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James L. Cornwell, Attorney | Email Jim | Our email policy

James L. (Jim) Cornwell joined the Firm in 2008. Mr. Cornwell is an attorney licensed to practice law in Idaho and the Federal District of Idaho.

Mr. Cornwell‘s background includes industrial and commercial electrical power and lighting system design, design and programming of digital building automation systems. He also has extensive experience supporting and troubleshooting aircraft electrical power generation and distribution systems and aircraft lighting systems.

Mr. Cornwell received a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Idaho. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (Electrical) in Idaho and Washington. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Idaho in 2002.

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SCOTT D. SWANSON | 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 has been a licensed attorney (Utah) since October of 2007. 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.

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 Utah, 2007, Utah Bar
• Federal District Court for the District of Utah, 2007
• United States Patent and Trademark Office

Professional Memberships:

• American Bar Association
• Utah State Bar
• Utah State Bar Young Lawyers Division
• Utah State Bar Intellectual Property Division

Awards and Achievements:

• 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

This information is prepared exclusively for the use of clients and friends of Dykas, Shaver & Nipper, LLP, and others interested in the areas of technology and intellectual property law. The materials herein are general and should in no way be construed as legal advice or legal opinions on specific facts and are intended solely to provide our clients and interested business persons with general information.

The registered patent attorneys at Dykas, Shaver & Nipper, LLP (Frank J. Dykas, Robert L. Shaver, and Stephen M. Nipper and Elizabeth Herbst Schierman) are all licensed to practice in the State of Idaho. Additionally, Mr. Shaver is licensed to practice law in the State of Washington. Our principal office is located in Boise, Idaho. Again, the information provided in this web page is offered for informational purposes only; it is not offered as and does not constitute legal advice. Dykas, Shaver & Nipper, LLP does not seek to represent you based upon your visit or review of this web page site. This web page site may be considered advertising under the rules of Idaho. You should not make legal hiring decisions based upon brochures, advertising or other promotional materials.

For legal advice on specific facts concerning Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Licensing, Infringement or other intellectual property issues, please contact a registered patent attorney.

Any questions regarding the use of this material should be directed to Stephen M. Nipper.

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• Sending electronic mail to any of the attorneys at Dykas, Shaver & Nipper, LLP does not alone create an attorney-client relationship.
• We cannot represent you until we know that doing so will not create a conflict of interest.
• Please remember that electronic mail sent over the Internet is not secure and that you should avoid including sensitive, confidential information in unencrypted messages. We cannot guarantee the confidentiality of electronic mail communications.
• We do not always check our electronic mail daily. Additionally, due to the volume of electronic mail we receive each day, we cannot guarantee that we will respond to unsolicited electronic mail from non-clients daily.
• Additionally, Robert L. Shaver is licensed to practice in Washington and all other attorneys of the firm are licensed to practice in the State of Idaho. Thus, we cannot respond to inquiries regarding the law of other states.
• In addition, we currently limit our practice exclusively to intellectual property law and cannot respond to general inquiries regarding legal issues.

Dykas, Shaver & Nipper LLP specializes in many different areas of intellectual property
protection in the United States and abroad, including:

• Patents
• Trademarks
• Trade secrets
• Copyrights
• Licensing &
• Litigation

Our technical expertise includes electrical, semiconductor, chemical, biological, mechanical, medical, computer, and software arts, including business methods.