Scott Weide, Counsel at our Las Vegas law office
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Scott Weide

Counsel
Biography

Scott Weide is counsel in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group. He brings over 30 years of intellectual property experience, having prepared and prosecuted over a thousand foreign and domestic patent applications across a diverse range of technologies, from complex mechanical to medical devices, gaming devices and systems, computing devices and systems and software. In addition to his patent work, Scott is well-versed in trademark, copyright, trade secret, and intellectual property litigation matters. His practice also includes performing product clearances, conducting prior art searches for patentability and invalidity analysis, analyzing patent infringement claims, and drafting and negotiating licensing and development agreements, ensuring clients receive strategic and thorough intellectual property counsel.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

  • California
  • Nevada
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office


Court Admissions

  • United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
  • United States District Court, Central District of California
  • United States District Court, District of Nevada
  • United States District Court, Eastern District of California


Education

  • Creighton University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude)
  • University of Nebraska (B.S., Mechanical Engineering)
Experience

Awards & Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America® Lawyer of the Year:
    • Patent Litigation (2023, 2025)
    • Patent Law (2022, 2024)

Previous Professional Experience

  • Weide & Miller, Ltd., Partner (1999-2024)

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • American Society Mechanical Engineers
  • Pi Tau Sigma
  • Tau Beta Pi

Community Involvement

  •   Equipped to Survive Foundation, Board of Directors

Representative Presentations and Publications

  • “Violation of the Erie Doctrine: Application of a Rule of Federal Common Law to Issues of Patent License Assignments,” Co-Author, Creighton University School of Law Law Review, Vol. 32, No. 4 (April 1999)
  • “Patent Enforcement Deterrence: Liberal Assertions of Personal Jurisdiction in Declaratory Judgment Actions,” Co-Author, University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Review, Vol. 65, No. 2 (Winter 1996)