Susan Betcher

Susan Betcher is a patent and clean technology attorney in Seattle. She earned a B.S. in civil and environmental engineering at the University of Washington and a J.D. at the University of Colorado Law School. Her professional background also includes infrastructure project management and business operations.

At Seed IP Law Group in Seattle, Betcher worked as a patent attorney and senior associate from 1998 to 2005. During part of that period, from 2003 to 2005, she was also part-time in-house counsel to Calypso Medical Technologies.

Her published Perkins Coie biography identifies her as a partner and describes patent portfolio work for both public and private companies. The work covers applications for U.S. and foreign patents, including the preparation and prosecution of design patent applications. Patent infringement and invalidity analysis are listed alongside intellectual property due diligence for mergers and acquisitions. The profile also describes license negotiations and advice to companies on their internal patent procurement and international prosecution. In sustainable energy, it identifies clients whose businesses range from startups to commercialization.

Betcher’s professional and community activities extend to engineering and clean energy organizations. The firm profile lists her on the University of Washington Clean Energy Institute’s Tech Advisory Council and its civil and environmental engineering visiting committee. It also records board and executive committee service with the Washington Clean Technology Alliance.