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Lane M. Chitwood 
Boise, Idaho
phone (208) 562-4900
fax (208) 562-4901
email lchitwood@parsonsbehle.com
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Lane Chitwood is a registered patent attorney whose practice focuses on intellectual property and other complex litigation. He has handled a wide range of intellectual property cases in courts across the United States, including patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, licensing and domain name disputes, and has represented clients in complex business disputes in both federal and state courts. In addition, Mr. Chitwood provides intellectual property prosecution and counseling, particularly related to patents and trademarks, and has experience addressing cyber-squatting via UDRP proceedings. He has worked as an extern for the International Trade Commission and the Board of Patent Appeals & Interferences and as a patent examiner intern for the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Mr. Chitwood is licensed to practice in the state of Oregon.

Areas of Practice:
Complex Business Litigation
Intellectual Property Litigation
Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Domain Names
Trials & Appeals
Bar Admissions:
Idaho
Oregon, 2005
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2003
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
Education:
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 2005
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude


Northwest Nazarene University, 2002
B.S.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Major:  Engineering Physics
Major:  Philosophy


Published Works:
Ethics for Intellectual Property Attorneys, 4th Annual Inland Empire Intellectual Property Institute, Washington State Bar Association CLE Publications (2011)


Three Free Ways to Protect Your Trademarks Online, Idaho Statesman Business Insider, p. 10 (Mar. 9, 2011)


Infringement – Divided It Falls: BMC v. Paymentech, Oregon State Bar CLE Publications (2008)


Patent Cases and Controversies: MedImmune v. Genentech, Oregon State Bar CLE Publications (2008)


Representative Cases:
After a 4-week jury trial in California, obtained a complete defense verdict on behalf of a national organization defending against claims seeking $30 million for purported antitrust violations, unfair competition, and interference with contract