• BA, Biology, Cum Laude, Whitman College
• MS, Technical Communication and Technical Japanese, University of Washington
• Blakemore Fellowship, Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies
• JD, University of Washington

Highlights:

• Member, Phi Beta Kappa, National Honor Society
• Prior to joining Lee & Hayes, he served as a Legal Intern for the USPTO, Intellectual Ventures, Apex Juris, and Nakamura & Partners in Tokyo
• Authored the article, “Gobbledygook or the Future of Obviousness in U.S. Patent Law? Teleflex v. KSR”, CASRIP Newsletter, Autumn/Winter 2007, Volume 14, Issue 1
• Authored the article, “International Copyright Protection Through the Berne Convention”, The Global Gavel, Winter 2006-2007, Volume 2, Number 1, at 4

Associations

• Admitted to practice law in the states of Virginia and Washington
• Admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Benjamin Keim
509.324-9256 ext. 248
benjamink@leehayes.com