Mark Lorbiecki is a registered patent attorney and focuses his practice on patent prosecution; patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret litigation; intellectual property due diligence; intellectual property license and purchase contracts, and intellectual property agreements in the context of employment.

Mark earned a mathematics degree from Saint Thomas University in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1979, and a law degree from the University of Minnesota in 1982. In 1998-99, Mark completed the electrical engineering curriculum at the University of Washington. Prior to joining LOWE GRAHAM JONES PLLC, his practice emphasized commercial litigation and employment law, primarily in the Seattle area. Between 1980-85, he served as a Judge Advocate in the U.S. Navy.

Mark is currently the vice president elect of the Washington State Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section. He was the President in the 2004 term of the Washington State Patent Lawyers Association.

Adjunct Professor, North Seattle Community College, International Trade Institute, Seattle, Washington, 1992-1995; Immigration Law, Import and Export Regulation, Intellectual Property Protection, License and Franchise Law, and International Dispute Resolution.

Guest Lecturer, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 2001-2003 Intellectual Property Management (Professors Gerald Barnett and Dan Woo). Mark has been twice selected to deliver the “Best of the Best” CLE presentations for the Washington State Bar Association. He has been the CLE Chair for WSBA program “Intellectual Property for the Rest of Us” for its five sessions.

Practice Areas

Patent prosecution

Education

• J.D., University of Minnesota (1982)
• B.S., Mathematics, Saint Thomas University (1979)

Admitted

• United States Supreme Court
• All Washington State Courts
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• U.S. Court of Military Appeals
• Various admissions pro hac vice

Bar and Professional Affiliations

• Washington State Bar Association
• Washington State Patent Lawyers Association; President, 2004-Present.
• San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association
• Patent and Trademark Office Society
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Teaching

• Adjunct Professor, North Seattle Community College, International Trade Institute, Seattle, Washington, 1992-1995; Immigration Law, Import and Export Regulation, Intellectual Property Protection, License and Franchise Law, and International Dispute Resolution.
• Guest Lecturer, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 2001-2003 Intellectual Property Management (Professors Gerald Barnett and Dan Woo).
• CLE Chair for WSBA program “Intellectual Property for the Rest of Us.”

Community Involvement

• CLE Lecturer, including selection for “WSBA’s Best of CLE 2003”
• West Seattle Rotary Club; Club Service Chair, 1999-2000

• LGJ Attorneys selected for 2011 Washington Super Lawyers listing