Background
Cates, Richard B. was born on March 9, 1963 in Tacoma, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Cates, Richard B. was born on March 9, 1963 in Tacoma, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
University of Colorado at Boulder (Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering, 1985). Hastings College of the Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1992).
Worked at Fulwider Patton Lee & Utecht, LLP (Los Angeles, California) specializing in Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition Law. Litigation.
Admitted to the bar, 1993, California. 1994, United States. District Court, Central District of California.
1995, Colorado; registered to practice before United States. Patent and Trademark Office. Fulwider, Patton, Lee & Utecht, LLP, was founded in 1938 in Los Angeles, California and the Long Beach office was established in 1953.
The firm engages in a full service domestic and foreign practice limited to the field of intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, unfair competition, licensing and other technology-related matters for individuals and businesses.