Law Office of Karen Dana Oster, LLC

telephone (503) 810-2560, fax (503) 638-0367

PMB 506, 16869 SW 65th Avenue

Lake Oswego, OR  97035

karen@oregonpatent.com

 

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Ideas. Inventions. Patents.

Law Office of Karen Dana Oster, LLC

Oregon Patent Attorney

© 1992-2009 Karen Dana Oster

Education:

1992: BS, Computer Engineering, California

               State University Long Beach.

1990: JD, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles.

1987: BA, English, University of California

               Santa Barbara, with honors.

 

Experience:

2002-present:  Law Office of Karen Dana

                     Oster, LLC

1999-2001: Miller Nash.

1994-1999: Chernoff, Vilhauer, McClung

                 & Stenzel.

1993-1994: Poms, Smith, Lande & Rose.

 

Admissions:

1995: Oregon.

1994: US Patent and Trademark Office.

1991: California.

 

Publications:

2009: “Patents and E-Commerce” Chapter of the Oregon State Bar Computer and Internet Law Section e-Commerce Deskbook.

1995-2001: Federal Circuit Patent Case Digests published by West Group.

 

Memberships:

Oregon State Bar Intellectual Property Section (executive committee 1994-2002, chair 2001), Oregon State Bar Computer and Internet Section (executive committee 2005-present), American Bar Association, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and several other intellectual property organizations, bar associations, and barrister groups.

 

For over fifteen years Karen has been assisting businesses and individuals turn ideas into patents. She realizes that each client has unique intellectual property needs and uses creative solutions to help her clients achieve their goals. Karen takes the time to explain the patenting process so that each client understands the available options. Karen is committed to providing quality patenting services at reasonable prices.

Karen's computer engineering degree was directed to a combination of software, digital electronics, and analog electronics. Karen has written and/or prosecuted patents in almost every technological category.

Representative patents available upon request. Please send a basic technological category (e.g. software, business method, mechanical, electrical) and some additional information such as the general field of your invention (e.g. medical, computer, audio, printing, games, tools, sporting goods). Requests may be sent to karen@oregonpatent.com.