Brian Coleman
Partner
Services & Specializations
- Patent Prosecution and Counseling
- Trademarks and Copyrights
- Intellectual Property
- Medical Technology
- Artificial Intelligence and Software
- Emerging Growth and Venture Capital
- Life Sciences
- Portfolio Management
- Patent Monetization
- Blockchain
- Financial Services Technology
- Robotics, Drones and AI
Admissions
California;
US Patent & Trademark Office
Address
3000 El Camino Real | 5 Palo Alto Square Suite 400, Palo Alto, CA 94306
Office Tel.
650.645.9071
Overview
Brian counsels in all aspects of intellectual property law including patent and trademark prosecution. An entrepreneur, lawyer and engineer, he represents companies in industries such as enterprise software, robotics, medical software and technology, artificial intelligence, clean tech, fintech, gaming, and Web3. His services include portfolio management, blue sky patent development, handling IP audits and strategy, opinions of counsel, prelitigation patent defense and assertion, appeals, reissues, and reexaminations.
- IAM Patent 1000, 2020-2023
- Wiley W. Manual Award for Pro Bono Legal Services, State Bar of California
- JD, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, 1998
- MS (Systems Engineering), University of California, San Diego, 1991
- BS (Electrical Engineering), University of California, San Diego, 1990
- Panelist. “Spatial Computing,” February 2, 2021.
- Speaker. “Challenge Lab: Accelerating IP Innovation,” Spring 2016 IEOR 185, Berkeley, CA, May 2, 2016.
- Speaker. “Spring 2016 Silicon Valley Immersion Program,” Spain Tech Center, San Francisco, CA, April 26, 2016.
- Speaker. “Software Patents in China and the U.S.,” Gaolulin Foundation’s U.S. and China Intellectual Property Dialogue, Santa Clara, CA, October 2, 2014.
- Speaker. “Back to Patent Basics: From What is a Patent to Avoiding Patent License Pitfalls,” San Francisco, CA, September 18, 2014.
- Co-author. “Comparing the New Inter Partes Challenge Procedures of the America Invents Act,” June 27, 2012.
- Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Association (SVIPLA), Past President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary and Program Chair
- American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), Member
- International Trademark Association (INTA), Member
- BAR/BRI Faculty (Patent Bar Review Course)
- St. Mary’s Executive MBA and Santa Clara University, Guest Lecturer
- Wharton Alumni Club and Harvard Business School Alumni Association, Lecturer
- Saunders, Douglas. “Procopio Welcomes Brian Coleman as a Partner in Palo Alto,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, April 8, 2024.
- Cruz, Adrian. “Procopio Adds IP Pros From Perkins Coie, Maschoff Brennan,” Law360, April 3, 2024.
- Bicolli, Mikele. “Procopio Welcomes Two Patent Prosecution Partners to Growing IP Team,” Patexia, April 2, 2024.