Evan R. Witt Shareholder, Chair, Intellectual Property Practice Section   (801) 328-3600 ewitt@kmclaw.com
Mr. Witt is a member of Kirton & McConkie's Intellectual Property Practice Section. His practice focuses on domestic and international intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, unfair competition law, patent and trademark opinions, and licensing. Mr. Witt joined Kirton & McConkie in 2006.

Experience Practicing intellectual property law since 1987 Assists clients in developing and implementing national and international intellectual property business strategies Assists clients in licensing or acquiring intellectual property Provides opinions and advice relating to patentability, infringement, validity and freedom to operate issues Former in-house intellectual property counsel for international pharmaceutical company Education Brigham Young University, B.S. Chemical Engineering, magna cum laude, 1984 Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society; Sigma Xi Phi Kappa Phi J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, J.D., cum laude, 1987 Admissions United States Patent and Trademark Office, 1986 Utah State and Federal Courts Bar, 1987 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1989 U.S. Supreme Court, 2000

Affiliations Utah State Bar (Chairman, Intellectual Property Section, 1996-1997); American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Licensing Executives Society (LES) International Federation of Industrial Property Attorneys (FICPI) International Trademark Association (INTA) Publications "Inequitable Conduct and the Duty of Disclosure in Patent Procurement," Brigham Young University Law Review 149, 1986. "Responding to the Office Action-Anticipation and Obviousness Issues," American Intellectual Property Law Association, Basic Chemical and Biotechnical Practice Seminar, 1990 (co-author). “Protecting Technology in a Global Market,” International Trade Law Newsletter, LJN, November 2005. Languages Spoken Italian Other 2010 Utah Legal Elite - Intellectual Property 2009 Utah Legal Elite - Intellectual Property