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Mr. Simpson is an associate and a registered patent attorney in the firm's Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Groups. He focuses his practice on IP litigation and patent preparation and prosecution as well as Trademark, Trade Secrets and copyrights.  

Mr. Simpson represents patent clients in an array of technical fields and has significant experience in the chemical and pharmaceutical arts as well as mechanical, process, software and "green" technologies. He also counsels clients on issues in the ever-developing fields of Internet and technology law.  Mr. Simpson performs searches for and drafts opinions regarding patentability, infringement/non-infringement and design-around. Mr. Simpson's prosecution experience includes domestic and international patent applications, including those filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty. 

Mr. Simpson's litigation experience also includes mediation and arbitration, corporate defense, as well as bench trial and motion practice. He has taken and defended dozens of depositions, including those involving designated expert witnesses in diverse professional fields.

Bar Admissions:

Missouri

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri

U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis

American Intellectual Property Law Association

American Chemical Society

Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity

Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity

International Trademark Association

Education:

Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri
LL.M. - Intellectual Property & Technology
Honors: Finalist, American IP Law Association Robert C. Watson Award

Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri
Juris Doctor
Honors: National Moot Court Team; Giles Sutherland Rich IP Moot Court Team

Rockhurst University, Kansas City, Missouri
Bachelor of Science
Honors: Order of Omega Greek Honor Society
Major:  Chemistry