Brooke W. Quist

Of Counsel

• bquist@steptoe.com
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• Century City Office

Brooke W. Quist is of counsel in the Century City office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where he is a member of the Intellectual Property group.  Mr. Quist concentrates his practice in the areas of domestic and foreign intellectual property, including patent preparation and prosecution, litigation, preparation of patent invalidity and non-infringement opinions, client counseling, strategic portfolio development, due diligence investigations, and licensing, as well as other transactional intellectual property matters.  In this regard, Mr. Quist counsels clients in various aspects of patent law, trademark law, copyright law, and related intellectual property matters.

Mr. Quist has substantial patent experience in the fields of: computer systems, including hardware components, software applications, computer networks, operating systems, peripheral devices, user interfaces, embedded systems, and data management systems; e-commerce/Internet related technology; encryption, authentication, identification, and data security systems; information technology applications; telecommunications technology, including satellite systems; film processing and post-processing technology; multimedia collaboration and distribution systems; casino gaming technology; mechanical devices, including sporting equipment and medical instruments; material processing and structures, including semi-conductors, composites, and advanced metallic materials; and business methods.

Mr. Quist’s publications include “Designing Around the Doctrine of Equivalents with the Help of Hilton Davis,” Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal, Vol. 5., No. 3, Spring 1997.  Prior to practicing law, Mr. Quist was a senior engineer in the Aircraft Division of the Northrop Corporation in Hawthorne, California.  As a research and design engineer, Mr. Quist concentrated on developing structural concepts and designs utilizing advanced materials, structures, and forming techniques for both commercial and military applications.  He also assisted in programming and implementing variation simulation analysis for computer assisted aircraft production.

Noteworthy

• Listed in Southern California Super Lawyers 2007 for Intellectual Property.

Select News & Events

• Firm's IP Practice Gains Four in Century City

Professional Affiliations

• US Patent and Trademark Office