Featured Practice Areas

Electrical Engineering – Electronic component designs, circuitry, metering devices, optical and electro-optical devices

Computing and Information Analysis – Software and business methods, RFID technologies and applications, internet and e-commerce

Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical – Pharmaceuticals, assay systems, anti-microbials, life sciences

Chemical Engineering and Materials – Films, polymer science, electrical component materials, textile chemistry, nanoparticles, carbon dots

Gaming and Entertainment – Lottery and card games, materials for games of chance, sporting goods

Mechanical Engineering – Vehicle components and hardware, ordnance and projectiles, printing materials, medical devices

Textile and Manufacturing – Woven and non-woven textiles, conveyors, accumulators and complex machinery, textile chemistry

Complex Patent Prosecution – Preparing, prosecuting, managing, and consolidating worldwide patents and applications, using cutting edge electronic infrastructure

Litigation and Dispute Resolution – Enforcing and defending intellectual property rights in Courts, counseling on pre-litigation strategies and/or avoidance, and negotiating settlement of disputes

Trademarks, Copyrights and Designs – Protecting, transferring, and defending trademarks, service marks, trade dress, copyrights, and patented designs

E-Commerce and E-Business – Advising on internet and electronic business issues, such as domain name registrations, meta tags, cybersquating, licensed use of materials, and business method and e-commerce patents

Intellectual Property Counseling – Managing and advising on all facets of intellectual property practice faced by in-house attorneys and other decision makers

 
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Litigation of Patent, Trademark, Copyright, and other I.P. Disputes

Dority & Manning's strong litigation practice group makes it the go-to firm for South Carolina patent litigation, trademark litigation, and other intellectual property and internet-related disputes.  Dority & Manning has enjoyed an active intellectual property litigation practice since its founding. Our attorneys have tried patent, trademark, and copyright cases in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and many other courts nationwide. Ensuring continued growth in our litigation practice, the firm integrated into its roster several civil litigators having extensive first-chair trial experience in a variety of cases.

Our first chair attorneys have tried cases. Such is our first response to the question: “What makes you different?” Many make the claim to have litigators who can undertake intellectual property cases, fewer are able to provide trial lawyers who have waited in the court room while a jury deliberated to a verdict.

All of our attorneys have either engineering or science degrees. Whether the case is about the thermodynamic properties of plasma flow, the processing of a polymer film, or immunoassays, having patent litigators who can understand the technology can make all the difference for successfully resolving the case.

Our experience is diverse. We have represented clients in patent, trademark, copyright, and unfair trade practice lawsuits from coast to coast including California, New York, Minnesota, Delaware, Alabama, Georgia, Texas, New Hampshire, North Carolina, our home state of South Carolina, and others. Below is a link to representative cases we have undertaken over the years.

Many of our clients have international operations. For that reason, we have also assisted clients with procuring and managing legal representation in other countries. Where our clients needed it, we have even coordinated the filing and prosecution of litigation in multiple countries and states to stop competitors that were importing infringing products not only into the United States but other countries as well.

We believe effective representation in an intellectual property case is more than just managing document production and writing letters to the opponent. While building a working relationship, we want to understand the client’s business and assess the legal issues in litigation from the beginning so that objectives and expectations to guide the case are developed early through open communication. Our goal is not just the successful resolution of the case – we want to build a relationship that carries the trust and confidence of our clients as we counsel them through the future.

Representative Cases