EDUCATION DANIEL LASTER UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL, Ann Arbor, Michigan, J.D. cum laude, May 1983. Honors and Activities: American Judicature Award, Legal Writing Environmental Law Society HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, Cambridge Massachusetts, Visiting Student 1982-83. PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, University Park, Pennsylvania, B.A. in Economics, summa cum laude, March 1980. Honors and Activities: Valedictorian, College of Liberal Arts Phi Beta Kappa Honors Program, Economics William Martin Award (economics) Archie G. Savage Award (economics) President s Freshman Award Director, Department of Legal Affairs Free Legal Clinic Student member, University Hearing Board Chairman, Student Hearing Commission UNIVERSITY OF EXETER, England, Foreign Study Program, Spring 1979. LEGAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE Expert, 2005. Retained by 3M Corporation as expert and testified in trademark infringement trial. Independent Consultant, 2002-present. Retained by various Fortune 500 companies for special projects and intellectual property expertise. Associate General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation, 2000-2001. Managed copyright, trademark, trade secrets, standards and research practices. Chair of Orientation Committee for law and corporate affairs department. Continued role in devising corporate policies in practice areas. Coordinated effort advising on open source software issues. Senior Corporate Attorney, Microsoft Corporation, 1995-2000. Continued management of trademark practice, started copyright and standards practices. Established orientation program for law and corporate affairs department.
Formulated digital copyright and related intellectual property worldwide policy, including working with trade organizations and meeting with members of Congress and legislative aides concerning Digital Millennium Copyright Act and WIPO Treaty. Corporate Attorney, Microsoft Corporation, 1992-95. Started trademark practice and formulated company trading policies. Led campaign to register and enforce the WINDOWS trademark. Associate, Monroe, Stokes, Eitelbach & Lawrence, P.S., Seattle, Washington, 1991-92. Intellectual property (excluding patents) and commercial litigation practice. Associate, Perkins Coie, Seattle, Washington, 1983-86; 1989-90; 1982 (summer associate). Intellectual property (excluding patents) and antitrust counseling, and complex commercial litigation. Summer Associate, Wender, Murase & White, New York, New York, Summer, 1981. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON LAW SCHOOL (2003- present) (nominated for University Distinguished Teacher Award, 2005) (member of curriculum committee). Adjunct and Guest Lecturer, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON LAW SCHOOL (law and technology lectures in various courses; international copyright law) (1997-2003). Adjunct Professor, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON LAW SCHOOL, Copyright, 1992. Senior Lecturer, UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO, Faculty of Law, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1986-89. Teaching Responsibilities: Intellectual Property (1987-89): In 1987 introduced course and prepared materials (no New Zealand text existed). Law and Economics (1988-89): In 1988 started seminar providing an introduction to the topic. Secured Transactions (1988-89): In 1988 introduced course and developed materials with another lecturer for a new course on subject. Introduction to New Zealand Legal System (1987-89): Tutor for two groups of 10-12 students.
Commercial Law (1987): Prepared new materials (none existed for the course) and taught portion of course. L.L.B. Honors Program (1987-88): Supervised 6 students writing honors theses and research papers relating to intellectual property. Administrative Responsibilities: Honors Program: Member of 3-person committee which prepared report which formed basis for a revision of the L.L.B. honors and postgraduate course. Research Assistant, HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1982-83. Professor Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr. Researched, drafted and revised portions of Civil Procedure, James and Hazard (2 nd ed. 1977). Teaching Assistant, PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Department of Economics, University Park, Pennsylvania 1978-80. Prepared and presented weekly discussion for 25-30 students, developed and graded examinations, assisted professors with administrative matters and met individually with students. Courses involved: Introduction to Macroeconomic Analysis, Money and Banking, Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis, and Economic Principles. ECONOMICS WORK EXPERIENCE Economist, Bureau of Economics Analysis, Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C., Summer 1980. Researched estimation procedures used to calculate various income sources: estates and trusts, royalties and rents. PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH The Secret is Out: Patent Law Preempts Mass Market License Terms Barring Reverse Engineering for Interoperability Purposes, 58 Baylor L. Rev. 621 (2007). Intellectual Property for the Internet, (editors Lee and Davidson) (chapter 6: Copyright, Trademark and Database Issues)(Panel Publishers, formerly John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)(1997). Graybeal and Laster, Trademark Protection, Chapter 2 of Intellectual Property Issues in General Practice, Washington State Bar Association C.L.E. (1991). Laster, Commonalities Between Breach of Confidence and Privacy, 14 New Zealand Universities L. Rev. 144-71 (1990). Laster, Breaches of Confidence and Privacy by Misuse of Personal Information, 7 Otago L. Rev. 31-68 (1989).
Laster, Unreported Judgments and Principles of Precedent, 6 Otago L. Rev. 563-88 (1988) (received New Zealand Legal Research Foundation Award for best published article). Kaplan and Laster, Conflicts Between Related Parties, Chapter 4 of Conflicts of Interest, Washington State Bar Association C.L.E. (1985). SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONS Frequent speaker on various intellectual property, technology and internet issues. Representative list: Trademark Year in Review, 13 th Annual Intellectual Property Institute, WSBA CLE in Seattle, March 7, 2008. Case Law Trends and Their Implications for Trademark Portfolios, Advanced Trademark and Advertising Law Conference, Law Seminars International, Sept. 20, 2007. U.S. Copyright Protection for Computer Software, Transnational IP Program, Univ. of Washington Law School/Università Roma Tre in Rome, Italy, Feb. 20, 2008. A Fork in the Open Source Road? The Final Draft of GPLv3, CLE lecture for the Oregon State Bar in Portland, Oregon, June 21, 2007. Guest lecture, Copyright and New Technologies, at the University of British Columbia Law School in Vancouver, Canada, November 3, 2006. Beyond the Basics: Advanced Legal Topics in Open Source and Collaborative Development in the Global Marketplace, Shidler Center for Law, Commerce & Technology (moderator of panel on GPL 3.0), March 21, 2006. Governance and Intellectual Property, University of Washington Business School, October 6, 2005. Willful Patent Infringement/Opinion Issues, Center for Advanced Study & Research on Intellectual Property, (moderator of panel) July 2005. Whose Ad Was That? Issues in Online Advertising, Shidler Center for Law, Commerce & Technology, March 1, 2005. Copyright Law for Business People & Lawyers, Law Seminars International, (program co-chair) December 7, 2004. Open Source Licensing Issues, USC 23 rd Annual Computer and Internet Law Institute, May 2002.
Open Source Issues, Taipei Technology Law Forum 2001, Science and Technology Law Center of the Institute for Information Industry, October 2001. Copyright Law Developments, USC 22 nd Annual Computer and Internet Law Institute, May 2001. Online Challenges: Linking and Framing, ABA Litigation Section. How Companies Resolve and Avoid Problems on their Internet Sites, Second Annual Internet Law Institute, Practicing Law Institute, July 1998. Trademark, Trade Dress and Publicity: Convergence, USC 16 th Annual Computer Law Institute, May 1995. Chair and Speaker, A Legal Road Map for Cruising the Information Superhighway, The Electronic Information Law Institute, March 1995. Protecting Descriptive Trademarks, International Trademark Association, May 1995. Trademark Logo Licensing Programs, International Trademark Association, May 1994. Computer Industry Primer, Trademark Office, USPTO, 1993. BAR/COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES ACLU, Washington, Board Member, Legal Committee Member (2007). Digital Learning Commons, Board Member (2003-present). Pro-bono Mediator in trademark case involving non-profit organizations (2005). King County Bar Foundation, Board Member (2000-01). YMCA Metrocenter, Board Member (1994-97). Washington State Bar Association, Unfair Business Practices and Antitrust Section, Executive Committee Member (1989-92) Guardian Ad Litem Program, Seattle, Washington (1985-85). Fremont Neighborhood Legal Clinic, Seattle Washington (1985-86).