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Baker Botts L.L.P.

2001 ROSS AVENUE, DALLAS, TEXAS 75201-2980, USA
Tel:
Work +1 214 953 6500
Fax:
Fax +1 214 953 6503
Web:
www.bakerbotts.com

Bart Showalter

Tel:
Work 214.953.6500
Email:
Baker Botts L.L.P.

Work Department

Intellectual Property.

Position

Patent litigation, procurement, and licensing in the electronics, telecommunications and software fields; strategic counseling in all areas of intellectual property to maximize return on investment in research and development.

Career

Licensed in Texas in 1993. Made partner Jan. 1, 2000. Named Chair of the Intellectual Property department at Baker Botts Jan. 1, 2007.

Languages

English.

Member

United States Patent and Trademark Office United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit United States District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, Adjunct Professor Dallas Museum of Nature and Science, Board of Directors Dallas Theater Center, Board of Directors Leadership Dallas, Graduate.

Education

J.D. (cum laude), Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1993 M.S., aerospace engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988 B.S., aerospace engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987.

Leisure

Married with 3 kids, avid fly fisherman, Italian cook, live theater enthusiast, baseball fan, rancher.

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