Kristin J. Doyle

Kristin J. Doyle

Kris Doyle is a partner of the firm and practices in the Intellectual Property Department. Among other things, her practice involves drafting and prosecuting patent applications for a variety of technical industries, including the lighting, medical device, animal processing, floorcovering, heat transfer tubing, industrial process, and textile industries; drafting opinion letters, including clearance and right to use opinion letters, invalidity opinion letters, and noninfringement opinion letters; litigating patent cases, including overseeing discovery, Markman and summary judgment briefing, and witness preparation; drafting patent license and consulting agreements; and conducting IP due diligence for multi-million dollar acquisitions.

Selected Experience

· Drafted and filed amicus curiae brief on behalf of Earthlink, Inc. NTP, Inc. v. Research In Motion, Ltd. (E.D. Va.).

· Assisted in representing Interface, Inc. - the largest manufacturer of carpet tiles in the world - and, after a three week jury trial, successfully secured a jury verdict of noninfringement and invalidity of two Milliken patents directed to cushion back carpet tiles. Milliken & Company v. Interface, Inc., (D. S.C.).

· Represented patent holder Owen Mumford - a medical device manufacturer - and secured summary judgment findings by district court that the patent was infringed, was not invalid, and was not obtained through inequitable conduct, and sought and obtained a permanent injunction for Owen Mumford. Owen Mumford USA, Inc. v. SurgiLance, Inc. et al. (N.D. Ga.).

Background

· Former member of the Editorial Board of the Emory Law Journal.

· Recognized as a Rising Star by Georgia Super Lawyers magazine (2005, 2006).

· Recipient of The Emory Law School Scholarship and member of Order of the Coif.