Pam K. Jacobson

Prior to joining K&L Gates, Pam was a partner at a boutique intellectual property firm in Seattle and a Seattle general practice firm where she led its intellectual property group.

• Recognized by Chambers USA for Intellectual Property in Washington (2021-2023)
• Listed in IAM Patent 1000 as a Recommended Individual: Prosecution (2022-2023)
• Listed in the World's Leading Trademark Professionals by World Trademark Review 1000 (2020-2024)
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America^® for Copyright Law and Patent Law (2019-2022)
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America^® for Trademark Law (2024)
• Selected to Washington Super Lawyers list (2014-2021)
• Named one of the Top 100 Washington Super Lawyers (2021)
• Named one of the Top 50 women lawyers in Washington by Super Lawyers (2018, 2021)
• Listed as an “IP Star” in Managing IP (2020)
• Top Washington Women Attorneys Intellectual Property (2014-2016)
• Corporate LiveWire Global Awards--Trade Secret (2016)
• Selected to Washington Rising Stars list (2008-2010)

• Adjunct Professor, Intellectual Property Law, University of Washington School of Law
• Member, Intellectual Property and Litigation Sections, Washington State Bar Association
• Member, King County Bar Association
• Member, International Trademark Association Public and Media Relations Committee
• Board Member, Seattle Chapter, Licensing Executives Society (2012-2013)
• Member, Federal Bar Association
• Member, Washington State Patent Law Association
• State Board Member, Co-Vice President, Professional Development (2012-2015) Washington Women Lawyers

• Presenter, "Sanctions and Attorneys' Fees Post Octane Fitness," AIPLA, March 28, 2016.
• Presenter, "Intellectual Property and Privacy Litigation," PSAA, February 19, 2016.
• Presenter, "Trademark Prosecution," Center for Advanced Study & Research on Innovation Policy at the University of Washington, July 20, 2015.
• Presenter, "Tackling Local Patent Rules," LaWorld, Washington D.C., April 30, 2015.
• Presenter, "Intellectual Property Litigation: Avoiding Common Pitfalls," Harmonie Seminar, Denver, Colorado, October 8, 2015.
• Moderator, "Examining the Ethics of Attorney Communications" with Chief Judge Marsha Pechman of the Western District of Washington, Jeanne Marie Clavere, WSBA’s Professional Responsibility Counsel; Lucinda Fernald, General Counsel for Garvey Schubert Barer; and, Michele Storms, Assistant Dean and Executive Director for University of Washington School of Law, October 11, 2013.
• Presenter, "Emerging Issues in US Patent Law," LAWorld Conference, Boston, October 5, 2013.
• Presenter, “Trademark Priority, USPTO Practice and the Madrid System,” University of Washington School of Law, November 2012.
• Presenter, “Developing and Protecting Your Brand,” NW Entrepreneur Network Intellectual Property Workshop, July 2012.
• Presenter, “Trademark Enforcement,” Breakfast Briefing at Christensen O’Connor Johnson Kindness, February 2012.
• Presenter, “Copyright Overview,” Northwest Entrepreneur Network Intellectual Property Workshop, March 16, 2011.