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Gary Thunell

IP Paralegal at Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC
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Expert intellectual property professional with experience in trademarks, copyright law, and licensing.
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Nashville Metropolitan Area, US
Skills
  • Trademarks
  • Intellectual Property
  • Prosecution
  • Licensing
  • Copyright Law
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Gary Thunell is a seasoned intellectual property professional with extensive experience in trademarks, copyright law, and licensing. He has worked as an IP Paralegal for various law firms and companies, including Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC, SVP Worldwide, and Microsoft.

Experience

  • Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC
    • Seattle, Washington, United States
    • IP Paralegal
      • Mar 2021 - Apr 2024
      • Seattle, Washington, United States

  • SVP Worldwide
    • Senior Paralegal
      • Feb 2019 - Mar 2021

  • Self-employed
    • Greater Nashville Area, TN
    • Trademark Paralegal
      • Aug 2018 - Feb 2019
      • Greater Nashville Area, TN

  • JMR LAW GROUP PLLC
    • Boise, Idaho
    • Trademark Paralegal
      • Sep 2016 - Jul 2018
      • Boise, Idaho

  • Cooley LLP
    • Seattle
    • Senior Trademark Paralegal
      • Apr 2013 - Sep 2016
      • Seattle

  • Reed & Scardino LLP
    • IP Paralegal, Independent Contractor
      • Aug 2012 - Mar 2013

      IP Paralegal, working in Seattle area for Austin-based law firm

  • JMR LAW GROUP PLLC
    • Seattle, WA
    • IP Paralegal, contract-basis
      • Aug 2011 - Mar 2013
      • Seattle, WA

      Trademark and copyright matters

  • Microsoft
    • Redmond, WA
    • Trademark Paralegal
      • Mar 2007 - Jul 2011
      • Redmond, WA

      Assist attorneys in all aspects of busy trademark practice, including: Clearance and counseling: conduct preliminary and full worldwide trademark searches and prepare risk analysis memoranda to clients; successful oversight of international clearance projects including WINDOWS AZURE™.Prosecution: manage outside counsels' filing of trademark applications, office action responses, renewals and maintenance of registrations; update in-house database. Enforcement: 100% success in take-downs of infringing sites on Twitter.com; supervise outside counsels’ responses to, and sending of, cease-and-desist letters and filing/defending UDRP actions, oppositions and cancelations both within and outside the U.S.; conduct on-line investigations of third-party trademark use. Licensing: prepare in-bound and out-bound license agreements. Assignments (acquisitions): prepare U.S. assignment agreements and work with foreign counsel in preparation of international assignments for transfers of trademark ownership. Hosting/training: host International Trademark Association Roundtable on "Managing Trademarks in a Down Economy," June 2010; provide trademark prosecution training to the trademark team, and training in trademark basics to an internal client team.Recognition: company-granted awards include three “IP&L (Intellectual Property & Licensing) Star” awards for “outstanding performance,” among others.

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
    • Trademark Paralegal
      • Oct 2003 - Feb 2007

      Support attorneys in trademark practice. Conduct trademark clearance and report on risk to clients; prepare trademark applications and other documents related to trademark prosecution; assist attorneys with enforcement and assignment matters.Work on-site at Starbucks headquarters assisting the in-house trademark team on a part-time basis as a Dorsey paralegal.

  • Perkins Coie LLP
    • Trademark Paralegal
      • Aug 2000 - Oct 2003

      Support attorneys in trademark practice. Work included management of thousands of domain names for a large (now defunct) financial institution.

  • Foster Pepper PLLC
    • Trademark Paralegal
      • Oct 1999 - Jul 2000

      Support attorneys in trademark practice.

  • Cooley Godward
    • Legal Assistant
      • Oct 1987 - Sep 1999

      Litigation; Trademarks

Education

  • 1990 - 1992
    San Jose State University
    Master of Business Administration, BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES
  • 1982 - 1982
    University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
    Paralegal Certificate, Litigation
  • 1980 - 1982
    California State University
    Bachelor of Arts, Psychology

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