Tim is a registered patent attorney specializing in Intellectual Property strategy across electrical, software, artificial intelligence, biomedical, videogame, and entertainment industry patents, as well as branding and trademark matters.

Get To Know Tim

Tim Bechen is a registered patent attorney with more than 25 years of experience in intellectual property law. He has a unique background in electrical and computer engineering and entrepreneurship, which allows him to understand the technical and business challenges faced by his clients. This combination of expertise makes him a valuable asset to inventors, entrepreneurs, in-house counsels, and businesses of all sizes seeking to protect their intellectual property.

Tim has experience working with clients in a variety of industries, including artificial intelligence, software, electrical, mechanical, biomedical, and more. This breadth of experience allows him to provide comprehensive and strategic counsel to his clients, regardless of their specific industry or technology. Tim brings hands on industry insight from his work with high tech companies and his experience founding multiple technology start ups himself. 

Tim is dedicated to providing his clients with exceptional service and achieving the best possible results for their cases. He is a trusted advisor to his clients and is known for his responsiveness, communication skills, and attention to detail.

Prior to law school, Tim was the first graduate of the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center, with a focus on high technology start-ups. His entrepreneurial spirit led him to develop and launch the not-for-profit company, Cancer Resource Network, providing computers and web-based content to cancer patients and their families. His last start-up company developed medical-based adaptive clothing for patients undergoing IV-based therapeutic treatments.

Tim was previously a Kettlebell instructor certified under StrongFirst and operated the Midlothian Kettlebell Club. He competes in Olympic Weightlifting and enjoys Rucking with his dogs, Tipperary and Clancey.

Experience

  • Patent application drafting, prosecution, and appeals before the U.S. Patent Office and various International Patent Offices.
  • Trademark prosecution and clearance searching.
  • Patent and Trademark litigations in Federal District courts.
  • Administrative trials at the Patent Trial and Appeals Board and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
  • Pre-litigation infringement / non-infringement analysis and opinions.
  • Forward deployment of IP assets via active licensing programs.
  • IP portfolio analysis in conjunction with a merger or acquisition, including determining, prioritizing, and securing IP assets for structured growth with consideration of funding rounds.

Credentials

Education

University of New Hampshire School of Law, J.D.

University of New Hampshire School of Law, Masters of Intellectual Property

University of Iowa, B.S.E.E., Certificate of Technical Entrepreneurship

Admissions

Virginia

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Greater Richmond IP Law Association
  • Startup Virginia
  • Virginia Bar Association, IP Section

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