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Mr. Trask, of counsel, brings over forty-five years of experience in transactional and litigation matters, primarily in the fields of intellectual property and commercial law. He has extensive experience, both as an advocate and as a neutral, in arbitration proceedings involving technology, performing arts, intellectual property, and commercial disputes. Mr. Trask has also often served as a mediator. His educational and practice backgrounds include matters involving mechanical, chemical, electrical/electronic, medical, and related technologies.

Mr. Trask serves as an arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau and the American Arbitration Association. He has received Martindale Hubbell's AV rating, the publication's highest rating, and has been listed in "The Best Lawyers in America" for ten consecutive years.

    Technical Expertise
  • Extensive patent prosecution experience in the medical, chemical, mining, electromechanical, electronic, construction, synthetic fuels, health and sporting goods industries
  • Practice emphasizes patent preparation and prosecution, licensing, contract negotiation, trademark prosecution, and related dispute resolution, including both alternative dispute resolution and litigation
    Prior Professional Experience
  • In private patent practice in Salt Lake City since 1967
  • Patent Attorney, Chemical Division of PPG Industries, 1962-1967
  • General Corporate Practice, Peter Kiewit Sons' Construction Company, 1961-1962
  • Research Scientist, Dept. of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Mayo Memorial Hospital, 1959-1961
  • Teaching Assistant, University of Minnesota, 1957-58
  • ADR panelist since 1975
    Education
  • University of Minnesota, B.S. in Metallurgy, 1958
  • University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., Law Review, 1961
    Bar Admissions
  • Minnesota Bar, 1961
  • U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, 1963
  • Utah Bar, 1968
    Court Admissions
  • Minnesota and U.S. District Court of Minnesota, 1961
  • Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah, 1968
  • U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1973-1982
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1973
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
    Community & Professional Organizations
  • Wasatch Mountain Club - Board of Directors
  • Utah Entrepreneur Challenge (University of Utah) - Judge
  • Salt Lake Jazz Society - Board of Directors
  • American Arbitration Association - Commercial and Intellectual Property Panels
  • International Center for Dispute Resolution (ICDR)
  • Association for Dispute Resolution (ACR)
  • Utah Dispute Resolution (Community Mediation Center)
    Joined Firm
  • Founder, Sole Practice 1969 and Founder, TraskBritt, 1973
   
     
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