William W. Cochran
- Founding member
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(970) 492-1101
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Areas Of Practice
- Technology Licensing
- Preparation of Opinions
- Counseling
- Litigation Preparation
- Electrical Engineering
- Software
- Internet Technologies
- Computer Technology
- Telecommunications
- Optical Systems
- Radar, Ultrasound, Lasers and Control Systems
- Display and Communications Technology
- Mechanical Systems
Certified Legal Specialties
- Registered Patent Attorney, United States Patent and Trademark Office, 1973
- Professional Ski Instructors Association, Certified Instructor
Bar Admissions
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1973
- District of Columbia, 1975
- Colorado, 1983
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1975
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2006
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 1983
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1992
Education
- George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia
- Juris Doctor - 1974
- Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
- B.S., Bachelor of Science - 00/1969
- Honors: Eta Kappa Nu, Sigma Tau, Tau Beta Pi
- Major: Electrical Engineering
Published Works
- Selected Cares of CAFC re Doctrine of Equivalents, IDEA, Vol. 28, Nos. 3 & 4, pgs.253-274
- Author, Software Transactions
- Co-author, U.S. Trademark Association Treatise on Colorado Trademark Statutes
Representative Cases
- Digital Control Inc. & Merlin Technology Inc. v. The Charles Machine Works
- Storage Technology Corp. v. Quantum
- The Heat Exchange Heating and Air Conditioning, LLC v. Heat Exchanger Experts, Inc.
- Tailored Lighting, Inc. v. Osram Sylvania Products, Inc.
Representative Clients
- Symbios Logic, Inc.
Classes/Seminars
- Avoid Enablement and Best Mode Problems, American Intellectual Property Law Association, 1992 Mid-Winter Conference
- How to Conduct an IP Audit, American Intellectual Property Law Association, 1996 Mid-Winter Conference
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Colorado Bar Association, Chairman, Section of Patent, Trademark, Copyright, 1992 to 1993
- American Intellectual Property Law Association, Subcommittee Chair
- American Bar Association, Subcommittee Chair
- Colorado Bar Association, Trademark and Copyright Section, Past Chair of the Patent
- National Council of Intellectual Property, Former Councilman
- IEEE, Former Member
Past Employment Positions
- Hewlett Packard Co., Intellectual Property Litigation Manager
Pro Bono Activities
- U.S. Ski Coaches Association
Ancillary Businesses
- Professional Ski Instructors Association, Certified Instructor
Fraternities/Sororities
- Sigma Tau
- Eta Kappa Nu
- Tau Beta Pi