Elliott J. Williams
Experience
Elliott Williams is an associate in the firm’s Intellectual Property group and serves
clients in matters involving patent litigation, intellectual property disputes, patent
prosecution, new product clearance, trade secrets and diligence review of inventionrelated assets. He is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office and has worked on a variety of mechanical, kinematic and optical
innovations. Elliott has also participated in federal court litigation relating to trade
secrets, patents, trademarks and commercial supply contracts.
Prior to joining Stoel Rives, Elliott was a law clerk with the Major Crimes Section of
the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston, a summer associate at Stoel Rives LLP and a
judicial extern with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Before starting his legal career, Elliott was a freelance web programmer and a junior
Associate
and senior high school teacher at a small private school in Beaverton, Oregon.
Portland, OR
Presentations
(503) 294-9571 direct
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(503) 220-2480 fax
Presenter, "Trade Secrets, Noncompetes, and Preventing Employee Data Theft,"
Stoel Rives Breakfast Briefing, Sept. 2015
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elliott.williams@stoel.com
Presenter, “Teva v. Sandoz,” Stoel Rives Patent Law Group, Feb. 2015
Education
Publications
• Harvard Law School, J.D. • University of
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St. Andrews (Scotland), M. Litt., Modern
Contributor, “Chapter 17: Employee Mobility, Restrictive Covenants, and Trade
Secrets”, Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation, American
Bar Association, 2015 edition
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Admissions
Contributor, “Intellectual Property Considerations,” Washington Lawyers’
• Oregon • U.S. District Court for the
Practice Manual, Business Law Chapter, 2015
District of Oregon • U.S. Patent and
“Equitable Discretion and the Patent Owner’s Delay,” Boston Patent Lawyers
Association Newsletter, 2014
Professional Activities
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Member, Federal Circuit Bar Association
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Member, Intellectual Property Section, Oregon State Bar
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Member, Multnomah County Bar Association
Civic Activities
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History • Hillsdale College, B.S., Physics
Volunteer, Legal Aid Society of Oregon
Trademark Office