Prosecuting, managing, and coordinating domestic and international patent and trademark portfolios large and small for corporate clients.
Litigation, primarily concerning patents and trademarks.
General intellectual property law counseling areas such as opinions, licensing, negotiating, consultant and employee agreements, and trade secret protection.
Primary focus on electrical, electro-mechanical and mechanical art areas including electrical systems, electronics, software and medical fields.
Experience:
Richard has been a Shareholder with Dority & Manning since 1988, and professionally involved with intellectual property law for over 26 years.
He has extensive background in prosecuting and managing both domestic and international patent and trademark portfolios.
Richard has been involved in all phases of litigation and counseling for patent, trademark and copyright matters including additional counseling areas such as licensing, negotiating, consultant and employee agreements, trade secret protection, and opinions, such as drafting infringement/non-infringement opinions, drafting validity analysis of patents, and rendering patentability opinions.
Prior to coming to Dority & Manning, he was an Examiner in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office in Industrial Electronics (involved specifically in electronic motor controls, battery charging systems, photocopying machinery, and electronic switches).
He was also an associate attorney (electrical and other prosecution for U.S. and foreign clients) at Cushman, Darby & Cushman in Washington, D.C.
Member: Carolina Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Association (Former President); American Intellectual Property Law Association; International Trademark Association
Education: Clemson University (B.S., Electrical Engineering, cum laude); George Washington University (J.D.)
Admitted to Practice: South Carolina; District of Columbia; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. District Courts of South Carolina and the District of Columbia; U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Federal Circuit, 1st Circuit, Fourth Circuit and Fifth Circuit; and U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Published Works: Richard has co-authored three articles appearing in the South Carolina Lawyer Magazine concerning The Digital Millennium Copyright Act, E-Commerce patents and Patent Issues generally.
Honors: Giles Rich Intellectual Property Moot Court Champion; Eta Kappa Nu
