Attorneys: Frank J. Dykas | Robert L. Shaver | Stephen M. Nipper | Elizabeth Herbst Schierman

Robert L. Shaver joined the Firm in 1995. Since joining the firm, Mr. Shaver has worked on patent, trade secret, copyright, and trademark litigation, and the drafting and prosecution of patent and trademark applications. Mr. Shaver has been a registered patent attorney since 1998. He is licensed to practice law in the states of Washington and Idaho, the Federal District of Idaho, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Mr. Shaver's background includes twelve years of experience working as a scientist on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Richland, Washington. His work at Hanford included developing computer expert systems for hazardous and radioactive waste, inspecting analytical laboratories throughout the United States, and designing software for performing computer simulations of the Hanford site for waste generation projections. He also worked in the analytical chemistry labs at Hanford.

In addition, Mr. Shaver holds statewide pesticide consultant and statewide tree fruit consultant (Washington state) licenses. Mr. Shaver worked for seven years in the food processing industry in the areas of new product research and development, microbiology, and quality assurance, and spent two years in the aluminum industry in analytical laboratories. He has experience in mechanical fields, microbiology, analytical chemistry, hazardous and radioactive waste, environmental compliance, software development, horticulture, food processing, metallography, and construction.

Mr. Shaver has a Bachelor's Degree in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from California State University at Stanislaus. He also received a Master's in Business Administration from City University of Bellevue, Washington. Mr. Shaver received his Juris Doctor in 1995 from the University of Idaho.

Mr. Shaver is the author of technology and invention law blog (blawg) covering the history of technology, and including information relevant to independent inventors, small businesses, and intellectual property law in general. This blog will be found at: Patent Pending.