R. GREGORY ISRAELSEN
Attorney
Greg Israelsen focuses on intellectual-property litigation, representing
clients in patent disputes related to electrical, computer-hardware,
computer-software, and mechanical arts. He also represents clients in
copyright--and trademark-infringement actions.
During law school, Mr. Israelsen worked as a summer associate at the
firm. He also clerked for a patent boutique, where he drafted and
prosecuted patent applications for a Fortune 50 client and was part of a
litigation team in a trademark-infringement action for a nationwide food
franchise.
Before law school, Mr. Israelsen formed his own company and developed smartphone apps for mobile
platforms. Several of his apps won awards from a well-known smartphone manufacturer and were
featured on a top technology website.
Mr. Israelsen studied Electrical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign and at
Brigham Young University. He earned a Bachelor of Science, with University Honors, from Brigham
Young University. He earned a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at
Brigham Young University. In law school, he served as Vice President of the Student Intellectual
Property Law Association, Vice President of the Student Bar Association, Senior Editor on the Brigham
Young University Law Review, and Managing Articles Editor on the BYU Journal of Public Law. He was
a member of the IP Moot Court, Vis International Commercial Arbitration, and Moot Court teams. He
also won the local Giles S. Rich IP Moot Court competition two years in a row, going on to represent
his school at the regional competition in California. And he received the Faculty Award for Meritorious
Achievement and Distinguished Service and the John S. Welch Award for Outstanding Legal Writing.
Mr. Israelsen has extensive international experience. He lived for several years in Hong Kong and
Caracas, Venezuela, and has traveled all over the world. He is fluent in spoken Cantonese and
conversant in Spanish.
Mr. Israelsen practices in the Washington, DC office of Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Office
1100 13th Street, NW
Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20005-4051
T 202.824.3000
F 202.824.3001
[email protected]
Education
B.S. 2009, Brigham Young University
J.D. 2013, J. Reuben Clark Law
School
Bar Admissions
2013, Illinois
2014, District of Columbia
Court Admissions
Supreme Court of Illinois
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Memberships
American Bar Association (ABA)
Practice Areas
Appellate Litigation
Copyright
Counseling, Opinions & Licensing
Counterfeit Goods Seizure
Jury Trials
Litigation
Patent Prosecution
Trade Dress
Trade Secrets
Trademarks
Industries
Electrical & Computer Technologies
Internet, E-Commerce & Business
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