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Jim is a partner in the San Diego office of Pillsbury Winthrop, where he is a member of the Intellectual Property Practice Group. He has litigated IP disputes for more than 15 years and uses his experience to provide expert counsel on competitive strategies and to build US and global patent portfolios that stand up to scrutiny in court and under financing or acquisition due diligence. In addition to his patent litigation experience, Jim has substantial experience in litigating trademark and copyright disputes, including the music file-sharing case that was appealed to the Supreme Court in 2005 and a case involving the Windows trademark. Mr. Conley also interned for the Honorable Barbara B. Crabb of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin in 2000-2001.Prior to joining the legal profession, Mr. Conley worked as an engineer for six years developing low emission, high efficiency, natural gas and diesel engines for Cummins Engine Company and a division of Dresser Industries. He also worked as an intern for two years designing space flight hardware for NASA and the Department of Energy (including a 1993 Space Shuttle payload). Jim's legal practice covers a broad range of technical disciplines, with a focus on medical devices.EducationB.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1992J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School, 2001, magna cum laude (3rd in class)AdmissionsState Bar of CaliforniaState Bar of WisconsinUnited States Patent and Trademark Office