About Us

 

Jefferson Coulter Owner

Direct Dial:  206.957.8181 Direct Fax:  206.260.2893 Email:  Jeff@CoulterTM.com

Jefferson represents clients in state and federal court in disputes involving claims of intellectual property infringement, unfair competition, and commercial misconduct. He also represents trademark owners in proceedings before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Outside of the office, Jefferson has taught intellectual property for video game designers at DigiPen Institute of Technology and frequently speaks to entrepreneur and artist groups on best practices to protect content, brands and trade secrets, minimize business risks, and expand product offerings through licensing, franchising, and sales. He publishes Copyright or Wrong, a blog that reports on developments in copyright law and content policy.

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

Author, Take it Down! (Using the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.) The AXIOM (Fall 2007)

Author, Franchising to expand your business and your brand . The AXIOM (Spring 2008)

Lecturer, Intellectual Property and Contracts for Game Designers, DigiPen Institute of Technology (Redmond, 2008)

Presenter, Copyrights, Contracts, and First Amendment issues for artists, Washington Lawyers for the Arts (Tacoma, 2007)

Presenter, Protecting your emerging company. BizJam 2007 (Seattle, WA)

Presenter, International Privacy Laws and the Internet, INET 2002 (Washington, DC)

PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Washington State Bar Association
Member, International Trademark Association
Member, Copyright Society of the United States
Member, Greater Seattle Business Association
Member, Biznik

EDUCATION

J.D., Gonzaga University, 1998
B.A., West Virginia University, 1996

BAR ADMISSIONS      

Washington
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
U.S. Court of Appeals (Federal Circuit)
U.S. Court of Appeals (Ninth Circuit)