Washington Employee IP Theft Attorney
When a trusted employee leaves with proprietary information, the harm can be immediate: customer accounts shift, product development is compromised, and confidential materials can spread quickly. We help Washington businesses respond to suspected employee IP theft, including misappropriation of trade secrets, source code, designs, pricing, customer lists, and other confidential business information.
These cases are often won early through disciplined evidence work—preserving device and account data, documenting what was accessed, and moving quickly to stop further use. We help clients evaluate claims and remedies, including injunctive relief, return/destruction assurances, and litigation when necessary to protect business assets.
Use the chatbot to understand what to preserve and how employee-theft disputes are analyzed
If you’re still assessing options, try our custom (experimental) RAG chatbot for general educational information about employee IP theft disputes—such as what qualifies as a trade secret, how confidentiality and invention assignment agreements factor in, common evidence sources (logs, cloud storage, downloads), and typical remedies like injunctions and damages. The chatbot provides general information only and does not offer case-specific legal advice.
About Mitchell
Mitchell D. West is a litigation attorney with Lowe Graham Jones PLLC, combining expertise in litigation with a deep understanding of Seattle’s startup ecosystem. Mitchell has collaborated with innovative companies in software development, digital assets, decentralized physical infastructure, and legal technology.
Mitchell has represented clients in a range of sophisticated disputes, including trade secret litigation involving silicon-carbon anode technology, patent cases spanning plant varieties to thermoforming products, high-stakes business divorces, and trademark disputes resolved through strategic negotiation. While specializing in litigation, Mitchell also advises emerging technology companies on legal challenges to avoid disputes and ensures they succeed when litigation arises.
As part of his commitment to leveraging technology in legal practice, Mitchell developed Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) chatbots trained on a curated set of legal documents he has developed and relies on in his day-to-day practice.The RAG chatbot is hosted on a hybrid decentralized cloud platform that Mitchell actively contributes to.
Learn more about Mitchell at Lowe Graham Jones PLLC.
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Education:
- J.D., Washington University School of Law (Washington University in St. Louis)
- B.A., Quantitative Economics and Political Science, Indiana University
Bar Admissions:
- U.S. District Courts: Western and Eastern Districts of Washington
- 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
- All Washington State Courts
Memberships:
- Seattle IP Inn of Court
- Seattle Yacht Club
Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or are interested in having a custom RAG chatbot developed for your website, you can reach Mitchell directly by email at west@lowegrahamjones.com or using the form below.