Overview

Joshua W. Budwin is a principal in the Austin office of McKool Smith.

Joshua’s practice involves the areas of patent, copyright, and trademark infringement as well as misappropriation of trade secrets and complex commercial litigation. His practice has included actions in Federal District Court as well as in the United States International Trade Commission (ITC).

Prior to joining McKool Smith, Joshua clerked at Volpe and Koenig, PC (Philadelphia) and Stief, Waite, Gross, Sagoskin, and Gilman (Newtown, Pennsylvania).

While in college at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Joshua completed the full four-year (eight semester) engineering curriculum in three years (six semesters).

J.D., Temple University Beasley School of Law, 2005

  • Managing Editor, Temple University Environmental Law & Technology Journal
  • Albert M. Cohen Memorial Award Recipient
  • Faculty Law Scholarship Recipient
  • President of the Student Bar Association (SBA)

B.S., cum Laude, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1999-2002

  • State of Texas
  • The U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
  • The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

  • Texas Bar Association
  • Travis County Bar Association
  • Texas Young Lawyers Association
  • Austin Intellectual Property Law Association
  • American Bar Association
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