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L. Rhys Lawson

Recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2019.
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3600 Seattle, Washington 98101
(206) 682-8100
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Firm: Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC
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Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC


Years In Practice

15


Phone Number (206) 682-8100

Dr. Rhys Lawson, a member at COJK, focuses his practice on creating patent portfolios to obtain integrated worldwide protection for his clients' inventions. Rhys works with a variety of clients, ranging in size from independent inventors and early-stage entrepreneurs to multinational corporations, universities, and non-governmental organizations.

Rhys is a member of the firm's life sciences and mechanical engineering practice groups. His areas of particular technical expertise are broad and interdisciplinary, including chemical, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, nanotechnology, materials science, immunodiagnostics, ultrasound, pulp and paper, medical and mechanical devices, and related software inventions. Rhys has expertise working with small molecule therapeutics, high throughput screening systems, microfluidic manufacturing methods (e.g., for therapeutics), biocompatible materials, and drug delivery vesicles. Representative client technologies include microfluidics, general micro/nano technologies, MEMS/NEMS, applied chemistry, flexible electronics, organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), photonics, opto-electronics, ultrasound imaging and therapies, organic functional materials and devices, automotive catalytic systems, fuel cells, medical devices/coatings, semiconductor processing methods and tools, cellulose fiber and lignin technologies (both compositional and processing), and alternative energy technologies including solar, wind, and biomass.

Rhys' practice extends to assisting clients with licensing, agreements, and opinions of all types, including invalidity, freedom-to-operate, infringement, and landscape. He has experience with due diligence, pre-litigation activities, patent litigation, and post-grant patent challenges in the USPTO, including ex parte reexamination and inter partes review. Rhys additionally has an extensive design patent practice, including microfluidic devices, automotive parts, consumer products, tablet computers, and graphical user interfaces.

Prior to joining COJK in 2006, Rhys developed the first generation of hybrid silicon/organic electro-optic devices as part of a research program funded by the United States Department of Defense. He worked as a contracted research engineer at Boeing Phantom Works in the area of electro-optic devices. His research in the areas of organic functional materials and related devices, such as light-emitting diodes, transistors, electro-optic modulators, and photovoltaics, has been published in several peer-reviewed journals.

Rhys speaks frequently on patent law issues and cost-effective patent portfolio strategies at nanotechnology and chemical conferences. In addition to his inclusion in the list of The Best Lawyers in America, Rhys is recognized in Chambers USA, in Intellectual Asset Management's guide, IAM Patent 1000 – The World's Leading Patent Professionals, in Managing Intellectual Property magazine's IP Stars, and was selected as a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers.

 

What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Patent Law
Bar Admissions
Washington State
Admitted in 2007
Awards
  • Chambers USA: Rising Star (2017 and 2018)
  • Intellectual Asset Management: IAM Patent 1000 – The World's Leading Patent Professionals (2016-2020)
  • Managing Intellectual Property: IP Stars (2018-2020)
  • Super Lawyers, Washington: Rising Star (2013–2017)
  • The Best Lawyers in America (2019 and 2020)
Organizations & Affiliations
American Chemical Society, Chemistry and the Law Division
Member
College of Science and Engineering External Advancement Board Western Washington University
Member
Work Experience
Christensen O'Connor Johnson KindnessPLLC
2006 - Current
University of Washington Office of Technology Transfer, Legal Intern
2005 - 2005
Education
University of Washington, J.D., with honors
Graduated 2007
University of Puget Sound, B.S., Chemistry/Mathematics
Graduated 1999
University of Washington, Ph.D., Chemistry/Nanotechnology
Graduated 2006
Western Washington University, M.S., Chemistry
Graduated 2001
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (206) 682-8100
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3600
Seattle, Washington 98101
Seattle, Washington 98101
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