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Commercial Litigation and IP & Technology Law
A seasoned litigator and former news broadcaster and producer, Josh represents clients in intellectual property and business disputes in federal courts across the country. He also advises entrepreneurs and established companies on trademark protection, data security and other topics to help them mitigate the risk of future litigation.
Josh’s intellectual property litigation experience includes technology disputes, patent, trademark and copyright infringement matters, and trade secret misappropriation. He has represented numerous software companies in complex licensing and development disputes, and in patent infringement litigation involving electrical and mechanical devices and consumer products, including nutraceuticals. A broad array of clients – including a national restaurant chain, an apparel manufacturer, and a broadcasting network – have turned to Josh for representation in trademark and copyright litigation.
His business litigation experience includes class action defense, false advertising and unfair competition claims, employment discrimination and restrictive covenant disputes, securities fraud claims, and a wide range of partnership and commercial contract disputes. Clients include private companies at all stages of development, public companies, and individual business owners.
Josh’s background as a broadcaster – a former reporter, writer and producer for television and radio news in Baltimore and in the UK – enables him to communicate persuasively and effectively on behalf of his clients. He is at ease in the courtroom and prides himself on communicating complex issues clearly. Josh recognizes that the best dispute resolution strategy is the one that is in developed in the context of the clients’ business objectives, and is skilled at helping clients assess their options and make fact-based decisions.
He oversees all intellectual property litigation at the firm, and has spoken on a variety of litigation and intellectual property protection topics to firm clients as well as bar and trade associations.
Beyond Bowie & Jensen
Community involvement and advocacy are fundamentally important to Josh. In addition to serving in leadership roles on local councils, committees and community associations, he provides pro bono assistance to local community causes. This assistance has included successful action to compel the local school district to build a new elementary school to relieve overcrowding and the effort to build a community swim club that would provide special services for children in need. Josh is also a dedicated member of the Church of the Nativity, where he has volunteered his time in ways big and small for more than seven years.
Bowie & Jensen embraces the idea that we have a responsibility to give back to the communities that give so much to us. The idea of giving back is an essential component of the law firm and allows our lawyers and staff to work with the community as partners, family and friends.