Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness

Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness COJK is a Seattle-based intellectual property law firm practicing all areas of IP law since 1929.

08/28/2026

COJK hosted its annual summer event at T-Mobile Park this month to watch the Mariners take on the Devil Rays and enjoy food, fun, and baseball together. The event gathers employees from across the region and the country to reconnect each year. Thank you to those team members that attended and helped to create new shared memories until next year!

To celebrate being named a 2026 Washington Best Workplace, COJK employees joined other winning organizations at T-Mobile...
08/26/2026

To celebrate being named a 2026 Washington Best Workplace, COJK employees joined other winning organizations at T-Mobile Park on August 20, 2026, for the Puget Sound Business Journal’s annual awards event. The event included photo ops with the Mariner Moose, games, great food, and team spirit. Congratulations to all the winning organizations and thank you to the PSBJ for hosting such a wonderful event! https://tinyurl.com/y8phhjvf

On August 26th of each year we recognize and celebrate Women’s Equality Day to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the Nine...
08/26/2026

On August 26th of each year we recognize and celebrate Women’s Equality Day to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of s*x. Today is the 105th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. https://tinyurl.com/4jrfb6zc

08/20/2026

Congratulations to COJK attorneys named to the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Margie Aoki, Pete Becker, Cory Claassen, John Denkenberger, Casey Fitzpatrick, Adrian Mihailovic, Rhys Lawson, Jerry Nagae, Melissa Nowak, George Renzoni, David Sheldon, and John Whitaker were selected to the list for their work in intellectual property law. https://tinyurl.com/58xtcjc5

08/03/2026

Super Lawyers recognized five COJK attorneys in the 2026 edition of the annual publication, naming Jerry Nagae, George Renzoni, and John Whitaker to the list of Washington Super Lawyers, and naming Kelsey Coplan and Taylor Fairchild to the list of Washington Rising Stars.

07/30/2026

COJK is pleased to be ranked in the 2026 edition of IP Stars. The guide ranks COJK as “highly recommended” and among the top six IP practices in Washington state. COJK attorneys Margie Aoki, John Denkenberger, Andrew Laughlin, Adrian Mihailovic, Rhys Lawson, Jerry Nagae, Melissa Nowak, and George Renzoni were recognized for their work in intellectual property law. IP Stars ranks IP firms and attorneys in more than 70 jurisdictions around the world. https://tinyurl.com/2pdjm8ua

Makiko Coffland and associate Kelsey Coplan contributed to the International Patent Owners Association’s recently releas...
07/30/2026

Makiko Coffland and associate Kelsey Coplan contributed to the International Patent Owners Association’s recently released white paper, “Protection of Colour/Color Trademarks: An International Perspective,” authoring the section discussing color trademarks in U.S. trademark law. The white paper, available to IPO members only, may be accessed here. https://tinyurl.com/un2sanup

In this case summary of Netflix, Inc. v. DivX, LLC at the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals (2/13/2026), attorneys Nichol...
07/14/2026

In this case summary of Netflix, Inc. v. DivX, LLC at the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals (2/13/2026), attorneys Nicholas Clawson, Taylor Fairchild, and John Whitaker review the Federal Circuit’s decision on a recurring issue in patent cases arising from inter partes review: when a disputed claim phrase can be read in more than one way, how should the court determine which noun or phrase a limiting modifier actually attaches to? The decision is notable because it gives a particularly clear example of the Federal Circuit using ordinary grammar, claim structure, the specification, and prosecution history together to resolve a claim-construction dispute in a technically dense setting. To read the case summary, please click here: https://tinyurl.com/5dxen8ff

COJK is seeking a trademark paralegal to join the firm’s Trademark Practice Group for its office located in Seattle, WA....
07/13/2026

COJK is seeking a trademark paralegal to join the firm’s Trademark Practice Group for its office located in Seattle, WA. Hybrid position is preferred, and remote candidates can apply. For details, please visit our careers page: https://tinyurl.com/yrpnms8p

In this case summary of Sound View Innovations, LLC v. Hulu, LLC at the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals (1/29/2026), at...
07/10/2026

In this case summary of Sound View Innovations, LLC v. Hulu, LLC at the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals (1/29/2026), attorneys Colleen Hui, Matthew Ruppel, and John Whitaker review the Court’s decision to affirm summary judgement of noninfringement expressly on the grounds that a method claim may implicitly require steps to be performed in a sequential order, even though no such representation is made expressly in the claims or specification. The Court’s decision reinforces that the grammatical and logical structure of a claim may impose limitations beyond the express words on the page. To learn more, please read the case summary found here: https://tinyurl.com/bdzuv9z2

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