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Brent P. Lorimer

Brent P. Lorimer

Title: Shareholder

Company: Workman Nydegger

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

Educational Background

J.D., cum laude, Brigham Young University, 1982
B.A., Brigham Young University, 1978


Huntsman School Interactions:

Huntsman Venture Forum - March 23, 2018

Biography

Brent P. Lorimer's wide-ranging technical and litigation experience contribute to his success in intellectual property and complex commercial litigation. His practice focuses on patent, trademark, copyright, licensing and trade secret litigation and related counseling. He has led litigation teams in a wide variety of technologies, including radar-based "dilemma zone" systems, automatic lane allocation, measurement of volume, occupancy and other traffic patterns, embolic microspheres for use in treatment of uterine fibroids and other benign and malignant tumors, nanofibers used in stents and other devices, devices and methods for thromboembolectomy, devices and methods for angiography, hemostasis methods using devices employing chitosan, endoluminal graft and stent design and placement, blood pressure transducers, acute and chronic dialysis catheters, e-commerce, dental bleaching compositions, GPS technology, thin film optics, exercise equipment, nutritional supplements and industrial wastewater treatment, among others. Brent has obtained eight-figure awards and settlements for his clients in patent litigation, as well as directing the successful defense of claims against his clients. He has also represented clients before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in IPR and other post-grant proceedings, mediation and arbitration matters and inter partes proceedings before the European Patent Office. Brent has an active trademark / unfair competition practice, representing both plaintiffs and defendants across the country and has represented clients in high-stakes commercial litigation in a wide variety of legal disputes.

When he is not practicing law, Brent loves spending time with his beautiful wife, children, and grandchildren. He has spent most of his adult life leading and counseling teenagers and young adults, trying to help them navigate the difficult decisions confronting young people today. On the weekends, Brent is a part-time cowboy, gathering and branding cows and providing comic relief for the real cowboys.

Videos:

Huntsman Venture Forum: Creating Sustainable Businesses