Brett T. Cooke

Brett cut his teeth in the practice of intellectual property law with fourteen years of practice in two of the top five Texas top-tier law firms.  Brett founded Eureka Intellectual Property Law in order to bring gold-plated legal service to clients at affordable rates.

Prior to practicing law, Brett worked in Regional Sales Manager, Product Manager, and engineering roles for Fortune 500 companies and large defense contractors.  Brett also served seven years active duty in the U.S. Navy as a Nuclear Propulsion Plant Officer aboard U.S.S. Enterprise CVN-65 and as Operations Officer aboard U.S.S. O’Brien DD-975.  Brett rounded out his naval service in the Navy Reserves, accumulating over 21 years of service.

Brett’s legal practice focuses on both patent and trademark prosecution and litigation and other adversarial proceedings.  He represents both patent, trademark, and copyright holders seeking to enforce their rights and those accused of infringement.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER
Juris Doctorate
Magna Cum Laude.
Houston, Texas. 05/2006.
Order of the Barons, Order of the Coif

NAVY NUCLEAR POWER SCHOOL
M.S.  Nuclear Engineering (equivalent).
Orlando, Florida. 08/1992.

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
B.S. Electrical Engineering
Magna Cum Laude.
College Station, Texas. 05/1991.
Phi Eta Sigma Freshman Honor Society, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor Society, Distinguished Student Award, College of Engineering, 1987. Texas Society of Professional Engineers, Associate Member. The National Society of Professional Engineers.

ADMISSIONS

U.S.P.T.O. Patent Bar 55,836

Texas Bar: 24055343
S.   Dist. TX
E.   Dist. TX
N.  Dist. TX
W. Dist. TX

PUBLICATIONS

Intellectual Property Licenses And Assignments Under Chapter 11 Of The Bankruptcy Code—A Brief Survey Of The Nature Of Property Rights Conferred And Implications Due To Reorganization, Vol. 15 No. 2 Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal, Spring 2007.

The America Invents Act—From the Perspective of the Small Business, National Law Review, January 21, 2012.