Scott D. Swanson, Registered Patent Attorney | Email Scott | Our email policy
Scott D. Swanson is a registered patent attorney who joined the Firm in 2008. Mr. Swanson has been registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office since March of 2007 and is licensed in Idaho and Utah. Scott is an Idaho native, born and raised in Pocatello, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from the University of Idaho. Mr. Swanson attended Ave Maria School of Law in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on a full tuition scholarship.
In addition to his professional interests, Mr. Swanson enjoys spending time outdoors flyfishing, mountain biking, and downhill skiing. Mr. Swanson is an avid fly fisherman and fly tier who can often be seen with a fly rod on Idaho’s lakes and rivers throughout the year. Mr. Swanson also is an avid hunter who enjoys pursuing upland birds, ducks and geese as well as chasing big game throughout the State of Idaho.
Education:
- J.D. May 2007, Ave Maria School of Law, Ann Arbor, MI
- B.S. Biochemistry December 2003, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
- Attended: Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA, 1999-2001
Contact Information:
- Phone: 208.345.1122
- Toll Free: 877.611.1122
- Email: [email protected]
Admissions:
- Supreme Court of Idaho, Idaho Bar (2009)
- Federal District Court for the District of Idaho (2009)
- Supreme Court of Utah, Utah Bar (2007)
- Federal District Court for the District of Utah (2007)
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
Professional Memberships:
- American Bar Association
- Idaho State Bar
- Utah State Bar
- Utah State Bar Young Lawyers Division
- Utah State Bar Intellectual Property Division
- Idaho State Bar Intellectual Property Division
- Idaho State Bar Young Lawyers Division
- Boise Young Professionals
Awards and Achievements:
- Published article entitled “The Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the iPhone: An Unnecessary Proceeding,” in the August edition of the Journal of Internet Law. The article was originally published in February, 2010 edition of the Idaho State Bar’s publication of The Advocate. The article can be viewed here: https://isb.idaho.gov/pdf/advocate/issues/adv10feb.pdf
- Presented a CLE on nontraditional trademarks entitled “Shapes, Sounds & Scents: A CLE on Nontraditional Trademarks” on May 20, 2010 to the Idaho State Bar Intellectual Property Division.
- Idaho State Bar Intellectual Property Division Treasurer 2009-Present.
- Represented Ave Maria as a member of a two person team in the prestigious Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition in Chicago, IL, regarding patent law in 2006.
- Ave Maria St. Thomas Moore Full Tuition Scholarship
- Listed in Madison Who’s Who 2009