Overview
Vlad Lozan represents clients across the U.S. and internationally in a variety of intellectual property and technology law matters including worldwide portfolio management and strategic planning, preparation and prosecution of (utility and design) patent and trademark applications, post-grant proceedings, licensing, due diligence, enforcement, litigation support, and counseling.
As the head of the firm’s International Department, Vlad spearheads the development of workflow processes that enhance the successful procurement and enforcement of intellectual property rights globally.
Before joining the firm, Vlad worked as a design engineer for Chevron Products Co. His other professional experiences include accounting, information technology, and stock market analysis. Vlad’s diverse professional background enables him to effectively engage with the technology while comprehending its broader business impact.
Technologies representative of Vlad’s practice include the following:
- Automotive, Transportation & Power Sports technologies, including advanced engine and vehicle controls, emissions reduction, vehicle suspension, transmissions, tires and wheels, haptic communication devices, electric motors and powertrains, electric vehicle batteries, and aviation communication and deployment devices.
- Electronics & Semiconductor technologies, including robotics, mechatronics, control systems for phase change memory, manufacture of nanostructures, camera systems, electronic device and battery thermal management, electronic device assembly and casing, wearable technology including movement sensors, and electronic access control systems.
- Facility Management & Control technologies, including advanced power plant cycles and modeling facilities/plants including 3D virtualization with enterprise-wide database integration.
- Facility Piping & Valve technologies, including throttle valves, piping insulation, bath/spa controls and configurations.
- Food & Beverage technologies, including food packaging and lightweighting, structural integrity, and usability of packaging.
- Green technologies, including irrigation devices, advanced heating and cooling systems for vehicles, emission particulate reduction, individual and multi-zone conditioning and ventilation for commercial and residential applications, solar and thermal power generation, and battery charging and module management.
- Manufacturing, Construction & Home Improvement technologies, including automated production line press devices, saws, formliners, compactors, screeders, hose and wire management, furniture, pool/spa water circulation and cleaning, 3D printing, and building ventilation and conditioning systems.
- Medical Device technologies, including prosthetics, rehabilitation, oxygen/positive pressure therapy, orthodontics, adhesives and dispensing devices, infusion devices, diabetes management, and minimally invasive or noninvasive monitoring and procedures including percutaneous access and spectroscopic analysis.
- Sporting Goods & Recreation technologies, including pool aesthetics and management, exercise machines, quick release and safety devices, and offroad vehicles.
During law school, Vlad was a summer institute teaching assistant for CASRIP, the UW Center for the Advanced Study & Research on Intellectual Property. He completed a clerkship with the UW Division of the Attorney General of Washington. He also served as an articles editor for Washington Law Review and treasurer for Technology Law Society.
Vlad was a summer associate in 2010, joined the firm as an associate in 2011, and became a partner in 2018.
Education
- University of Washington School of Law (UW) (J.D., 2011)
- University of Washington (UW) (B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2006), magna cum laude, Minor in Math
- University of Washington (UW) (B.A. Business Administration, 2006), magna cum laude, Honors Program, emphasis in Accounting
Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Recognized in the “Best Lawyers 2025 Guide: Ones to Watch” for Intellectual Property Law and Patent Law in Best Lawyers in America (2024)
News & Insights
Articles
Venture Capital Fundraising Trends in the Medical Device Industry – The Data
Venture Capital Fundraising Trends in the Medical Device Industry
Vladimir Lozan, “Beware Conditional Limitations When Drafting Patent Claims,” IPWatchdog, (2017)
Rose Thiessen and Vladimir Lozan, “Recent legal developments from a nanotechnology perspective”, Nanotechnology Reviews, Vol. 1, No. 3, 289-292 (2012)
Vladimir Lozan, “Open for Trouble: Amending Washington’s Open Public Meetings Act to Preserve University Patent Rights,” 86 Wash. L. Rev. 393 (2011)
Speeches & Seminars
Teplitskiy V. and Lozan V., Patent Eligibility, Interplay Between IPRs and District Court Litigation, and Functional Claiming, Uni-intel Seminar, April 22, 2019, Beijing, China.
Altman D. and Lozan V., Patent Eligibility and Functional Claiming, Beyond Attorneys at Law Seminar, November 7, 2018, Wuxi, China.
Lozan V., Patent Eligibility and Functional Claiming, Zacco Seminar, October 11, 2018, Stockholm, Sweden.