Shaver & Swanson, LLP

About Shaver & Swanson, LLP

Shaver & Swanson, LLP is a Boise, Idaho law firm focused on intellectual property, with attorneys who handle patents, trademarks, copyrights, licensing, and IP litigation. The firm presents itself as offering personalized services at reasonable rates and describes its practice as limited to intellectual property rather than general legal work. Its attorneys counsel clients on building and protecting IP portfolios, conduct patent searches to assess patentability or infringement risk, prepare and file patent, trademark, and copyright applications, advise on trademark selection and clearance searching, assist with licensing, and represent clients in disputes.

The firm’s litigation practice includes copyright infringement, patent infringement, trademark infringement, and trade secret matters for both plaintiffs and defendants. According to its website, cases have been litigated in state and federal courts including the Idaho Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Shaver & Swanson serves clients in Idaho as well as throughout the country and internationally, and it works with a network of foreign attorneys to file foreign patents, including Patent Cooperation Treaty applications.

Technological experience listed by the firm spans horticulture, food processing, chemistry, software, environmental engineering, mining and mineral extraction, and chemical engineering. Its patent drafting and litigation work has covered microwave transmission, food processing machinery, agricultural machinery, bicycle technology, outdoor technology, and internet business methods. The firm also maintains a Boise office and invites prospective clients to call for trademark, patent, and copyright questions.

Client reviews most often highlight Scott Swanson’s patent prosecution experience, responsiveness, and strategic approach to USPTO matters. Reviewers also describe the team as knowledgeable, accommodating, and supportive during stressful disputes, with one client crediting the firm with a defense strategy in a competitor lawsuit. The office support staff has been described as competent and friendly, and multiple reviews mention affordable or reasonable fees for trademark and IP work.

A negative review reports a serious communication and follow-through failure: a paid trademark submission was allegedly never filed, calls were not returned, and the client learned of the oversight only after repeated follow-up. That account is an outlier among the available reviews, but it points to a potential risk around responsiveness and case management that prospective clients should weigh. Overall, Shaver & Swanson appears best suited to inventors, businesses, and IP owners seeking a specialized patent and trademark practice with litigation capabilities and technical breadth.