Brian G. Brunsvold

Senior Counsel

Brian Brunsvold has over 35 years of licensing experience. He has also served as lead counsel in patent infringement cases before federal district courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission and has substantial experience litigating and counseling clients in the antitrust and patent misuse fields. His work is primarily in the chemical field, although his practice also encompasses the electrical, mechanical, and pharmaceutical areas.

On several occasions, Mr. Brunsvold has served as an expert witness on licensing and reasonable royalty issues. He has also served as an arbitrator and a mediator. He has written and lectured on a variety of topics, including licensing, Section 337 actions before the ITC, and antitrust and patent misuse issues.

Highlights

• Served as a law clerk at the U.S. Court of Claims.
• Former Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
• Former professorial lecturer in law at The George Washington University National Law Center, teaching a graduate level course on “Patent And Know-How Licensing.”

Professional Activities

• The District of Columbia Bar
• Virginia State Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1985-1986)
• The Federal Circuit Bar Association
• Tau Beta Pi
• Sigma Phi Epsilon

Select Publications

• Coauthor. "Recent Decisions in the United States," Les Nouvelles, Sept. 2007
• Coauthor. "Recent Decisions in the United States," Les Nouvelles, June 2007
• Coauthor. “Recent Decisions in the United States,” Les Nouvelles, Sept. 2006.
• Coauthor. “Recent Decisions in the United States,” Les Nouvelles, Mar. 2006.
• “Recent Developments in the Law Relating to Licensing,” Journal of the Licensing Executives Society, 1979-Present.
• Coauthor. “Patent and Copyright Practice Before the International Trade Commission,” Patent Resources Institute, 1989.
• “Drafting Patent License Agreements,” BNA Books, 1984, 1991, 1998, 2004.
• Editor-in-Chief. Licensing Law and Business Report, 1979-1982.