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| Practice Areas | Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Unfair Competition | | | University | Loyola University, B.S., Physics, 1988 | | | Law School | Georgia State University, J.D., 1991 | | | Admitted | 1991, Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia; U. S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; U.S. District Court, Central District of California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office | |
| Memberships | State Bar of Georgia (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section); American Intellectual Property Law Association; International Trademark Association; Atlanta Bar Association. | | | Born | Atlanta, Georgia | | | Biography | Phi Alpha Delta. Selected to Georgia Super Lawyers 2009 by Law & Politics for Intellectual Property Litigation, Intellectual Property and Antitrust Litigation. Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers as a leading intellectual property lawyer in Georgia. Named as one of Georgia's Legal Elite by Georgia Trend Magazine, 2007 in Intellectual Property Law and 2009 in Business Law. Member: Moot Court Board; Community Fundraising Board, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, 2005-2008. Program Chair: Fourth Annual SpringPosium Intellectual Property Conference, Co-Hosted by the Intellectual Property Section of the Atlanta Bar Association and Georgia State University, Brasstown Valley Resort, Young Harris, Georgia May 2-4, 2008. Author: "Second Circuit Says eBay Is Neither Direct Nor Contributory Infringer of Tiffany Marks," BNA's Electronic Commerce & Law, April 2010; "Legal Issues Presented By Social Networking," HR.com, October 2009; "Changing Trends in IP Disputes," Navigating Intellectual Property Disputes, part of the Inside the Minds series, Aspatore Books, 2009; "Recession-Proofing: IP Is Key," Law360, March 2009; "Avoiding Infringement: Minimizing Risks Posed By Intellectual Property Litigation," SmartBusiness Atlanta Magazine, August 2008. Speaker: "Ethical Considerations in IP Practice," Sixth Annual SpringPosium Intellectual Property Conference, Barnsley Gardens, Adairsville, Georgia, May 2010; "Patent Strategies for Competing in a Down Economy," The Corporate Intellectual Property Institute at Georgia State University in Atlanta, November 2009; "Trademarks In Distress! (How to Buy and Sell Trademarks in Bankruptcy)," Intellectual Property Owners' Association, 37th Annual Meeting, Chicago, September 2009; "Managing Legal Risks and Lawyers," J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Professional MBA Program, July 2009; "How to Survive in an Upside Down Economy - Recession-Proofing Tips and Trends from an Intellectual Property Perspective," Moderated 4th Annual IP Hot Topics Luncheon, Georgia State University College of Law, May 21, 2009; "The Impact of Electronic Discovery on Corporations," Fourth Annual SpringPosium Intellectual Property Conference, Brasstown Valley Resort, Young Harris, Georgia May 2-4, 2008; "Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Law," Lorman Seminars, Atlanta, Georgia and Birmingham, Alabama, May 2006. | | | Reported Cases | Travelers Express Co., Inc. v. Transaction Tracking Technologies, Inc., 305 F.Supp.2d 1090 (D.Minn. 2003); Kason Industries, Inc. v. Component Hardware Group, Inc., 120 F.3d 1199, 43 U.S.P.Q.2d 1831, 11 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. C 434 (11th Cir. 1997); Sarmiento Cisneros v. U.S. Atty. Gen., 381 F.3d 1277 (11th Cir. 2004); Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Herbal Health Products, Inc., 132 Fed.Appx. 348 (11th Cir. 2005); Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Herbal Health Products, Inc., 311 F.Supp.2d 1353 (N.D.Ga. 2004); Fowler v. Our Loving Mother's Children, Inc. et al., 262 Ga. App. 288; 585 S.E.2d 211 (Ga. App. 2003); Wells Fargo Home Mortg., Inc. v. Cook , 267 Ga. App. 368, 599 S.E.2d 319 (Ga. App. 2004); Little Drummer Boy Productions, Inc. v. Our Loving Mother's Children et al., 2001 WL 766963 (E.D.La. 2001); In Re Waitz, 567 S.E.2d 87, 255 Ga.App. 841, 2 FCDR 1817 (Ga. App. 2002); Enforcer Products, Inc. v. Robert Birdsong et al., 98 F.3d 1359, 40 U.S.P.Q.2d 1958, 1996 WL 592161(Fed. Cir. 1996); CUI International, Inc. v. Mespo Umbrellas, Ltd., 74 F.3d 1260 (Fed. Cir. 1996); Fototec Intern. Corp. v. Polaroid Corp., 889 F.Supp. 1518 (N.D.Ga. 1995). | | | ISLN | 901063593 | |
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