Registered Patent Attorney, Rylander & Associates PC
Portland, Oregon Area
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- Owner at Rylander & Associates PC
- Education
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- Lewis & Clark Law School
- University of Portland
- University of Washington
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Kurt Rylander’s Summary
Mr. Rylander is an experienced trial attorney and a registered patent attorney. He handles all aspects of intellectual property representation. Mr. Rylander prepares and prosecutes applications for patents, trademarks, and copyrights. His patent practice includes both domestic and international applications and prosecution. He also handles intellectual property suits. He Rylander regularly appears in State and Federal courts, at the trial level, and at the appellate level.
A native of the Pacific Northwest, after receiving his juris doctor with honors and serving on law review, Mr. Rylander practiced law for a number of years in Washington DC, where he handled commercial, regulatory, constitutional, and intellectual property law suits against the Federal Government and private entities.
He has tried numerous jury trials to verdict as lead trial attorney. He has represented plaintiffs and defendants in cases for patent infringement, trademark infringement, copyright infringement, and unfair competition, as well as government contract cases and general litigation in Federal courts. He has secured preliminary injunctions against patent and trademark infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and against hiring of key personnel pursuant to noncompetition and trade secret provisions.
He has prosecuted patent applications in the mechanical, chemical, material science, business, software, electrical circuit, and manufacturing arts, among others. He has conducted successful patent appeals before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. He is one of the few patent practitioners to handle a Section 146 civil action in District Court to review (and successfully reverse) a priority interference decision by the BPAI. He has prosecuted trademark applications and successfully handled trademark opposition proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board.
Kurt Rylander’s Specialties:
Registered Patent Attorney with substantial experience handling patent, trademark, and copyright drafting, prosecution, licensing, and litigation.
Kurt Rylander’s Experience
Kurt Rylander’s Education
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Lewis & Clark Law School
J.D. cum laude , 1991 — 1994
Law Review member
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University of Portland
Mathematics and Computer Science 1989 — 1991
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University of Washington
B.A. , Economics (degree) and Mathmatics (concentration) , 1984 — 1989
- Activities and Societies:
- Delta Upsilon; UW Yacht Club
Additional Information
Kurt Rylander’s Interests:
Patents and intellectual property, Federal and state trials and appeals
Kurt Rylander’s Groups:
Rotary International, American Intellectual Propery Law Association, U.S. Supreme Court Bar Association, Washington and Oregon Bar Associations
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Kurt Rylander’s Honors:
Juris Doctor, cum laude honors
Law School Dean's Fellowship for Excellence in Academics
Am. Jur. Award for Excellence in Conflict of Laws
Law Review Member
Law Review writing contest award winner
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