Senior Counsel
Attorney Assistant
Teneil Watson
twatson@wnlaw.com
(801) 533-9800
Experience
Joined Workman Nydegger in 2023
Paralegal
Robyn Phillips’s practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and counseling clients on matters that involve intellectual property disputes and protecting their intellectual property, including trademarks, patents and copyrights. Robyn is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and is admitted to the Federal Circuit, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. District Courts of Utah and Oregon.
With significant experience in inter partes proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office involving trademark oppositions and cancellations and resolving internet and domain name disputes, Robyn also has years of experience preparing trademark and patent applications in the U.S. and foreign countries. She engages in the preparation of licenses and other contracts related to intellectual property matters as well as opinions relating to infringement and/or validity of patents.
Services & Technologies
Services
- Copyright
- E-Commerce
- International IP
- IP Counseling
- Licensing and Transactional Work
- Litigation
- Patents
- Post-Grant Patent Proceedings
- Trade Secrets
- Trademarks
Technologies
Experience
Complex IP Litigation, Inter Partes Conflicts & Mediation and Arbitration
- Patent Infringement, U. S. and Europe
- Trademark Infringement
- U.S. Trademark Oppositions and Cancellations
- European Patent and Trademark Oppositions
- Copyright Infringement
- Trade Dress Infringement
- Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
- Breach of Contract
- Unfair Business Practices
U.S. Prosecution of IP
- Trademark Prosecution
- Patent Prosecution
International Prosecution of IP
- Trademark Prosecution
- Patent Prosecution
Licensing, Other Transactional Work & Client Counseling
- U.S. and Foreign Licensing of Intellectual Property Rights, Including Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets, and Know How
- Employment Agreements & Invention Ownership
- Non-Competition Covenants
- Non-Disclosure Agreements
- Assignments of Intellectual Property Rights
- Patentability Opinions
- Trademark Searches and Clearance Opinions
- Patent Infringement Opinions
- Due Diligence Investigations of IP Portfolios During Acquisition or Merger Transactions
- Defensive Opinions of Non-infringement and Design Around Strategies
Mechanics & Mechanical Engineering
- Medical and Dental Devices
- Exercise & Training Equipment
- Sports Equipment
- Manufacturing Equipment
Computer Systems, Software, E-Commerce, Business Methods & Information Technology
- Internet Technologies
Pharmaceutical, Chemical, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
- Material Sciences
Education & Admissions
Education
J.D., University of Idaho, 1994
M.S., Engineering, Portland State University, 1991
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Idaho, 1987
Admissions
Utah State Bar
Oregon State Bar
Registered Patent Attorney, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Recognitions
2016 – 2022, The Best Lawyers in America©
Technical Editor, Idaho Law Review
2007 – 2009, “Utah Legal Elite”, Utah Business Magazine
Memberships & Activities
American Bar Association (ABA)
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
David K. Winder IP Inn of Court
International Trademark Association (INTA)
Women Lawyers of Utah
Insights & Events
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