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James B. Arpin
Partner
Intellectual Property
The Warner
1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20004-2400
United States of America
Phone: 202.639.7735
Fax: 202.639.7890
Education and Honors
M.S., electrical engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, 2000

J.D. (magna cum laude), Boston University School of Law, 1989
Editor in Chief, Probate Law Journal

B.S.E., finance, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, 1981

B.A.S., applied science, University of Pennsylvania, 1981

Admissions and Affiliations

District of Columbia Bar, Intellectual Property Law Section

Maryland State Bar

Massachusetts Bar

United States Patent and Trademark Office

United States Supreme Court

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

United States District Courts for the Districts of Maryland, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia

American Bar Association

American Intellectual Property Law Association
Practice Areas

Concentration

Developing, licensing, maintaining, managing, and enforcing patent and other intellectual property assets, primarily those involving mechanical, electrical, software, and biomedical technologies 

Summary

Although experienced in a number of fields, James Arpin focuses primarily on advising clients in all areas of intellectual property law and technology transfers. His practice emphasizes the drafting and prosecution of U.S., non-U.S., regional, and international patent applications.

Mr. Arpin counsels both corporate clients and individual inventors on all aspects of intellectual property protection, licensing, enforcement, risk analysis, and dispute resolution. He helps clients develop intellectual property protection programs and helps them manage, maintain, and exploit intellectual property portfolios. He also has experience in the taxation of transfers of intellectual property.

Upon graduation from the University of Pennsylvania, Mr. Arpin was commissioned as an ensign in the United States Navy. During five years of active duty, he served two division officer tours on combatant ships making deployments to the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. He served in the U.S. Navy on active duty and in the Naval Reserve from 1977 through 2002, attaining the rank of lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve.

Representative Engagements

  • Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha – drafting and prosecution of U.S. patent applications; counseling on management and development of intellectual property portfolio; rendering non-infringement and validity opinions; counseling on litigation issues
  • Campbell Soup Company – drafting and prosecution of U.S. and non-U.S. patent applications; counseling on management and development of intellectual property portfolio; counseling on licensing issues
  • Sanden Corporation – drafting and prosecution of U.S. and non-U.S. patent applications; counseling on management and development of intellectual property portfolio; counseling on licensing issues
  • Henny Penny Corporation – drafting and prosecution of U.S. and non-U.S. patent applications; counseling on management and development of intellectual property portfolio; counseling on licensing issues
  • Thoratec Corporation – drafting and prosecution of U.S. and non-U.S. patent applications; counseling on management and development of intellectual property portfolio; counseling on licensing issues