Judy Jennison
- Seattle
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Judy is a strategic trusted advisor to the world's most sophisticated technology companies on intellectual property and related issues.
Partner Judy Jennison represents technology companies in intellectual property litigation and counseling. She has particular knowledge in the application of copyright law to software.
Judy served as lead counsel for the successful search engine defendant in Kelly v. Arriba Soft, a landmark fair use case. She has participated in a number of leading copyright cases, including Nintendo v. Galoob, Adobe v. Southern Software, and MGM v. Grokster. The former chair of the firm's Trade Secrets practice, Judy also focuses on trade secret litigation and counseling.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- Rutgers School of Law, J.D., Managing Business Editor, Rutgers Law Review, 1991
- Smith College, A.B., Mathematics, 1986
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
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California
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District of Columbia
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New Jersey
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Related Employment
- Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, Senior Attorney, 2004-2006; 2008-2011, Associate General Counsel, 2006-2008
- Perkins Coie, Menlo Park; San Francisco, CA, Partner, 2000-2003; Of Counsel, 1999
- Fenwick & West, LLP, Palo Alto, CA, Associate, 1997-1999
- Steinhart & Falconer, LLP, San Francisco, CA, Associate, 1993-1997
- Mudge, Rose, Guthrie, Alexander & Ferdon, LLP, New York, NY, Associate, 1991-1993
Professional Recognition
Named by Best Lawyers in America "Trade Secrets Law Lawyer of the Year," 2023; "Copyright Law Lawyer of the Year," 2025
Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property, 2019-2025; Trade Secrets, 2023-2025; Copyright; Trademark Law, 2025
Impact
Professional Leadership
- ChIPs, Pacific Northwest Chapter, Co-Chair
- Copyright Society of the USA, Seattle Chapter, Co-Chair
- Eastside Legal Assistance Program, Board Member and Volunteer, 2005-present; Vice President, 2009; President, 2010-2011
- Seattle Intellectual Property American Inn of Court, Master, 2010-2018
