Attorneys
Winters, Steven B.

Practices & Industries

Steven B. Winters

Shareholder | Seattle | 206.223.7740 | winterss@lanepowell.com

Areas of Practice

Steven leads the intellectual property contracting and licensing practice for the Seattle office. He assists clients in diverse industries with a wide range of intellectual property, contracting and licensing matters including: biotech, biomed, clean and green technologies, computer, consumer information, electronics, government, internet, online privacy, wholesale and retail foods, construction, entertainment, franchising and venture capital investments. Steve was recently named as a “Super Lawyer” in Washington Law & Politics.

Prior to joining Lane Powell, Steven was a partner in the Seattle office of Riddell Williams P.S. Steven also brings to the Firm seven years’ experience as the Director of Research and Strategic Planning for Bozell Worldwide in Los Angeles, an international marketing and advertising agency headquartered in New York.

Professional Experience

  • Partner, Riddell Williams P.S. (1999-2003)
  • Associate and Senior Associate, Bogle & Gates, P.L.L.C., Seattle office (1994-1999)
  • Law Clerk, United States Federal District Court of Wyoming, for the Honorable Clarence A. Brimmer (1992-1993)
  • Director of Research and Strategic Planning for Western Division, Bozell Worldwide, Los Angeles, California (1983-1989)

Admitted to Practice

  • Washington
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington

Academics

  • University of Southern California Law Center (J.D., with honors, 1992)
  • Musician’s Institute, Hollywood, California (highest honors in guitar, 1989)
  • University of Southern California (M.B.A., 1981)
  • Northwestern University (B.A., 1979)

Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships

  • Apparel and Footwear
  • Clean Tech
  • Emerging Companies and Venture Investment
  • Franchising
  • Health Care
  • Intellectual Property and Technology
  • Long Term Care and Seniors Housing Client Service Team
  • Products Liability

Publications

  • “The Peach and the Fuzz,” Seattle Business Monthly, August 2009
  • “How The U.S. Government Controls Technology,” The Computer & Internet Lawyer, Vol. 19, No. 1, January, 2002
  • “The New Privacy Interest: Electronic Mail in the Workplace,” Boalt Hall School Of Law, High Technology Law Journal, Vol. 8, No. 1, 1993
  • “Return To Sender: An Examination of Workplace Privacy On Electronic Mail,” University of Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal, Vol. 1, No.1, 1992

Speaking Engagements

  • “Music Copyright Law in the Digital Age,” Seattle University Intellectual Property Law Society CLE, January 23, 2009
  • “Current Issues in Complex IP Licensing,” Law Seminars International, August 21-22, 2008
  • “Transaction Side of Franchising,” Franchise Law in Washington CLE, August 21, 2007
  • “Copyright Counseling and Litigation,” Law Seminars International, April 3, 2006
  • Mergers and Acquisition Conference at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center, March 23, 2006
  • “Remedies on Intellectual Property Law,” Intellectual Property Society of Seattle University School of Law CLE on IP, February 24, 2006
  • “Inside Entrepreneurship Q&A: Trademark Law Can Be Tricky on Protecting Names,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Page C1, January 13, 2006 (Consulted)
  • “Rights Clearance for Filmmakers and Others,” Washington Lawyers for the Arts, 2005 Winter Brown Bag Seminar Series, January 2005
  • “Fair Use & Copyright for Artists,” Washington Lawyers for the Arts, 2004 Spring Brown Bag Seminar Series, June 2004
  • “Overview of Copyright Laws,” General Counsel Forum, PricewaterhouseCoopers, April, 2004
  • “How the Government Controls Technology Exports,” The World Wide Web of Commerce, Washington State Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education International Law Spring Institute, 2003 (Speaker and author)
  • “How Government Controls Inventions and Technology,” 2001 Annual Conference for Seattle Chapter of American Corporate Counsel Association, October, 2001
  • “Internet Strategies in the New Millennium,” 2001 Information Technology Conference, Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants, 2001 (Speaker and author)
  • “The Potentials and Pitfalls of Websites,” 1999 (Speaker and author)
  • “Licensing and Other Strategies for the High Profile Client,” Third Annual Pacific Northwest, Entertainment & Sports Law Conference, 1998 (Speaker and author)
  • “Copyright Basics,” Washington Association of Legal Support Professionals, 1998 (Speaker and author)
  • “Copyrights in Cyberspace,” University of Washington Computer Fair, 1997 (Speaker and author)
  • “Investment Vehicle Parts: Licensing, Distribution, Franchises and related Intellectual Property Issues,” Seventh Annual International Law Institute, Washington State Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education, 1996 (Speaker and author)
  • “Technology In the Workplace,” Annual Employment Law Institute, WSBA Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 1994 (Speaker and author)

Awards and Honors

  • Named as Washington “SuperLawyer,” Washington Law and Politics Magazine, 2004-2006, 2008, 2009
  • Named as one of The Best Lawyers in America®, 2009-2010

Professional and Community Activities

  • Washington State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association

Languages

  • Spanish (speak, read and write)
  • Hebrew (read and write only)