Jesse Bennett
Patent Attorney - Spokane Florida State University College of Law
J.D., Associate Editor of FSU Law Review
University of Florida
B.S., Computer Engineering, cum
laude, Software emphasis
Admitted to practice law in the state of Washington
Registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office
Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)Member of the Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity
Jesse graduated from Florida State University College of Law, where he served as Associate Editor of the FSU Law Review, member of the FSU Business Law Review, and Secretary of the IP Law Society. Additionally, Jesse was selected to represent FSU Law at Erasmus University Rotterdam School of Law for a semester of study in Holland.
Prior to attending law school, Jesse graduated cum laude from the University of Florida (go Gators!) with a B.S. in Computer Engineering. While at UF, Jesse was selected to participate in the Integrated Product and Process Design (IPPD) program, an inter-disciplinary internship with General Dynamics, where he designed and built a PLC interfaced software control system.
Jesse was a summer associate and patent agent with Lee & Hayes prior to graduating law school. Jesse's engineering experience includes computer hardware architectures, software, networking, microprocessors, as well as digital logic and digital design. Jesse has drafted patents relating to software debuggers, computer memory architectures and controllers, as well as data wrappers.
Prior to engineering and law, Jesse was a men’s gymnastics coach and manager of a multi-sport training center. Jesse enjoys outdoor activities, woodworking, and watching Gator football with his wife and daughter.
Publications:
“Caching In on the Google Books Library Project – A Novel Approach to the Fair Use Defense and the DMCA Caching Safe Harbors,” Florida State University Law Review, Volume 35, p. 1003 (2008).
“Saving Time and Money by Using Alternative Dispute Resolution for Intellectual Property Disputes – WIPO to the Rescue,” University of Puerto Rico Law Review, Volume 79 (2010). Forthcoming.
Jesse Bennett 509.944.4784
jesse@leehayes.com