Professional Biography

Karl Klassen Partner

  • Seattle

    D +1.206.359.3490

    F +1.206.359.4490

    Seattle

    1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900

    Seattle, WA 98101-3099

    +1.206.359.3490

    KKlassen@perkinscoie.com

  • San Diego

    T +1.858.720.5700

    F +1.858.720.5799

    San Diego

    11452 El Camino Real, Suite 300

    San Diego, CA 92130-2080

    +1.858.720.5700

    KKlassen@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Experience

Connected Devices and IoT Technology

Prodea

Provided patent portfolio planning for IP monetization, including marketplace studies, patent preparation, and prosecution in the fields of IoT devices, remote patient monitoring, and streaming technology.

Smartvue

Advised on patent portfolio planning for IP monetization, including patent preparation, prosecution, evaluation and analysis for IoT company in the fields of end-to-end cloud surveillance and IoT video solutions and services. Served as Smartvue’s patent counsel through acquisition by Johnson Controls.

Sensormatic

Provided patent preparation, prosecution and strategic counseling for surveillance technology and IoT devices.

Medical

Amplify Surgical Inc

Provided strategic counseling, patent preparation, and prosecution for expandable interbody fusion devices for spinal procedures.

CARLSMED, Inc.

Provided strategic counseling, patent preparation, and prosecution for patent-specific surgical plans and spinal devices.

Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.

Provided patent preparation, prosecution and strategic counseling for aesthetic devices before and after acquisition by Allergan.  

Vertiflex, Inc.

Provided patent portfolio planning, development and counseling, including patent preparation and prosecution for spinal technologies. Served as Vertiflex’s patent counsel for several financing rounds.  

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.

Provided patent portfolio planning, development and counseling, including patent preparation, prosecution, evaluation and analysis for medical device company in the fields of automate tissue processing and slide staining for cancer diagnostics and digital pathology. Served as IP counsel prior to and after Roche’s acquisition of Ventana in 2008.

Light Sciences Oncology

Represented Light Sciences Oncology in patent prosecution matters, freedom to operate studies and portfolio development related to photodynamic therapies, energy emitting catheters and implantable devices.

Twelve

Provided patent preparation, prosecution and strategic counseling for heart valve delivery systems.

Innovative Pulmonary Solutions (now Holaira)*

Counseled IPS on strategic analysis, developed patent portfolio and preparation and prosecution of patent applications generally directed to lung minimally invasive lung denervation technology. 

Semiconductor Technology

Micron Technology, Inc.

Advised on patent preparation and prosecution in the fields of semiconductor packaging, LED manufacturing and wafer processing.

Mechanical Devices

InkBed, Inc.

Provided comprehensive patent counseling, patent preparation, and prosecution for tattoo furniture, motorized tattoo beds and tattooing accessories. Provided patent counsel for enforcement actions, including patent litigation relating to tattoo furniture.

Private Company

Provided comprehensive patent counseling, patent preparation and prosecution for articulating television mounts and motorized television mounts. Provided patent counsel for enforcement actions, including district court litigation.

American Rifle Company

Provided patent preparation, prosecution and strategic counseling for rifles and firearm accessories, such as accessory rails and scope rings.

*Prior experience

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Bar and Court Admissions

  • Washington
  • California
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Education

  • University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco, J.D., 2003
  • Stanford University, M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2000
  • California State University, Fullerton, B.S., Mechanical Engineering; Minor Mathematics, high honors, 1998