Benjamin Cashdollar
- Seattle
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Ben is an associate in the firm's Patent Prosecution & Portfolio Counseling practice.
Benjamin Cashdollar has experience assisting with prosecuting several patent applications and working with a variety of technologies, including medical devices and consumer appliances. Ben also performed freedom to operate searches, and drafted memorandums regarding obviousness-type double patenting and applicant naming requirements for patent applications having multiple inventors with varied assignment obligations.
While earning his J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law, Ben worked in the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic to provide pro bono representation on IP matters to entrepreneurs and businesses in the greater Seattle area. In addition, he worked with CoMotion, the university's commercialization center, to perform patent landscape analyses for student inventors.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- University of Washington School of Law, J.D., Chief Articles Editor, Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts, 2020
- University of Washington, B.S., Bioengineering, 2017
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Related Employment
- Perkins Coie, Seattle, WA, Summer Associate, 2019
Professional Recognition
Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Patent Law, 2025-2026; Intellectual Property Law, 2026