Douglas L. Lineberry
Representative Practice Areas:
- Litigating intellectual property issues.
- Prosecuting patents in pharmaceutical and chemical fields.
- Rendering opinions and validity analyses.
- Obtaining and defending trademark registrations.
- Advising clients with regard to intellectual property and competition issues, as well as contractual and other business matters.
Experience:
- Doug joined Dority & Manning as of counsel in 2007, after nearly nine years of litigation practice, with lead counsel experience in numerous matters.
- Doug has familiarity with technologies such as large and small molecule, polymer, infant medical devices, slope measuring devices, transport systems, and slide locking systems.
- Doug has tried cases to verdict, managed ongoing litigation, and mediated contested matters in numerous areas of law.
Professional Background:
- Education: Emory & Henry College (B.S. Biology, summa cum laude; B.A. Chemistry, summa cum laude, 1995); Mercer University (J.D., 1998).
- Admitted to Practice: South Carolina; U.S. Patent & Trademark Office; South Carolina Supreme Court; U.S. District Court for District of South Carolina; Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Member: American Bar Association; Greenville Bar Association; Carolina Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Association
- Honors: 1997 Gabrielli National Moot Court Competition (winning team and best brief); AmJur Award, Legal Writing and Legal Research; Senior Biology Award (Highest GPA of Biology Majors).
- Publications: “The Pension Protection Act of 2006: Wide Ranging Changes to ERISA Not Limited to Just Employee Benefits,” South Carolina Lawyer, July 2007; “Employee Paychecks: Proper Withholdings Can Prevent Employers from Picking Up The Tab,” South Carolina Lawyer, July/August 2006; “Inadvertently Disclosed Documents: what are your ethical obligations?,” South Carolina Lawyer, July 2003.