Maxell, Ltd. v. Coretronic Corp. (Eastern District of Texas) – Representing manufacturer of projector products in patent litigation relating to optical projector technology.
Huber Engineered Woods LLC v. i4F Licensing, N.V. (Western District of North Carolina) – Representing manufacturer of engineered wood products in declaratory judgment patent litigation against patent licensing company relating to flooring products.
CMP Development LL...
- University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2000
- University of Alabama, 1997
- Georgia State Bar, 2008
- New York State Bar, 2001
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2006
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District, 2008
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2004
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District, 2003
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District, 2003
- Co-Chair, Merchant Litigation Practice Group (effective November 1, 2023)
- American Bar Association – Patent Litigation Committee
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Federal Circuit Bar Association
- State Bar of Georgia, Intellectual Property section
- Corporate Intellectual Property Institute, Atlanta, GA – Vice Chair
- Selected for inclusion in Georgia Super Lawyers (2016-2024)
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (2019-2027)
- Selected for inclusion in IP Stars by Managing IP (2013-2021, 2025-2026)
- Moderator, IP Litigation Strategies: TC Heartland, Halo and the New Federal Rules, Atlanta Bar Association IP SpringPosium (April 28, 2017)
- Speaker and Moderator, What’s Your Opinion? The Landscape of Willful Infringement After Halo, Merchant & Gould CLE – Strategies & Best Practices for Corporate IP Counsel: The Big Picture (March 6, 2017)
- Moderator, Strategic Considerations in Inter Partes Review, GSU Corporate Intellectual Property Institute (October 25, 2016)
- Speaker, Section 101: Rule 12(b)(6) and Other Defensive Strategies, Tennessee Intellectual Property Law Association – Fall Seminar (November 13, 2015)
- Moderator, Managing an IP Budget in Small and Big Companies, GSU Corporate Intellectual Property Institute (October 27, 2015)
- Moderator, Inter Partes Review; Strategies for Success, Atlanta Bar Association IP SpringPosium (April 10, 2015)
- Moderator, Analyzing the Patent Dispute Options – The Courts vs. The PTO, GSU Corporate Intellectual Property Institute (October 27, 2014)
- Moderator, Patent Ethics Issues Facing In-House Counsel, GSU Corporate Intellectual Property Institute (November 4, 2013)
Authored/Featured
- “Inter Partes Review (IPR): The New Frontier of AI Tools,” The Patent Lawyer, Issue 76 (2025)
- “CAFC Affirms Noninfringement of Apparatus Claim with Ordered Functional Limitations,” IP Case Updates Blog (October 28, 2025).
- “Federal Circuit Tightens Standards for Trade Secret Preliminary Injunctions,” IP Case Updates Blog (June 25, 2024).
- “Federal Circuit Affirms Patent Indefiniteness Ruling,” IP Case Updates Blog (October 10, 2023)
Quoted
- How the Fidget Spinner Origin Story Spun Out of Control, Bloomberg Technology (May 11, 2017)
- Decision Could Make It Difficult to Hold Executives Liable for Inducing Infringement, Inside Counsel (March 26, 2013)