Douglas Baldwin

Current

Principal at Douglas Baldwin PC

Past

Assistant General Counsel for Intellectual Property at Shell Oil Company

Education

University of Houston Law Center
University of Florida

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Industry

Law Practice

Douglas Baldwin’s Summary

My primary interest is in helping individual inventors, start-up companies, and small companies with their intellectual property needs.

Frequently, intellectual property is the primary asset of value for a start-up company. At the very least, it is certainly something carefully considered by investors. Yet, many who start companies do not clearly understand what intellectual property rights are important, how they are acquired and protected, and what they may cost.

At Shell Oil I served as Assistant General Counsel for Intellectual Property at Shell Oil Company, responsible for all intellectual property law issues in Shell. My work including significant involvement in alternative energy technologies. Prior to becoming Chief IP Counsel, I served Shell in various other capacities, including Manager of Process Licensing, Patent Group [Polymers] Manager, and Research Engineer working in petroleum refining (catalytic cracking and reforming).

I have taught courses on Technology Licensing, Trade Secret Law and Patent Law as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston College of Law, which is consistently ranked one of the top intellectual property programs in the US. I have also held a number of distinguished posts in the intellectual property law community, including Intellectual Property Law Section Chair of the State Bar of Texas.

Douglas Baldwin’s Specialties:

My experience includes chemical and biochemical processes – alternative energy technology, biofuels, coal processing, petroleum refining, etc., as well as mechanical devices. For those things that I cannot efficiently handle I have numerous contacts that can be accessed.

Douglas Baldwin’s Experience

Principal

Douglas Baldwin PC

(Law Practice industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

Intellectual Property Law practice in College Station.
Specialize in patent law practice - preparation, prosecution, counseling, opinions and expert testimony.
Assistant General Counsel for Intellectual Property

Shell Oil Company

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; RDS; Oil & Energy industry)

March 1966 — January 1992 (25 years 11 months)

Assistant General Counsel for IP (Chief Intellectual Property Law Counsel). Headed diversified IP team of about 20 attorneys in all phases of Intellectual Property Law practice for Shell in the United States.

Douglas Baldwin’s Education

University of Houston Law Center

JD , Law , 1960 — 1966
University of Florida

BChE , Chemical Engineering , 1952 — 1956

University of Houston Law Center
Degree: JD

Activities and Societies:

Alpha Chi Sigma
Order of the Barons
Christian Legal Society