Brad Olson is counsel in the Washington, DC office of Dickstein Shapiro in the Intellectual Property Practice. Mr. Olson has extensive experience in patent litigation, including the handling of discovery, motion, and trial practice, retaining experts and consultants for trial, coordinating jury focus groups, and preparing witnesses for deposition and trial testimony. He advises clients on patentability, infringement, and validity issues, including anti-counterfeiting enforcement and industrial design matters with an emphasis in the biotechnology and biomedical implant and medical device fields. He has prepared and negotiated complex intellectual property rights transfer agreements, including patent litigation settlements, patent licenses, and computer software and hardware agreements. Mr. Olson has been involved in all aspects of patent and trademark litigation in U.S. District Courts, ITC Section 337 hearings, and patent litigations in the United States as well as in several European countries in conjunction with foreign counsel. He has also successfully defended clients involved in patent interference proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.

Bar Admissions

District of Columbia Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Education

Central Connecticut State University, B.A., 1980
University of Connecticut, M.S., 1985
Franklin Pierce Law Center, J.D., M.I.P., 1994