Elizabeth Herbst Schierman, Registered Patent Attorney
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PRACTICE AREAS:
- Patents / Trademarks / Copyrights
Elizabeth Herbst Schierman joined the Firm in 2006 and is a registered patent attorney who works with businesses and individuals to identify, protect, enforce, and defend their intellectual property rights. Ms. Schierman came to the Firm after serving as a federal judicial law clerk to Chief United States Magistrate Judge Larry M. Boyle in the District of Idaho.
Ms. Schierman holds a degree in Chemical Engineering and has experience working with a broad range of intellectual property in industries such as the food processing, agriculture, mechanical, and electrical engineering industries. She is the current Chair of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the Idaho State Bar.
Prior to making Idaho her home in 1997, Ms. Schierman lived abroad in Belgium, the United Kingdom, and West Germany. With a father who is a trombonist and a mother who is a violinist, music instructor, and avid quilter, Elizabeth Schierman has always been a supporter of the arts and enjoys spending time drawing, knitting, playing the piano, and singing in a local music group. Ms. Schierman is also active in the local chapter of Girls in Tech, and works with the organization to encourage other women in technology-focused fields.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
- University of Idaho Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering Advisory Board
- Intellectual Property Law Section of the Idaho State Bar - Past Chair
- Professionalism and Ethics Section of the Idaho State Bar
BAR ADMISSIONS:
- United States Patent and Trademark Office - 2006
- State of Idaho - 2005
- United States District Courts for the District of Idaho - 2005
EDUCATION:
- Juris Doctor, University of Idaho - 2005
Law Review
National Moot Court Competition Team - B.S. Chemical Engineering, magna cum laude, University of Idaho - 2002
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:
- Federal Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorably Larry M. Boyle, then Chief
United States Magistrate Judge, District of Idaho - 2005-2006 - Intellectual Property Intern, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories,
Inc. - 2004-2005 - Technology Transfer Assistant / Federal Reporting Officer, Washington
State University Research Foundation - 2003-2005 - Research Assistant, D.C. Drown Associates - 2001-2002
- Teaching Assistant in”Reactor Kinetics and Design” and “Engineering
Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer” Classes, University of Idaho Department of
Chemical Engineering - 2000-2002
PRESENTATIONS:
- Notable Differences Between the Rules of Civil Procedure in Idaho’s State and Federal Courts, CLE Presentation, IDAHO STATE BAR, Jan. 27, 2010 (co-presented with Mindy Willman)
- What Innovators in Technology Should Know About Intellectual Property, Presentation to GIRLS IN TECH BOISE, Mar. 3, 2010
- Protect Your Intellectual Property Rights & Avoid Violating Another’s IP Rights, Presentation at MERIDIAN TECHNICAL CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, May 4, 2010
- Recognizing A Business’s Intellectual Property Needs, Presentation for University of Idaho College of Law Third-Year Law Students, Oct. 7, 2010
- IP Transactions: Identifying & Transferring Ownership, CLE Presentation, IDAHO STATE BAR, Apr. 6, 2011
PUBLICATIONS:
- Moral Rights Under Federal Law, THE ADVOCATE, Aug. 2008, at 23
- Orphan Works: Congress Considers Lessening Penalties for Copyright Infringers, THE ADVOCATE, Mar./Apr. 2009, at 16
- Civil Procedure in Idaho: An Examination of Significant Differences Between the Rules of Procedure of the Idaho State and Federal Courts, 46 IDAHO LAW REVIEW 13 (2009) (co-authored with Katie Ball)
- .COM and .NET, Make Room for .TRADEMARK: What Trademark Holders Should Know About the New gTLD Program, THE ADVOCATE, Feb. 2010, at 25
NEWS:
- April 2011: Elizabeth Schierman Gives Presentation to Idaho Lawyers on IP Transactions
- May 2010: Elizabeth Schierman Headed Back to High School