Miller Nash LLP is proud to announce that Kassim Ferris has joined the firm’s intellectual property department. Based in the firm’s Portland office, Kassim’s practice spans a broad spectrum of intellectual property matters, including domestic and international patent procurement, patent opinions, technology licensing, technology development and collaboration agreements, patent enforcement, and intellectual property dispute resolution. He also advises on trademark, copyright, international trade and national security matters, as well as IP aspects of corporate transactions and government contracts.
“We are thrilled to have Kassim join our firm,” said Kieran Curley, managing partner of Miller Nash. “Kassim has a depth of experience and knowledge in a variety of topics and industries that will be an asset to the firm’s clients. We’re looking forward to working with him.”
Kassim also leverages his technical and IP expertise in guiding clients through national security reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and advising on compliance with U.S. export controls. He has provided national security diligence and advice on more than 250 transactions involving foreign investments in U.S. software and technology companies, infrastructure, and energy projects, and has filed numerous notices and declarations with CFIUS.
Miller Nash’s intellectual property department offers a full range of intellectual property services for businesses and individuals including procurement, enforcement, licensing, strategic advising, dispute resolution, and technology transfer. From the U.S. to Europe, Asia and South American countries, the team has a long history of securing IP assets across the globe tailored to clients’ IP strategies.
About Kassim Ferris
Kassim strives for a deep understanding of clients’ businesses and the industries in which they operate in order to deliver practical and insightful solution-oriented advice on complex legal matters. He finds joy in collaborating with engineers and technologists, and takes pride in obtaining defensible patents that provide clients with a real business advantage for sophisticated inventions, whether complex or elegant. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University before earning his law degree at Willamette University College of Law.
