Seattle
(206) 903-8785 P
(206) 903-8820 F

Edward Bulchis

Partner

Partner in the Intellectual Property practice group. Practice in all areas of intellectual property law with emphasis on patent prosecution and counseling in complex electrical technologies and patent litigation.

Representative Transactions

Patent portfolio development and strategic planning.
Patent preparation and prosecution for clients ranging from start-up businesses to multinational corporations in a variety of electrical, optical and mechanical fields, particularly semiconductors, memory devices, computer architecture, field emission displays, and patient monitoring systems.
Patent infringement and validity studies and opinions.
First chair patent litigation, including bench and jury trials, primarily in the electrical fields, including microprocessor emulators, microprocessor testers, aircraft flight computers, digital pressure sensors, anti-theft radios, and sonar transducers.

Admissions

United States Patent and Trademark Office
Washington
United States Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Federal Circuits
United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
State Courts of Washington and pro hac vice in various United States District Courts in various jurisdictions

Honors

"Best Lawyers in America," 1991-2006 (Intellectual Property Law)
"America's Leading Business Lawyers," Chambers USA, 2006-2007 (Rank 1)
Washington "Super Lawyers," Law & Politics Magazine, 1998-2007
"Best Lawyers in Seattle," Seattle Magazine, 1997-2001, 2006 (Patents and Litigation)

Education

Georgetown University Law Center
J.D., 1974
Northeastern University
B.S.E.E., Electrical Engineering, 1970

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