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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  • 12.12.2012
    Let the Race Begin: U.S. Joins the World in Rewarding the First Inventor to File
    Updates
    On March 16, 2013, the America Invents Act (AIA) changes U.S. patent law from a first-to-invent system to a first-inventor-to-file system, which moves U.S. patent law into closer harmony with most industrialized nations throughout the world. Among other practical consequences, this change will (1) expand the scope of what constitutes prior art and (2) phase out interference proceedings used to resolve disputes regarding who first invented a technology.
  • 09.16.2021
    IntuitiveX 5th Year Anniversary
    Speaking Engagements

    Sponsorship
    IntuitiveX / Seattle, WA

    Perkins Coie was a sponsor of the IntuitiveX 5th Anniversary held in Seattle, WA, on September 16, 2021.
  • 10.21.2020
    2nd Annual HealthTech Summit
    Speaking Engagements
    Sponsorship
    IntuitiveX / Virtual
  • 07.27.2015
    Open Innovation: An Intellectual Property Rights Perspective
    Speaking Engagements
  • 07.28.2014
    Open Innovation and the Creation of Intellectual Property Rights
    Speaking Engagements
    Center for Advanced Study & Research on Intellectual Property (CASRIP)
    University of Washington / Seattle, WA
  • 06.10.2014
    ZinoLife (Life Science Investment Forum)
    Speaking Engagements
    Bellevue City Hall / Bellevue, WA
  • 11.02.2011
    Intellectual Property in the Medical Device Industry
    Speaking Engagements
    UW Professional and Continuing Education / Bellevue, WA

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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