Bruce George's practice includes patent, trademark, and copyright prosecution, litigation, counseling, and licensing.
Mr. George counsels corporate, university, high technology, and emerging business clients in matters involving:
· U.S. and international patent prosecution and counseling in the electrical, mechanical, telecommunication, computer software, medical device and business method arts
· patentability, infringement, validity, and freedom to operate opinions
· design around counseling
· trademark and copyright prosecution, counseling, and licensing
· trademark registration availability and freedom to use opinions
· matters of unfair competition, trade secret and domain name disputes
Prior to his legal career, Mr. George served for 14 years as a planning, design, and construction management engineer with the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. As a result of that service, Bruce maintains his Professional Engineering (P.E.) license.
Representative Matters
· Small corporation with development of international patent portfolio, and freedom to operate and licensing counseling
· S&P 500 company with trademark portfolio management, and enforcement against trademark infringement and domain name cybersquatting
· Individual inventor with patent counseling and prosecution, and preparation/negotiation of a joint development agreement with a major manufacturer
· Adjunct professor with copyright counseling and licensing of educational materials
· Entrepreneurial group with patent design around counseling prior to launch of new product line
Memberships
American Bar Association
New Jersey State Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
News
BLANK ROME'S TRADEMARK PRACTICE RECOGNIZED FOR MOST FILINGS IN 2011
[Press Release]
January 12, 2012
Zachary A. Aria, Katherine Pauley Barecchia, Jamie L Bertha, Kenneth L. Bressler, Steven L. Caponi, Lisa Casey Spaniel, et al.
BLANK ROME ELECTS TEN NEW PARTNERS TO THE FIRM; ELEVATES THREE ASSOCIATES TO OF COUNSEL
[Press Release]
January 2010
Yelena M. Barychev, David W. Carickhoff, Thomas Z. Cheplo, Kathleen A. Cunningham, Frank A. Dante, Bruce D. George, et al.