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Karen R. Dickinson

Karen R. Dickinson

Partner
 
Quarles & Brady LLP
One Renaissance Square, Two North Central Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona  85004-2391
(Maricopa Co.)

Telephone: (602) 230-5511
Cell Phone: 602-908-8754
Fax: (602) 229-5690
http://www.quarles.com/dickinkr.asp



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Practice AreasIntellectual Property Law; Corporate Law; International Business; Tax-Exempt Organizations; Technology Law; Privately Held Business Group; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Product Marketing and Distribution; China Law; E-Commerce; Business Law; Agency and Distributorships; Computers and Contracts; Contracts; Copyrights; Trademarks; Internet Law; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Trade Secrets
 
EducationArizona State University College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1987, Duke University, B.A., cum laude, 1982
 
Admitted1987, Arizona; 1997, Illinois
 
MembershipsState Bar of Arizona (Member: International Law and Technology Law Sections); American Bar Associaton (Member, International Law Section).
 
LanguagesMandarin Chinese and Spanish
 
BornMiami, Florida, March 7, 1960
 
BiographyOrder of the Coif. Fulbright European Union Law Scholar, 1994-1995. Speaker at Fourth China-U.S. Conference on Women's Issues in Beijing and Shanghai, People's Republic of China, 2004, "Women, Technology and Social Change in the United States". Speaker at Jiaotong University Law School in Shanghai, People's Republic of China, 2005. Former Director, Strategic Supply and Alliance Management for Honeywell's Commercial Aviation Systems, 1997-1999. Author: "United States v. ?: International Responsibility for the Hijacking of TWA Flight 897," 19(2) Ariz. St. L.J. 325 (1987); "Is China's Open Door Closing? - The Current Political and Economic Atmosphere in the People's Republic of China and its Effect Upon Foreign Investment," Arizona Attorney, April 1989. Co-Chairperson, 16th Annual Far West Regional Conference on Women and the Law, 1986. Board Member, Through Each Others Eyes, Inc. Former Member, Fulbright Commission, UK/Ireland Review Committee. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2010: Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law).
 
ISLN907863715
 
TransactionsAssisted U.S. client in forming affiliate in the People's Republic of China; Negotiated complex joint development and cross-licensing agreement between a Japanese client and a U.S. technology company; Drafted and negotiated a manufacturing license and supply agreement between U.S. client and Thai subsidiary of Japanese company; Negotiated patent and know-how biotechnology license between parties in Asia and Europe; Negotiated long-term supply agreement between a U.S. client and a Japanese manufacturer; Drafted and negotiated systems software licenses and related support and source code escrow agreements between international parties; Drafted and negotiated website development and hosting agreements for wide variety of for-profit and tax-exempt clients; Drafted ASP agreement for a provider of website templates for use by others in posting websites; Drafted standard international Software Distribution Agreement for a European client; As in-house counsel, negotiated termination of corporate legal relationship between client and Japanese alliance, impacting intra-company revenue of $80M; Created and implemented worldwide software license and negotiation strategy for client as in-house counsel, including internal training in the United States, Europe and Asia (in person and via videotape); As in-house counsel, drafted and negotiated Strategic Alliance Agreement and related sales/software license agreements in the People's Republic of China, leading to $20M 1999 revenue.
 

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Are Process Patents Passé?
May Mowzoon, Dale F. Regelman, Karen R. Dickinson, February 3, 2009
In October 2008, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit redefined the test for determining whether a business method is patent-eligible.


 

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