Brent Capehart

Brent is U.S. patent and trademark agent with over 20 years of experience.  He is also a barrister and solicitor in Ontario, Canada, and an Aerospace Engineer.  Brent’s extensive experience practicing before the USPTO includes work in the mechanical, electrical, electromechanical, telecommunication, software, aerospace, healthcare, energy, semiconductor and agriculture industries.  He has represented clients at various levels of the U.S. federal and state courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeal (federal), and U.S. District courts, and State trial and appellate courts in 11 states.  Brent’s practice encompasses the development, acquisition, protection, enforcement, licensing and management of U.S. and international IP portfolios.

Brent has a Masters of Law from the John Marshall Law School, a Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas School of Law, and Bachelor of Science from Penn State University, with a major in Aerospace Engineering and minor in Mathematics.

Brent was previously the Chair of the IP Committee of the Arkansas Bar Association, and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Arkansas School of Law.

Education

• LL.M., The John Marshall School of Law
• J.D., University of Arkansas School of Law
• B.Sc., Penn State University – Undergraduate Studies in Aerospace Engineering and Mathematics

Membership & Affiliations

• Member of the Law Society of Upper Canada
• Member of the State Bar of Arkansas
• Member of the State Bar of Oklahoma
• Member of the Arkansas Bar Association
• Member of the American Bar Association
• Member of the American Inns of Court
• Registered Trademark and Patent Attorney (USPTO)
• Admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District Court of Colorado
• Admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern/Western/Northern District of Oklahoma
• Admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern/Western Districts of Arkansas

Publications

• “How Bankruptcy Can Affect a Client’s Intellectual Property Rights” – Arkansas Lawyer Magazine