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Bonnie R. Shaw

Practice Summary

Ms. Shaw focuses her practice on intellectual property litigation and patent prosecution. Ms. Shaw’s litigation experience includes taking and defending depositions, drafting a variety of legal documents, and arguing in court. In addition to litigation activities, Ms. Shaw prepares and prosecutes domestic and international patent applications in the mechanical, biomedical, and electrical arts. She also conducts opinion analyses and drafts agreements.

Honors/Distinctions
  • Senior Associate, Michigan State University Journal of International Law
  • Concentration in Intellectual Property Law, Michigan State University College of Law
  • Michigan State University College of Law, Jurisprudence Achievement Awards in Patent Law, Antitrust Law, Contracts I, Legal Profession, Civil Procedure I, Decedents' Estates & Trusts, Constitutional Law II, & Criminal Law
  • Michigan State University College of Law merit scholarship
  • Pi Tau Sigma (Mechanical Engineering Honor Society)
Representative Matters
Litigation
  • Quixtar Inc. v. Signature Management Team, et al. (D. Nev. 2007 - present). Trade secret misappropriation and tortious interference claims. The case is pending.
  • Goldman v. Healthcare Management Systems, Inc., et al. (W.D. Mich. 2005).  Counsel for plaintiff in action alleging copyright infringement and trade secret misappropriation of computer software for management of hospital patient records. Case involved highly technical programming source code and extensive forensic recovery of electronic data. Obtained a settlement over $3 million, believed to be one of the largest software copyright infringement settlements on behalf of a programmer ever awarded.
Patents
  • U.S. Pat. No. 7,291,023 to Still, et al., "Electric Vehicle Motion Sensor," November 6, 2007.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 7,510,400 to Glovatsky, et al., "LED Interconnect Spring Clip Assembly," March 31, 2009.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 7,618,160 to Chinniah, et al., "Near Field Lens," November 17, 2009.
Memberships & Affiliations
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  • Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Michigan State University Alumni Association
  • Michigan State University College of Law Alumni Association
  • State Bar of Michigan
    Young Lawyers Section Executive Council, 2007-Present
  • Washtenaw County Bar Association
    Co-President, New Lawyers' Section, 2007-Present
    Comunity Liaison, 2009-Present 
Legal Experience
  • Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    Associate, September 2006-Present
  • Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C., Troy, Michigan
    Summer Associate, 2005
  • Foster & Harmon, P.C., East Lansing, Michigan
    Law Clerk, November 2004-March 2005
Non-Legal Experience
  • General Motors Corporation, Milford, Michigan
    Project Engineer, May 2002-November 2004
    Summer Intern, 2000 & 2001