Brian D. Tucker

Brian Tucker is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property section. He has extensive experience drafting and prosecuting patent and trademark applications around the world. He manages a large portfolio of patents and trademarks for clients in many different business sectors, including technology, medical devices, vehicles and automation, education, legal solutions, health and wellness, and many more. Brian’s background in computer engineering has helped him specialize in patent prosecution for software and computer-related technologies.

Brian has extensive experience with licensing and other agreements, along with patent and trademark disputes, both before the USPTO and the federal circuit.

Brian strives to provide pro bono services to individuals without the means to pay for legal services. He routinely volunteers through the International Trademark Association (INTA) Pro Bono Clearinghouse. He also regularly provides non-IP pro bono services and welcomes solicitations.

Educación

• The George Washington University Law School, JD, with honors, 2008
  • Editor, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Quarterly Journal
• University of Utah, BS, Computer Engineering, 2005

Experiencia

Patentes

• Patent drafting and prosecution
• Reexaminations
• Inter partes reviews
• Invalidity and infringement analysis
• Cease and desist letters
• Licensing and assignments
• Patent strategy consultation

Trademarks

• Filing and prosecution
• Oppositions
• Cancellations
• Civil litigation
• Infringement analysis
• Cease and desist letters
• Licensing and assignments
• Trademark strategy consultation

Copyrights

• Registration
• Civil litigation
• Infringement analysis
• Cease and desist letters
• Licensing and assignments

Agreements

• SaaS agreements
• End-user license agreements
• Terms and conditions

Pro Bono

• TM registration
• TM disputes
• Utah-based civil disputes
• Simple business formation

• Oficina de Patentes y Marcas Registradas de los Estados Unidos
• Utah

• Mountain States Super Lawyers: Rising Star in IP (2018)
• Utah Legal Elite: Intellectual Property (2021)