

Paul T. Parker
- Firmwide Chair, Medical Device Industry Group
- Seattle
- Palo Alto
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Paul has over 20 years of experience and focuses his practice on emerging medical device companies, with particular experience in cardiovascular, renal neuromodulation, neurostimulation, spinal devices, and aesthetic treatments.
Paul Parker, firmwide chair of Perkins Coie's Medical Device industry sector, has represented investors and emerging companies from incubation through acquisition/IPO. In the past two years, he was involved in raising over $100 million in venture funding for emerging medical device companies and has been involved in over $1 billion in acquisitions/IPOs since 2010. Paul also has extensive experience in portfolio development and patent strategies, freedom to operate analyses and other intellectual property due diligence, patent licensing, and technology transfer.
Education & Credentials
Education
- University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 1993
- Washington State University, B.S., Mechanical Engineering, cum laude, 1984
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Related Employment
- Seed & Berry, Seattle, WA, Associate, 1995-1999
- Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, Associate, 1993-1995
Professional Recognition
Named IAM Global Leader, 2020-2024
Listed in LMG Life Sciences 2019 as an "Intellectual Property Star"
Highly recommended in Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000, 2012-2024
Recognized as an IP Star by Managing IP, 2013-2014, 2016-2024
Listed in Super Lawyers Magazine, “Washington’s Super Lawyers," 2001-2018
Listed in Seattle Magazine, “Seattle’s Best Lawyers," 2003
Ranked by Chambers USA as “America’s Leading Lawyer" for Intellectual Property, 2007-2024
Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law, 2009-2025