Howard Newman | Portland Intellectual Property Lawyer

With a professional degree in business (MBA) and licensed in four jurisdictions in the United States, Mr. Newman advises corporate and individual clients (both in the U.S. and internationally, including Brazil) on a variety of legal issues. These issues primarily include litigation, business, and intellectual property ("IP").

Mr. Newman has extensive litigation experience, especially in commercial matters, and he particularly enjoys his appellate practice. His litigation experience also includes, among others, intellectual (and real) property disputes, bankruptcy-creditor work, and qui tam and class representation. In the litigation context, Mr. Newman has conducted financial evaluations of multi-million dollar patented products and provided other detailed risk assessment.

As Mr. Newman also conducts those same analyses in arms-length transactions, Mr. Newman advises entities on a range of business issues including contracts, mergers and acquisitions, franchising, leasing, complex negotiations and more. As a former Chief Executive Officer of a company with major secured assets in IP and current owner in several enterprises, Mr. Newman's corporate legal work is also informed by his first-hand experience in the business world.

As a registered patent attorney, Mr. Newman counsels traditional and innovative technology companies in the areas of patents and trademarks, including acquisition, prosecution, licensure, and enforcement / infringement. He also assists during the entity acquisition process. Examples in this area include evaluating a target company's intellectual property portfolio or a transfer of existing IP rights to an acquirer. Mr. Newman also advises foreign technology companies expanding into the U.S. on implementing long-term IP strategies.

Legal clients have included corporate clients ranging from multi-national, multi-million dollar entities to smaller businesses, such as law firms, group practices, and retail establishments, including franchises. Individual clients have ranged from practicing attorneys and other professionals to the person needing basic legal advice. Mr. Newman is ‘Of Counsel’ at multiple law firms and collaborates with a vast network of attorneys, law firms and other professionals both in the United States and abroad.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Owner	Newman Law Offices		Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of Florida Levin College of Law	J.D.	Law School	N/A
University of Florida	MBA	Entrepreneurship and Finance	N/A

State / Court	Date
District Of Columbia	2006
Maryland	2005
Oregon	2011
Florida	2004

• Member | American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (AAJLJ)
  Member | American Bar Association (ABA)
  Member | Bar Association of Montgomery County (BAMC) -- Co-Chair Member Intellectual Property & Technology Law Section
  Member | Bar Association of the District of Columbia -- Patent Trademark Committee
  Member | Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA)
   

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