Jerry Nagae's practice spans over four decades, encompassing all aspects of intellectual property law providing vital counsel to clients on patents, trademarks, copyrights, IP transactions, and litigation. Jerry supports a wide range of clients in various fields such as automotive, 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.
With his extensive experience, Jerry is able to provide 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.
As part of the leadership at COJK, Jerry has served on the firm’s executive committee and as managing member. Jerry is recognized annually in 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