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Jacob Benford is an attorney in DWT's patent group, drawing on experience with computer science and game development to support clients with their most important IP matters.
Before pursuing his J.D., Jacob was a senior software engineer working on mobile games. He has applied this computer science background in claim construction, prior art review, and patent litigation as well as in copyright risk-mitigation recommendations for software developers and artists.
Jacob received his degree from Stanford, where he was highly active in groups focused on IP issues and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Admitted to Practice
- California, 2024
Education
- J.D., Stanford Law School, 2024
- Stanford Alumni Association Community Impact Award, 2024
- Funding Chair & Elected Representative: Graduate Student Council
- Co-chair: Stanford Law DEIB Advisory Board
- Treasurer: First-Generation and Low-Income Professionals
- Treasurer: OutLaw
- Treasurer: Stanford Intellectual Property Association
- Black Law Students Association
- Transgender Gender-Variant & Intersex Pro Bono Project
- Small Business and Entrepreneurship Law Project
- B.S., Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2017
- Dean's Honor List
- Youth Technology Instructor: UW-Madison Division of Information Technology
- Founder & Treasurer: Mixed Race Student Union
- Wisconsin Union Directorate Film Committee
Professional Recognition
- Keith Wetmore Diversity Fellow, 2022
Background
- Summer Associate, Morrison Foerster LLP, Palo Alto, Calif., 2023
- Clinical Law Student, Juelsgaard Intellectual Property and Innovation Clinic, Stanford, Calif., 2023
- Senior Software Engineer, PerBlue Entertainment Inc., Madison, Wis., 2016-2021