Greg Raburn
Counsel
Greg Raburn is a patent attorney who prosecutes patents directed to electrical and software technologies, such as cloud computing, information security, storage systems, virtualization, cryptographic solutions, blockchain technology, and cryptocurrency. Before joining Davis Wright Tremaine, he worked as a software engineer and a patent examiner. Now Greg utilizes his years of professional experience as an inventor, engineer, patent examiner, and patent attorney to develop optimum patent prosecution strategies to expeditiously secure high-quality, valuable, and enforceable patents for his clients.
As an engineer, Greg worked for one of the world’s top five semiconductor manufacturers and its subsidiaries for more than 11 years. During that time, he designed, coded, tested, and implemented web and database applications for engineering and other internal departments, and he managed teams of software engineers, mechanical engineers, technicians, and technical writers. Greg also was an inventor on two issued patents.
As a patent examiner for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Greg examined patent applications for computer-graphics processing and visual display systems, encountering technologies related to augmented reality, image processing, object processing, computer animation, graphics memory, and graphics-processing hardware and software.
Issued patents
Method for Using Supervised Model to Identify User, U.S. Patent No. 9,355,155. View patent document. (Filed Aug. 19, 2015).
System for Managing and Scheduling Containers, U.S. Patent No. 9,256,467. View patent document. (Filed Nov. 11, 2014).
Network Interface with On-Board Packet Processing, U.S. Patent No. 9,413,783. View patent document. (Filed June 2, 2014).
Patent services for Fortune 100 e-commerce company
Patent services for international payment services provider
Admitted to Practice
- Oregon, 2011
- Washington, 2015
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2009
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 2012
Education
- J.D., University of Georgia School of Law, 2011, cum laude
- Notes Editor, Journal of Intellectual Property Law
- Intellectual Property Society
- Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity
- B.S., Computer Engineering, Oregon State University, 1992
Memberships & Affiliations
- Region 8 Representative, House of Delegates, Oregon State Bar, 2017-present
- American Bar Association, 2011-present
- American Intellectual Property Law Association, 2011-present
- Washington State Patent Law Association, 2014-present
- King County Bar Association, 2015-present
- Malheur County Bar Association, 2016-present
Professional Recognition
- Named "One to Watch" by Best Lawyers in Patent Law, 2025
Background
- Patent Examiner, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, Va., 2012-2014
- Summer Associate, Mitch Harris, Attorney at Law, Athens, Ga., 2010
- Software Engineer, MPC Computers (formerly MicronPC, a subsidiary of Micron Technology), Nampa, Idaho, 2008
- Software Engineer, Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho, 2007
- Programmer/Analyst, State of Idaho, Boise, Idaho, 2006-2007
- Software Engineer, MPC Computers (formerly MicronPC, a subsidiary of Micron Technology), Nampa, Idaho, 2005-2006
- Software Development Engineer, Lionbridge Technologies, Boise, Idaho, 2003-2005
- Engineering Department Manager, MicronPC (a subsidiary of Micron Technology), Nampa, Idaho, 1993-2002