Tim J. Billick

Tim J. Billick

Partner
Seattle, WA

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Prior to joining Practus, Tim was the Founder and Managing Member at TBillick Law PLLC. He also served as a Patent Attorney at Christensen O’Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC and Lowe Graham Jones. Tim focused his practice on: 

 

  • Intellectual Property Law 
  • Patent Law 
  • Trademark Law 
  • Consumer Law 
  • Patent Litigation 
  • Trade Secret Law 

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

Tim has litigated intellectual property cases in federal courts across the country, with a heavy emphasis on Washington and California federal courts. He’s served as first or second-chair trial counsel in seven trials throughout his career covering utility and design patents, trademarks, and copyrights; and has argued before the Ninth Circuit and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals. Tim also manages the intellectual property portfolios of dozens of businesses and prosecutes patents and trademarks before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. In his patent practice, Tim prosecutes mechanical and computer software related inventions.   

TALKS/SEMINARS

  • Co-Presenter, “Intellectual Property Fundamentals for Creators,” Geek Girl Con, Nov. 2019 
  • Presenter, “LinkedIn Can’t Shake the Scrapers: CFAA and Web Crawlers,” KCBA, Mar. 2020 
  • Co-Presenter, “Tips and Tricks from the Court: Ask Me Anything Regarding Patent Litigation,” Seattle IP Inn of Court, April 18, 2024 
  • Regular Presenter, “IP for Musicians: Don’t Mess this Up,” monthly webinar for musician coaching group “Austere.”   
  • Guest Lecturer, “Branding Yourself: Personality Rights for College Athletes,” Washington State University, September 9, 2024.  

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & BOARD MEMBERSHIPS

  • Copyright Society of the United States of America 
  • International Trademark Association 
  • Washington Lawyers for the Arts 
  • Chair of the Intellectual Property Section of the King County Bar Association 2016-2018 

CLERKSHIPS

  • 2011 Summer Extern, U.S. District Court Judge Hon. Richard L. Young for S.D. Indiana 

CONNECT WITH ME

At Practus, we handle complex and challenging legal matters. I look forward to talking to you about how we can best meet your goals.

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