Richard Black is a registered patent attorney and founding member of BLACK LOWE & GRAHAM PLLC. Richard’s practice focuses on the preparation and prosecution of patents, trademarks, and copyrights, with a particular emphasis on intellectual property audits, software licensing, technology transfer and strategic intellectual property portfolio development and management. He has represented clients of all sizes, from individual inventors and start-up companies to multi-billion dollar companies in hundreds of intellectual property related transactions and disputes in a wide variety of technology areas including Internet, electronic commerce, software, telecommunications, healthcare, civil engineering and construction. He also has served and serves as general or intellectual property counsel to several start-up and emerging technology companies. Richard graduated from the University of Washington in 1988, earning a B.A. in Economics and a BS in Construction Management. He received his J.D. from the University of Chicago in 1991. He was an associate law clerk in litigation with the Chicago international law firms of Baker & McKenzie and McDermott, Will & Emery. Richard has lectured on intellectual property to hundreds of industry leaders and attorneys from around the world.

Practice Areas

Patents, trademarks, copyrights and related litigation.

Education

• J.D., University of Chicago (1991)
• B.S., Building Construction, University of Washington, with Honors (1988)
• B.A., Economics, University of Washington, with Honors (1988)

Admitted

• All Washington State Courts
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

• BLG attorneys selected for 2010 Washington Super Lawyers listing
• BLG prevails in inter partes reexamination; patent claims upheld
• BLG wins patent appeal in European Patent Office