J. Dustin Howell - Associate

Primary Practice Focus

• U.S. Prosecution of IP
  • Patent Prosecution
  • Trademark Prosecution
  • Copyright Registrations

Other Practice Experience

• International Prosecution of IP
  • Patent Prosecution
  • Trademark Prosecution

• Licensing, Other Transactional Work & Client Counseling
  • Non-Disclosure
  • Patentability Opinions
  • U.S. Licensing of Intellectual Property Rights, Including Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights

Technical Experience

• Mechanics & Mechanical Engineering
  • Exercise & Training Equipment
  • Medical and Dental Devices
  • Industrial Products
  • Consumer Products
  • Sports Equipment
  • Manufacturing Equipment and Processes
  • Petroleum Down Hole Tool Technologies

• Physics & Optics
  • Optical Filters
  • Microscopes

Publications

• J. Dustin Howell, Saving Orphans from Abuse and Neglect: An Evaluation and Proposal Regarding the Problems Associated with Orphan Works, N.Y. St. B.A. Ent. Arts & Sports L.J., Spring 2008, at 28

Education

• J.D., William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, cum laude, 2007
• B.S., Physics, Westminster College, cum laude, 2004

Professional Admissions and Associations

• Utah State Bar
• Registered Patent Attorney
• American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
• American Bar Association

Other Information of Interest

• Judicial Intern, Judge Kent J. Dawson, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, May - July 2005
• Winner of the William S. Boyd School of Law’s Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition
• Member of the Nevada Law Journal