• BS, Chemistry, University of Washington
• JD, Willamette University College of Law
• LL.M., Intellectual Property Law and Policy, University of Washington

Highlights:

• His technical expertise includes mechanical and medical devices and he has researched topics such as consumer privacy issues related to the use of RFID tag databases, and the legal issues of digital signatures in cyberspace while pursuing his law degrees
• Prior to joining Lee & Hayes, he was an associate at Garrison & Associates, PS in Seattle, and prior to that worked with Quantum Intellectual Property Services in Bellevue, WA
• While pursing his LL.M., he externed with the patent litigation group at Dorsey and Whitney in Seattle, WA and also with The Berkeley Law and Technology Group in Bellevue, WA and finally with Digital Ventures at the University of Washington
• Recipient of the Oregon State Bar Public Honors Fellowship, 2004

Associations

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

David Sakata
509.324-9256 ext. 216
davids@leehayes.com