Charlotte M. Rodeen-Dickert joined West & Associates in 2004 and is a registered patent attorney with West & Associates. Ms. Rodeen-Dickert is primarily responsible for patent prosecution in the mechanical and bio-mechanical arts. She also counsels clients in other intellectual property matters, including trademark, trade secret, and copyright protection, as well as litigation and licensing.

Ms. Rodeen-Dickert's patent practice covers a wide range of inventions, including household and child-care products, medical devices and health-care equipment, musical gear, games, electromechanical devices, and manufacturing processes. Her trademark practice includes helping clients secure trademark protection, trademark prosecution, enforcing trademark rights, and Trademark Trials and Appeals Board (TTAB) practice.

ADMISSIONS
• Registered to Practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
• Licensed Attorney, California
• Licensed Attorney, Washington, D.C. (pending)
• United States District Court of California, Northern District
• United States District Court of California, Central District
• Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

EDUCATION
• Auburn University - Master of Aerospace Engineering (anticipated 2011)
• University of California, Berkeley - B.S., Mechanical Engineering (1993)
• Golden Gate University School of Law - J.D. (2004)

PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
• Golden Gate University School of Law
• Adjunct Professor

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
• "Covering Your Assets" - Contra Costa County Bar Association

HONORS & AWARDS
• Witkin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Patent Law
• Graduation with Honors - Golden Gate University School of Law

MEMBERSHIPS
• Contra Costa County Bar Association
• Licensing Executives Society
• American Bar Association - Intellectual Property Law Section

COMMUNITY SERVICE
• Contra Costa County Bar Association - Volunteer Fee Dispute Mediator

REPRESENTATIVE PATENTS/MATTERS
• Toilet Paper Roll Locking Mechanism, U.S. Patent No. 7,314,194
• Guitar Music Sheet Holder, U.S. Patent No. 7,531,732
• Beverage Barricade, U.S. Patent No. 7,516,866
• Easy 9TM Card game, U.S. Patent No. 7,401,784
• Amoroso v. Buck Family Enterprises, Inc., Trademark Trial and Appeal Board - Judgment entered
• Sage Publications, Inc. v. Kirk, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board - Settled
• Hella KG Hueck & Co. v. Dunlop, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board - Settled