William W. Cochran
Super Lawyers®Computer Technology Lawyers in Fort Collins, CO in Fort Collins, CO
Education
Legal Education
- George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1974
- Juris Doctor
Non Legal Education
- Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 1969
- B.S., Bachelor of Science
- Honors: Eta Kappa Nu, Sigma Tau, Tau Beta Pi
- Major: Electrical Engineering
Current Employment Position(s)
- Founding member
Past Positions
- Hewlett Packard Co., Intellectual Property Litigation Manager
Classes and Seminars
- Avoid Enablement and Best Mode Problems, American Intellectual Property Law Association, 1992 Mid-Winter Conference
- How to Conduct an IP Audit, American Intellectual Property Law Association, 1996 Mid-Winter Conference
Representative Cases
- Digital Control Inc. & Merlin Technology Inc. v. The Charles Machine Works
- Storage Technology Corp. v. Quantum
- The Heat Exchange Heating and Air Conditioning, LLC v. Heat Exchanger Experts, Inc.
- Tailored Lighting, Inc. v. Osram Sylvania Products, Inc.
- Ancillary Businesses
- Professional Ski Instructors Association, Certified Instructor
Pro Bono Activities
- U.S. Ski Coaches Association
- Representative Clients
- Symbios Logic, Inc.
Published Works
Articles
- Selected Cares of CAFC re Doctrine of Equivalents, IDEA, Vol. 28, Nos. 3 & 4, pgs.253-274
- Author, Software Transactions
- Co-author, U.S. Trademark Association Treatise on Colorado Trademark Statutes
Bar Admissions
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1973
- District of Columbia, 1975
- Colorado, 1983
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1975
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2006
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 1983
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1992
- Specialties and Certifications
- Registered Patent Attorney, United States Patent and Trademark Office, 1973
- Professional Ski Instructors Association, Certified Instructor
Other Affiliations
- Colorado Bar Association, 1992 - 1993 (Chairman, Section of Patent, Trademark, Copyright)
- American Intellectual Property Law Association, Subcommittee Chair
- American Bar Association, Subcommittee Chair
- Colorado Bar Association, Trademark and Copyright Section (Past Chair of the Patent)
- National Council of Intellectual Property (Former Councilman)
- IEEE (Former Member)
- Fraternities and Sororities
- Sigma Tau
- Eta Kappa Nu
- Tau Beta Pi
Attorney Details
| Full Name | William W. Cochran |
| Firm | Cochran Freund & Young LLC |
| Address | 2026 Caribou Drive, Suite 201, Fort Collins, CO 80525 |
| Phone | 970-492-1100 |
| Phone | 970-492-1101 |
| Website | www.patentlegalco.com |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |