Johnathan E. Mansfield
Shareholder
503-796-2088 Direct (Portland)
206-407-1534 Direct (Seattle)
jmansfield@schwabe.com
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Professional Experience
Johnathan Mansfield is a shareholder in the firm's Intellectual Property and Patent Law practice group, focusing on intellectual property litigation and advice, including patent, trade secret, trademark, copyright, and other intellectual property matters. He is also the head of the firm's document retention and electronic discovery practice.
Mr. Mansfield has had extensive litigation experience involving a variety of hardware and software technologies, and has litigated in numerous federal and state courts and in the International Trade Commission, at both the trial and appellate level, and in arbitration. He is known for his advocacy skills, in particular, for his ability to help judges and juries understand complex technical issues. He has also helped large and small companies plan for and execute efficient document retention and electronic discovery systems.
Mr. Mansfield is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Lewis & Clark Law School, where he co-teaches the Patent Litigation course. In 2009, he was named an Oregon Super Lawyer by Law & Politics magazine for his work in intellectual property litigation. This peer-elected distinction is bestowed upon only the top 5% of all attorneys in the state of Oregon.
Before joining Schwabe, Mr. Mansfield practiced intellectual property litigation with Morrison & Foerster in San Francisco. After graduating from Cornell Law School (magna cum laude, Order of the Coif), Mr. Mansfield clerked for the Honorable Conrad K. Cyr, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, in Maine. He was an Articles Editor for the Cornell Law Review.
Presentations & Seminars
Electronic Discovery 101, MBA Young Lawyers Section, Portland, May 6, 2008
Attacking and Defending Patent Validity in Light of Recent Supreme Court Decisions, Portland, July 19, 2007
KSR v. Teleflex Roundtable Discussion, Portland, June 5, 2007
Obtaining and Managing Your Business' Intellectual Property, Bellevue, May 17, 2007
Patent Litigation Seminar For Business People, Portland, September 28, 2006
Licenses & Customer Suits (CLE, Or. State Bar), October 2005 Professional & Community Activities
Mr. Mansfield is active in several civic and professional organizations:
• Board Chair, All Classical KBPS radio station
• Board Member, Federal Bar Association, Oregon chapter
• Oregon Entrepreneurs Network
• Oregon Patent Law Association
• Owen M. Panner Inn of Court
• Intellectual Property Section, Oregon State Bar
• Portland City Club Admitted to Practice
Oregon State Courts
Washington State Courts
California State Courts
District of Columbia Courts
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
United States District Court, District of Oregon
United States District Court, Northern District of California
United States District Court, Central District of California
United States District Court, Western District of Washington
United States District Court, Eastern District of Washington
United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
United States District Court, District of Columbia
Education
Cornell Law School, Doctor of Laws, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif (1993)
Portland State University, Master of Science degree, graduation honors (1990)
University of Oregon, Bachelor of Music degree (1985)
Articles
The Supreme Court Releases Bilski: Business Methods May Still Be Patentable; The Machine or Transformation Test Survives, But Is Not The Sole Test For Patentability
Top Ten Ways to Protect Your Business’s Intellectual Property
The Patent Landscape Quakes Again, as Federal Circuit Redefines "Willful Infringement"
New Federal Rules Affect Electronic Discovery: Check Your Document Retention Policy Now
Patent Litigation Changes After Ebay v. MercExchange
Nanotech firms need legal strategies
Avoid the Blackberry® Jam by Managing Your IP Risk
U.S. High Court Loosens Restrictions on Tying IP Products
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