stars 2009
International Locations
Global Region(s): Europe
Countries: Japan, Taiwan
About Shawn Kolitch
Admitted: 2006, Oregon
Professional Webpage: www.khpatent.com/index.php?cID=163
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- This article discusses the scope of patentable subject matter in U.S. law and how that scope serves as an incentive to invent in areas that are detrimental to the environment and public health., The Environmental and Public Health Impacts of U.S. Patent Law: Making the Case for Incorporating a Precautionary Principle, Environmental Law Review, 2006
- This article discusses the features a legal opinion should have in order to exculpate an accused patent infringer from liability for willful infringement., Preserving the Exculpatory Value of an Opinion Letter, Oregon Intellectual Property Newsletter, 2006
- This article reviews the scope of patentable subject matter around the world, and discusses what an appropriate scope would be in light of public policy considerations., The Proper Scope of Patentability in International Law, Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review, 2007
- This article reviews the law of patent claim construction and discusses the circumstances under which a claim preamble may be construed as a limiting element of a claim., Patent Claim Construction: the Neglected Preamble, Oregon Intellectual Property Newsletter, 2007
- This article describes a pair of ambiguities in the U.S. Copyright Act, and the consequences of those ambiguities., Statutory Uncertainty at Both Ends of a Copyright Infringement Case, Oregon Intellectual Property Newsletter, 2008
Educational Background:
- B.S., Applied Mathematics, with honors and distinction, Columbia University, 1989
- M.S., Applied Phyiscs, Columbia University, 1990
- PhD, Physics, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1996
- J.D., cum laude, Lewis & Clark Law School, 2006
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