Jerry Nagae is an of counsel IP attorney with over four decades of experience advising clients across various industries on patents, trademarks, copyrights, IP transactions, and litigation. He has held leadership roles at COJK and is recognized by multiple legal directories.
Jerry supports clients across a wide range of technologies and industries, including automotive, heavy tools and machinery, consumer goods, sporting goods, food processing, video and audio hardware and software development, robotics, automated warehouses, airport ground support equipment, and semiconductor processing and packaging. He provides valuable legal opinions and advice to assist clients in developing comprehensive intellectual property programs to protect and defend their IP interests, both domestically and in foreign countries.
Jerry is recognized in Chambers and Partners’ Chambers USA, Managing IP’s IP Stars, Intellectual Asset Management's IAM Patent 1000 – The World's Leading Patent Professionals, and World Trademark Review's WTR 1000 – The World's Leading Trademark Professionals. He has been named to the list of The Best Lawyers in America since 1991 and has been selected by the publication as a "Lawyer of the Year," and he has been named to the list of Washington Super Lawyers since 2003.
Education
- J.D., University of Washington School of Law
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University
Bar & Court Admissions
- Washington State Bar
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Professional Experience
- Christensen O'Connor Johnson KindnessPLLC
Seattle, WA, 1982 – present - Graybeal & Uhlir
Seattle, WA, 1978 – 1982
Technical Experience
- Mechanical Design Engineer
Hyster Company
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- International Trademark Association
- King County Bar Association
- Washington State Patent Law Association