Atty. Margie B. Aoki
Margie Aoki collaborates with clients to develop strategies to protect their intellectual property, working closely with inventors to craft robust utility and design patent applications that highlight the client’s innovations. During examination, Margie encourages open communication with patent examiners to find the most efficient path towards allowance.
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Margie B. Aoki is a ip attorney based in Seattle, Washington, practicing at Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC. They have 21+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2005. Admitted to practice in Washington, Washington State Bar Association (2005). Educated at Seattle University (J.D., 2005) and University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (B.S., 1999). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Patent Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Technology Law (2026). Serands clients in Seattle, WA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Margie Aoki collaborates with clients to develop strategies to protect their intellectual property, working closely with inventors to craft robust utility and design patent applications that highlight the client’s innovations
- During examination, Margie encourages open communication with patent examiners to find the most efficient path towards allowance
- Margie’s experience extends to freedom-to-operate and validity opinions, design-around strategies, and due diligence for portfolio acquisitions
- Her pragmatic approach to the review of third-party patent assets provides a deliverable that compliments the business considerations of the client
- Margie advises clients on technologies related to food processing equipment, tools and machinery, heavy duty vehicles, alternative and clean energy, surveillance equipment, mobility support devices, consumer products, medical devices, pharmaceutical dispensing, cable connection and repair systems, and spacecraft systems
- Margie is named to Intellectual Asset Management’s IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals, is recognized in the 2025 edition of Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars, and is included in the list of The Best Lawyers in America
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Margie B. Aoki handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
IP attorneys protect inventions, brands, and creative work through patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright, and trade-secret enforcement.
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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 Seattle 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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