Alex is passionate about all forms of intellectual property from trade secrets to patents. She especially enjoys helping her clients, small and large, navigate the intricacies of intellectual property prosecution, portfolio management, enforcement, and litigation. She works closely with foreign counsel across the world to execute portfolio strategies that drive and protect intellectual property value.
Alexandra Hodson
Associate Boise
Capabilities
Biography
Alex enjoys working with start-ups and multinational corporations alike. She is equally happy filing a single trademark application for a budding organization as she is managing a large portfolio for an established company. Alex thrives on assisting her clients at every stage of their intellectual property journey.
Because she truly loves what she does, Alex is also an adjunct professor for the Entrepreneurship Law Clinic at the University of Idaho College of Law, where she lectures on intellectual property law and prosecutes trademark applications with the USPTO on behalf of the program's clients.
In addition to practicing at Parsons Behle & Latimer, Alex has practiced at Holland & Hart and served as a law clerk to Justice Horton and Justice Moeller of the Idaho Supreme Court.
Accomplishments
Academic
University of Idaho College of Law (J.D., 2018)
Magna Cum Laude
Dean’s List all applicable semesters
Idaho Law Review, Chief Managing Editor
Boise State University (B.S., 2013)
High Ability Scholar Award recipient
Professional
Idaho Business Review Leaders in Law Honoree, 2024
Super Lawyers Rising Star (Intellectual Property)
Published in Idaho Law Review and The Advocate
Associations
Professional
International Trademark Association (INTA), member, 2019-present
Idaho Women Lawyers
- Community Service Committee, co-chair, 2020-present
- Retreat Committee, co-chair, 2021
Idaho State Bar Intellectual Property Law Section, Chair, 2023-2024; Secretary, 2020-2022
Idaho Academy of Leadership for Lawyers, Class of 2024-2025, participant
Community
Ambassador for the Women’s and Children’s Alliance (2011-present)
Board of Riverstone International School
Adjunct professor, Entrepreneurship Law Clinic, University of Idaho College of Law
Insights
Parsons Behle & Latimer Boise Attorneys Named “Leaders in Law”
Emerging Risks for Trademark Owners: The National Advertising Division Weighs in on Improper Use of the ® Symbol
IP Alert for Employers: Protecting Trade Secrets After the FTC’s Non-Compete Ban Goes into Effect
Parsons Behle & Latimer Celebrates 32 Attorneys Ranked as Top Practitioners in the Mountain States Region