Chad M. Smith
1525 Fourth Ave.
Suite 800
Seattle, Washington 98101

Communication Center
Phone: (206) 217-2200
E-mail: Email Me
Fax: (206) 217-2201
Web site: http://www.AXIOSLaw.com

Mr. Smith joined the firm in 2004. He has been involved in the procurement of trademarks and strategic branding issues with companies in the private sector. Additionally Mr. Smith was a trademark examining attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He also counsels clients on patent related matters. His technological background encompasses gas-based cooling systems, semiconductors, as well as computer networking technologies. His area of emphasis covers a wide variety of trademark, trade secret and patent issues, with particular focus on mechanical devices and systems. Typical clients of Mr. Smith’s are companies with visionary trademark portfolios and other product and service providers.

Areas of Practice:
60% Trademark Matters
25% Patent Matters
10% Technology Transactions
5% Intellectual Property Litigation

Bar Admissions:
Minnesota
Washington

Education:
William Mitchell College of Law, St Paul, Minnesota, 1996
Juris Doctor

University of Minnesota Institute of Technology, Minneapolis, MN, 1990
B.S. - Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics

Published Works:
Undressing Abercrombie: Defining When Trade Dress is Inherently Distinctive, Trademark Reporter 160, 87, 1997

Honors and Awards:
Robert C. Watson Award

Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society Student Paper Contest Winner