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Beth Shaw is Of Counsel with Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP. Beth Shaw’s practice focuses on client counseling, patent prosecution, opinions, and due diligence in a range of technical areas including computers, software, and electrical devices. She also handles appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Ms. Shaw has helped companies to create and expand patent portfolios and to implement policies to protect intellectual property assets. Ms. Shaw also has experience constructing patent infringement damage estimates and creating patent valuation strategies.

Before joining Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP, Ms. Shaw worked for Finnegan LLP for six years. Ms. Shaw also served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Kimberly A. Moore at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from 2007-2008.

During law school, Ms. Shaw served as a Writing Fellow and as an Articles Editor of the George Mason Law Review. Prior to entering law school, she worked as a software engineer and held a top secret clearance, designing databases, search engines, and software for the protection of America’s critical infrastructures.

Ms. Shaw has provided opinions on patentability, infringement, and validity of patents, and drafted more than 100 patent applications related to computer software, electrical, and telecommunications technology. She is a frequent author on open source issues and computer related patents.

Education:
• George Mason University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2005
• Johns Hopkins University, B.A., Computer Science, 2001

Bar and Court Admissions:
• District of Columbia
• Virginia
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• U.S. of Appeals for Veterans Claims
• Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

Professional Recognition:
• Recognized for pro bono service contributions by the Federal Circuit Bar Association Charitable and Educational Fund, 2010.
• Scott C. Whitney Writing Prize from George Mason University School of Law.
• Honorable Mention in the Foley & Lardner 5th Annual Intellectual Property Writing Competition.

Publications:
• “Reform Law Aims to Prevent Abuse of Joinder in Patent Suits,” Washington Legal Foundation, November 4, 2011.
• “Recent Lawsuits Reflect Open Source Software Users’ Copyright Compliance Obligations,” Washington Legal Foundation, May 7, 2010.
• Coauthor. “European Patents: Differences from the United States,” The Handbook of European Intellectual Property Management, 2007.
• “Judging Juries: Evaluating Renewed Proposals for Specialized Juries from a Public Choice Perspective,” UCLA Journal of Law and Technology, Nov. 2006.
• “Recent Developments in European Patent Litigation: Closing (the Forum) Shop on Cross-Border Injunctions,” Washington Legal Foundation, Oct. 2006.
• “Software Patents in Europe: Promoting Innovation, Investment & Disclosure,” Washington Legal Foundation, June 2005.
• “Please Ignore This Case: An Empirical Study of Nonprecedential Opinions in the Federal Circuit,” George Mason Law Review, 2004.