Graciela G. Cowger  //  Partner

Direct Line: 503.546.1807
E-mail: cowger@stofoco.com

Education

• J.D., University of Washington, 1997
• B.S.E.E., San Diego State University, 1989

Bar Admissions/Jurisdictions

• Oregon State Bar
• Washington State Bar
• Federal Bar Association

	Favorite Quote "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." – Albert Einstein

• U.S. District Court of Oregon
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Areas of Specialty
Graciela provides a full range of intellectual property services, including patent prosecution in a variety of technologies in the electronics, software, and communications industries; infringement analysis and opinion; and portfolio evaluation and strategy. She has experience in policing and enforcing national and international trademarks.

Professional Memberships

• Oregon Hispanic Bar Association (OHBA), President
• National Hispanic Bar Association (HNBA), Member
• Oregon Patent Law Association (OPLA), Past President and Board Member
• American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), Member
• Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Member

Publications

• "Oregon Super Lawyers," 2006-2010
• "Against the Odds," Oregon Super Lawyers, November 2006
• "IP Law – A Retrospective," Multnomah Lawyer, November 2006
• "Who was your most influential teacher?," Portland Executive Home & Life, September 2006
• "Phillips v. AWH Corp. Reflects Oregon Patent Law Association Amicus Brief," August 19, 2005
• "Cool tools – Inventions born and bred in Oregon," Oregon Business, June 2005
• "Oregon Patent Law Association Names Graciela Cowger as President," February 2, 2005
• "Protect What You Know," Oregon Business, February 2005
• "Not Your Daddy's TV," Oregon Business, December 2004

Leisure Activities
Soccer mom, photography, tennis