Tye Biasco, P.E. - Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen: Intellectual Property Law

Tye Biasco is an associate with Patterson Thuente. His practice centers on intellectual property litigation, specifically involving patents and trademarks. He assists the firm's litigation team with patent and trademark infringement issues, trade dress matters and domain name disputes.

Tye works with clients to develop patent and trademark protection and enforcement strategies, striving to add value to their IP portfolios. He also maintains and active patent prosecution practice, focusing mainly on the mechanical and medical device arts.

Professional Experience

With thirteen years of experience as a professional civil engineer, Tye’s practice is rooted in solid technical knowledge and real-world experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for the city of Los Angeles and the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, as well as private environmental consulting firms in Pittsburgh (Chester Engineers) and Minneapolis (Psihos & Associates). Tye has extensive experience in water and wastewater treatment, as well as solid waste handling and disposal.

Case Studies

Represented:

A manufacturer of high-speed data storage testing solutions against multiple infringers—case settled with seven-figure payments, redesigns of infringing products and no licenses
A manufacturer of automatic external defibrillators against multiple industry infringers—case settled upon successful negotiation of licenses to some of the technology at issue
A medical device manufacturer against competitor using client's registered trademarks—settled trademark claims with consent decree enjoining competitor from using client's trademarks
An individual inventor in a licensing dispute related to the inventor’s board-game—case settled with client retaining the rights to act as a separate marketer of the game and no payments made to the plaintiff licensee
A roof venting products manufacturer—case settled with redesign of infringing product and no licenses granted

Other

Registered Professional Engineer in the state of Pennsylvania