EDUCATION:
University of Virginia School of Law
Charlottesville, Virginia
Masters of Law, 2001

Cambridge University
Cambridge, England
Master of Laws (First Class Honors), 1995

University of Keele
England
BA, Law and Politics, 1994

ADMISSIONS:
Virginia
England and Wales

• Board of Directors and Secretary, Boys and Girls Club of Charlottesville/Albermarle American Bar Association
• Virginia Bar Association
• Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Leadership Charlottesville 2004

• "Legal Elite," Virginia Business Magazine 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007
• "Rising Star," Virginia Super Lawyers Magazine, Business/Corporate, 2007, 2009

Patrick C. Asplin 

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Charlottesville
Phone: 434-220-6105
E-mail: pca@lolawfirm.com
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At Lenhart Obenshain
Patrick Asplin has a diverse business practice that includes business formation and financing, preparation and negotiation of key operational contracts, and commercial transactions.  His practice has a particular emphasis on technology, e-commerce, intellectual property issues, and business disputes.  He frequently counsels companies and business owners on matters relating to the acquisition, protection and exploitation of intellectual property, and this component of his practice includes trademark prosecution and IP licensing. Mr. Asplin handles a wide range of commercial disputes, including trademark and copyright infringement, shareholder disputes, corporate dissolutions, breach of contract claims, and business torts.  He frequently works with companies to protect critical business information and relationships from misappropriation by third parties and former employees. Mr. Asplin has represented clients in arbitration proceedings and in litigation before federal and state courts, including the Virginia Supreme Court. Prior to joining Lenhart Obenshain, Mr. Asplin practiced with LeClair Ryan, P.C., and as a barrister in Bristol and London, England.

Experience

Case results depend on a variety of factors unique to each case and do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future case.

• Assisted numberous technology companies, including startup and early stage entities, with business formation, angel and venture capital financing, and preparation of critical internal and external contracts.
• Assisted and advised business owners and entities in connection with the resolution of commercial disputes with co-owners, shareholders, employees and business partners.
• Represented the joint owner of a world-famous establishment in the hospitality industry in connection with systemic business disputes with co-owner, including representation in arbitration. Proceedings involving multi-million dollar claims, corporate and partnership dissolution proceedings, and the ultimate sale of his interest.
• Assisted a significant content licensor with the enforcement of its trademarks and copyrights against numerous competitors.
• Assisted and advised multiple companies with the resolution of third-party claims alleging trademark or copyright infringement, including claims involving parody and fair use.
• Drafted and negotiated a wide range of licenses and agreements relating in intellectual property, tehnology and e-commerce, including software development agreements, technology transfer and sponsored research agreements, copyright, trademark and patent licenses, joint venture agreements, and stategic alliances.
• Assisted technology company with the prepartation and negotiation of multi-million dollar licenses and services agreements relating to the development, hosting and deployment of web-based and PDA applications for major publishing companies.
• Assisted company with a merger and related transactions to effect the transfer of its business and operations to the United Kingdom.
• Advised and assisted numerous companies with issues relating to business torts committed by employees, business partners and competitors, including representation in state and federal court pursing claims under the Virginia Trade Secrets Act for misappropriation of customer lists and business information.

More than Lenhart Obenshain
Mr. Asplin is active in the local community and is a graduate of the 2003 Leadership Charlottesville class.  Mr. Asplin currently serves as the Secretary and the Ethics and Compliance Officer of the Boys & Girls Club of Central Virginia.  Mr. Asplin is a member of the Section Council of the Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law Section of the Virginia Bar Association.  Mr. Asplin frequently participates in speaking engagements and seminars on corporate and intellectual property matters.  

Areas of Practice
Business Law
Intellectual Property
Business Disputes
Commercial Litigation