Tyson Winarski
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Room 230 Beus Center of Law and Society 111 E. Taylor St. Phoenix, AZ 85004
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Mail code: 9520Campus: Dtphx
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Tyson Winarski is an Intellectual Property Law Professor and Patent Attorney with the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law with Arizona State University. Tyson is also a technologist (BSME, MSEE) and inventor with over 52 patents in Artificial Intelligence (AI), blockchain, renewable energy, graphene optic fibers, nanotechnology, and social networking devices. Various technology companies have purchased or taken a license to Tyson’s patents. Tyson has also co-founded H2Gr0, an AI software start-up company focusing on sustainable fertilizer management for agriculture. At ASU, Tyson teaches courses on Strategic Protection of Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies with Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Patent Licensing and Monetization, IP Licensing, and Appeals to the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeals Board. Tyson is also adjunct faculty on IP Law at the University of San Francisco School of Law.
Tyson’s law practice has specialized in patent licensing, patent portfolio strategic development, and patent prosecution in Silicon Valley and Washington D.C. Tyson has previously practiced with Intellectual Ventures in Mountain View, California as well as Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP and Steptoe and Johnson LLP in Washington, D.C. Tyson’s patent practice has included patent litigation in Federal District Court and the International Trade Commission under Section 337, opinions on validity and infringement, all phases of patent preparation and prosecution, portfolio due diligence for mergers and acquisitions as well as IPO S-1 statements, patent reexamination proceedings, and copyright and trademark litigation and licensing. Tyson has also testified as an expert witness on licensing in Federal District Court.
Tyson is widely published on IP matters having written the book chapter on patent licensing for the Wolters Kluwer Licensing Update published every year since 2014. Tyson has also co-authored a chapter on Section 337 litigation for the ABA’s Patent Litigation Handbook and has authored nineteen articles on patent and IP issues for the American Bar Association, IAM-Intellectual Asset Management Magazine, Intellectual Property Today, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer (IEEE) Magazines, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and other legal journals. Tyson has also been a frequent lecturer domestically and internationally on patent and technology matters at the Practicing Law Institute, IEEE Conferences, European Nano Systems NSTI, the San Francisco Intellectual Property law Association, and the Arizona Bar Association.
Tyson serves on the Board of Directors for the Western National Parks Association, non-profit partner of the National Park Service. Tyson also served on the board of directors for the Grand Canyon Conservancy for six years, the official nonprofit partner of the Grand Canyon National Park.
BSME, University of Colorado '95
JD, Arizona State University '98
MSEE, Arizona State University '01
LEGAL & TECHNOLOGY PUBLICATIONS (copies provided upon request)
• “Tsunami of Blockchain Technology and Patents: A Strategic Data Analytics Overview.” Jurimetrics Law Journal, Official Science and Technology Law Journal for the American Bar Association, Fall Issue 2023, pp. 79-102 issue 64.
• Authored book chapter on Patent Licensing legal updates every year for Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Publication LICENSING UPDATE from 2014 to 2024. (See for example ISBN 978-1-4548-8621-2; ISBN 978-1-5348-1132-2; ISBN 978-1-4548-9977-8; ISBN 978-1-4548-8621-2; ISBN 978-1-4548-7225-2).
• “Maximising value in financial transactions involving strategic patent portfolios,” Intellectual Asset Management Magazine, Issue 73, September/October 2015.
• “Chapter 4 - Patent Licensing: Portfolio Due Diligence And License Agreement Structures For M&A Transactions,” 2015 Licensing Update, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, 2015. ISBN 978-1-4548-5730-3.
• “Patent Zombies and IP Monetization – a study in patent ecosystem statics and dynamics - understanding what is driving today’s explosive patent wealth,” Intellectual Property Today, August, 2012, vol. 19, no. 8.
• “Patent Remedies – Structured to support a marketplace for patents (a.k.a. Patent Trolls are People Too),” Intellectual Property Today, June, 2011, vol. 18, no. 6.
• “Protecting Electrical Technology Through Patents,” IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, Vol. 29, No. 4, Winter 2010.
• “PRO-IP Act: Counterfeit and Piracy Laws Strengthened,” E-Commerce Law & Policy, Vol. 11, Issue 1, January 2009.
• “International Technology Trade Wars: Defending Patented Electrical Technology at the International Trade Commission,” Cover article of Intellectual Property Today, November 2008.
• Patent Litigation Strategies Handbook, Second Edition, American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law, 2005 (Coauthor of Chapter on Section 337 Patent Actions).
• “Nanotechnology Thriving on Patents,” Cover article of Intellectual Property Today, April, 2005.
• “Pacific Rim Patent Infringement: Patent Enforcement Against Japanese Exports Before the US International Trade Commission,” International Trade Law and Regulation, Issue 4, 2006.
• “Pharmaceutical Trade Wars: Defending Proprietary Drugs at the ITC,” BNA Pharmaceutical Law & Industry, Vol. 3, No. 45, pp 1221-1223, 2005.
• “Protecting Corporate Trade Secrets in a Digital Network Environment,” Privacy & Data Security Law Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1, December 2005
• “The Year in Business Method Patents,” Intellectual Property Counselor, December, 2004.
• “ITC Filings Surge in 2004,”ALM The Intellectual Property Strategist, Law Journal Newsletters, Vol. 11, No. 2, November, 2004.
• “Technology Transfer at Universities,” Intellectual Property Today, August, 2003, vol. 10 no. 8.
TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS
(copies provided upon request)
• “Patenting Bright Ideas, Current State of Patented Technology in the Field of Organic Light Emitting Diodes,” Cover article of IEEE Circuits and Devices Magazine, March/April, 2004, vol. 20, no. 2, pp.10-22.
• “Dielectrics in MOS Devices, DRAM Capacitors, and Inter-Metal Isolation," IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, November/December, 2001, Vol. 17, Number 6, pp. 34-47.
CONFERENCES AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- Speech: AI & IP: Separating Fact from Fiction. Panel: Responsible and Ethical Use of AI. December 8, 2024 LDI xLIVE in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Panel: AI, Innovation, & Cyber-Security for Tribal Nations. December 5, 2024. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
- Keynote Address: AI and Cyber Security for Tribal Nations. American Indian Chamber of Commerce for Arizona (AICCAZ) November 18, 2024 Convention, Casino del Sol, Tucson, AZ.
- Panel: Video Game Intellectual Property. Techtainment Law Conference, ASU Herald Examiner Building, Los Angeles, CA. November 12, 2024. Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (LAIPLA) and Arizona State University.
- Speech: AI and DEI: Diversity, Equity, and Innovation. Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) Grand Hyatt Hotel, Phoenix, AZ. September 24, 2024.
- CLE Presentation: Washington State Bar IP CLE Overview July 23 2024 – Patents and Mergers and Acquisitions and updated on Blockchain Patents.
- “Tsunami of Blockchain Technology and Patents: A Strategic Data Analytics Overview.” Governance of Emerging Technologies Conference, Arizona State University College of Law, Phoenix, Arizona, May 2024.
- Speech: AI & Intellectual Property. December 4, 2023 LDI xLIVE in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Keynote Address: “Artificial Intelligence and IP,” IP Conference Universidad de Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile, August 2023 and Governance of Emerging Technologies Conference, Arizona State University College of Law, Phoenix, Arizona, May 2023
- Speech: “IP Protection for AI Technologies,” Governance of Emerging Technologies Conference, Arizona State University College of Law, Phoenix, Arizona, May 18, 2023.
- Panel Moderator: Patent Panel - Patent Busting: When is AI too artificial, IP-Con McCarthy Institute and Oracle Corporation. Oracle Corporate Headquarters, Redwood Shores, CA. March, 2023. Shawn Ambwani: Co-Founder, Unified Patents, Phong Dinh: Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft, Christian Hannon: Senior Patent Attorney, USPTO, Scott Kelly: Partner, Banner Witcoff, Matthew Sarboraria: Senior Vice President, Legal & Associate General Counsel, Oracle.
- Speech: “Patenting Blockchain Technologies,” Governance of Emerging Technologies Conference, Arizona State University College of Law, Phoenix, Arizona, May 2022
- Panel Moderator: “Patent Transactions and Monetization,” IP-CON, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Phoenix, Arizona, March 2022. Peter Galindez, Licensing Counsel, Mayo Clinic. Todd Brockman, CEO Xperiential Corporation. Sanjay Prasad, Partner, Appelton Luff. Andy Halaby, partner, Greenburg Truarig.
- Panel: “Tactical Timing of Licensing Decisions From Opening Discussions to Done Deal,” American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Spring Meeting Seattle May, 2018.
- Speech: “Maximising value in financial transactions involving strategic patent portfolios,” San Francisco IP Law Association (SFIPLA), Hansen Bridgett LLP, August 17, 2015.
- Speech: “Patently Friendly: Conducting Patent Licensing Negotiations Amicably – A Data Driven Exercise in IP Due Diligence,” 2014 AIPLA Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., October 23, 2014.
- Speech: “Patent Zombies and IP Monetization,” Practicing Law Institute IP Monetization 2013, San Francisco, CA April 16, 2013.
- Speech: “Nanotechnology Thriving on Patents,” Nano Science and Technology Institute (NTSI) “Workshop on Nanotechnology Transfer in Europe, NanoSystems 2005, Paris, France, December, 2005.
- Speech: “Software IP Protection,” Arizona Software Developers Group, Phoenix, Arizona, September, 2005.
Courses
2025 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
SDO 598 | Special Topics |
SDO 598 | Special Topics |
LAW 791 | Seminar |
LAW 691 | Seminar |
2024 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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SDO 598 | Special Topics |
SDO 598 | Special Topics |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
SDO 598 | Special Topics |
SDO 598 | Special Topics |
LAW 691 | Seminar |
LAW 691 | Seminar |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 645 | Patent Law |
2023 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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SDO 598 | Special Topics |
SDO 598 | Special Topics |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
LAW 691 | Seminar |
SDO 598 | Special Topics |
SDO 598 | Special Topics |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 691 | Seminar |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
LAW 691 | Seminar |
SDO 598 | Special Topics |
SDO 598 | Special Topics |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 691 | Seminar |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
SDO 598 | Special Topics |
SDO 598 | Special Topics |
LAW 691 | Seminar |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 691 | Seminar |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |