Dr. Jason Pass focuses his practice on intellectual property counseling, patent portfolio development, and patent procurement in the life sciences. A registered patent attorney with more than two decades of experience, Jason has prepared and prosecuted biotechnology, diagnostic, pharmaceutical, and other life sciences patent applications for a wide range of clients, including large diagnostic and pharmaceutical companies, emerging life sciences companies, and well-known research universities. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Jason works with clients throughout the United States and internationally on U.S. patent strategy and the coordination of global patent protection.

Jason’s technical experience spans a broad range of life sciences technologies, including molecular biology, antibodies and biologics, diagnostics, biomarkers, sequencing technologies, biosensors, microfluidic and fluidic assay systems, biochemical assays, and cell-based technologies. He regularly counsels clients on patent portfolio development, invention harvesting, claim strategy, patentability, freedom-to-operate, patent infringement, patent validity, and prosecution strategy before the United States Patent & Trademark Office. Jason works with clients to align patent strategy with product development, competitive positioning, financing, diligence, licensing, and enforcement considerations.

Jason began his legal career as a patent litigator and has litigated several high-stakes patent matters in federal district court and before the U.S. International Trade Commission. His litigation experience now informs his approach to patent drafting, prosecution, and portfolio strategy. In particular, Jason focuses on developing claims that are not only technically meaningful and commercially relevant, but also practical to evaluate and prove in an enforcement or diligence context. He works with clients to avoid claim language that can appear attractive during prosecution but later creates unnecessary proof problems, such as claims that depend on difficult-to-observe cellular functions, in-cell results, or other features that can be costly or impractical to establish in litigation.

Jason also has experience preparing and prosecuting design patent applications and advising on brand protection, including the protection of business names and logos through trademark registrations.

While in law school at the University of Tennessee, Jason completed an independent study in technology transfer at the University of Tennessee Research Foundation and served on the editorial board of the Tennessee Law Review. Before law school, Jason earned his Ph.D. in Physiology & Biophysics from the University of Louisville, where his doctoral work focused on molecular cardiology. During his doctoral studies, Jason authored several peer-reviewed papers and a book chapter on the molecular signaling mechanisms that regulate cardiac preconditioning and hypertrophy.

Jason resides in Bellingham, Washington, where he enjoys hiking, skiing, kayaking, running, and spending time with his children.