Av. Jim White
BACKGROUND Jim White specializes in the domestic and foreign prosecution of software and Internet-related patents, and also provides services in strategic planning and analysis of patent portfolios, patent validity and infringement opinions, and patent licensing. He received his technical degrees from Stanford University, including an M.S. in Computer Science (1991) and a B.S. in Symbolic Systems with an emphasis in Artificial Intelligence (1989).
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Jim White is a ip attorney based in Federal Way, Washington, practicing at VLP Law Group LLP. Admitted to practice in Washington, Washington State Bar Association and District of Columbia, USPTO. Educated at University of California Berkeley (J.D., 1997) and Stanford University (—, 1991). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Patent Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Information Technology Law (2026). Serands clients in Federal Way, WA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- BACKGROUND Jim White specializes in the domestic and foreign prosecution of software and Internet-related patents, and also provides services in strategic planning and analysis of patent portfolios, patent validity and infringement opinions, and patent licensing
- He received his technical degrees from Stanford University, including an M.S. in Computer Science (1991) and a B.S. in Symbolic Systems with an emphasis in Artificial Intelligence (1989)
- After over six years of work as a software engineer in the Silicon Valley, he returned to Boalt Hall at the University of California, Berkeley, where he received his J.D. (1997) and was appointed to the Order of the Coif
- While at Boalt Hall, he was an Executive Editor of the Berkeley Technology Law Journal
- EXPERIENCE Jim’s professional experience includes research and development work at several companies, including Nortel Networks and Rockwell International
- He has extensive expertise in a number of software-related technologies and e-commerce applications, including communications protocols, cryptography, object-oriented programming, telecom, data mining, operating systems, networking, decision theory, artificial intelligence, compilers, and parallel-processing
- Jim has spoken on and is co-author of the publication, “Software Patents: Procuring and Enforcing,” The Patent Resources Group, October 1999, as well as authoring several other software-related legal publications
- AFFILIATIONS Jim is admitted to the Washington State Bar (1997) and is registered to practice before the U.S
- Patent and Trademark Office
- He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association and the Washington State Patent Law Association
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Why local counsel matters in Washington
Practicing law in Washington. Legal matters in Washington are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Federal Way are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Washington state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Washington brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Washington courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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