
Marcellus Chase
Patent Attorney and Adjunct ProfessorMarcellus Chase is an attorney at Randall Danskin in Spokane, Washington. A registered patent attorney, he advises clients in all aspects of intellectual property, and has assisted with several complex intellectual property litigation matters in state and federal courts and the International Trade Commission. Professor Chase is well-versed in the practice, intricacies and nuance of university technology transfer. Prior to entering private practice with a large, well-known international law firm, he worked in-house at a major research university for more than two and a half years. His experience includes the representation of numerous start-up companies, non-profit organizations, universities, as well as well-established medium and large companies. As part of his practice, he negotiates and advises on research and development agreements, licensing contracts, M&A deals and related due diligence, software agreements, website terms of use, privacy policies, and franchise agreements and required disclosures. Professor Chase helps clients develop and implement high-level and granular strategies to protect and enforce patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and other proprietary assets to achieve business objectives. Professor Chase also teaches patent law and intellectual property at the University of Idaho College of Law, part-time. When he’s not teaching or practicing law, he enjoys cycling, baseball, and the great outdoors, and is scoutmaster of a boy scout troop in Spokane Valley, WA.
- Intellectual Property
- Patents
- Patent Appeals, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution
- Trademarks
- Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Communications & Internet Law
- Internet Law, Media & Advertising, Telecommunications Law
- Idaho
- Idaho State Bar
- ID Number: Pending
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- Kansas
- Kansas Supreme Court
- ID Number: 26949
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- Missouri
- The Missouri Bar
- ID Number: 58743
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- U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
- ID Number: 56,664
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- Washington
- Washington State Bar Association
- ID Number: 56020
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- Adjunct Professor
- University of Idaho College of Law
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- Adjunct professor teaching patent law and intellectual property law
- Principal
- Randall Danskin P.S.
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- Patent attorney and intellectual property specialist
- Intellectual Property Attorney
- Kutak Rock LLP
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- Patent attorney and intellectual property specialist
- Associate
- Sonnenchein Nath & Rosenthal (now Dentons)
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- Patent attorney and intellectual property specialist.
- Patent Attorney and Intellectual Property Asset Manager
- Saint Louis University
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- In-house technology transfer specialist
- Saint Louis University School of Law
- J.D. (2006) | Law
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- University of Missouri - St. Louis
- B.A. (2003) | Physics
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- Honors: Cum Laude
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- University of Missouri - St. Louis
- B.A. (2003) | Communication Theory & Rhetoric
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- Honors: Cum Laude
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- Washington State Bar Association  # 56020
- Member
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- State Bar of Kansas
- Member
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- The Missouri Bar
- Member
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- Website
- Randall Danskin