Miles J. Alexander

Miles J. Alexander

Miles Alexander, Co-Chairman of Kilpatrick Stockton, joined the firm in 1958 after teaching at Harvard Law School and serving two years as a U.S.A.F. Judge Advocate. Mr. Alexander was admitted to partnership in 1963. In addition to his activities in all aspects of trademark and unfair competition practice, Mr. Alexander counsels clients in other intellectual property fields and is a frequently selected party and court appointed mediator in alternative dispute resolution. He is also knowledgeable in the field of antitrust law and served as a past chairman of the Antitrust Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia.

Miles Alexander was characterized in the 2007 Edition of Chambers as: "'incredible - he is an elder statesman of the US IP Bar, yet he is always available and is extremely responsive.' He is called upon for his confidential opinions in cutting-edge matters, advising Fortune 500 companies on what to do in trademark-related matters. Sources agree: 'He is the one person who stands out from the rest,' because he is 'not only technically skilled, but he is also business-savvy.'"

Selected Experience

· Chosen by numerous Fortune 500 companies as counsel in major IP disputes and on strategic planning issues for mediation.

· Member of the CPR/INTA Panel of "Distinguished Neutrals" and frequently serves as Mediator, Arbitrator, and Special Master in major disputes for resolution through ADR procedures. Has mediated over 50 cases nationwide.

· Has served as expert witness for Fortune 500 companies in major litigation.

Background

· Served (1997-2000) as the legal counsel to the International Trademark Association (INTA), as a member of its Board of Directors and as Editor-in-Chief of The Trademark Reporter.

· Recipient of INTA's 2002 President's Award.

· The first recipient of the Georgia Bar IP Section's Lifetime Achievement Award, 2006.

· In the 2005 and 2006 polling of the Georgia Bar, he was chosen by his peers as one of the top ten lawyers in the state.

· Written or co-authored a number of articles in the trademark and unfair competition fields and has chaired and spoken at seminars and forums sponsored by PLI, ABA, ALI, INTA, and other national and international groups.

· Member of the American College of Trial Lawyers and authored a chapter on Creative Settlement of Intellectual Property Litigation for a major Clark Boardman treatise.

· Listed in the 2004 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers.

· Mr. Alexander is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Intellectual Property, Corporate, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Antitrust Law for 2008 and all prior editions.

· Recognized by his peers as one of Atlanta's "Legal Elite" in Georgia Trend Magazine and as one of Top 10 Lawyers in Georgia in Atlanta Magazine.

· Member of International Trademark Association's "Trademark Review Commission," which drafted the landmark 1989 Lanham Act revisions.

· Member of American Law Institute's committee, which drafted the 1995 Restatement of Unfair Competition.

· First Chairman of the Trademark Public Advisory Committee to the USPTO (2000-2003).

· Charter Member, Advisory Council, J. Thomas McCarthy Institute for Intellectual Property and Technology Law at the University of San Francisco.

· AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

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