Neil M. Batavia
Representative Practice Areas:
- Managing client intellectual property portfolios and related prosecution, opinion work and counseling.
- Resolving domain name disputes, including numerous arbitration complaints filed under ICANN’s Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP).
- Litigating all aspects of intellectual property law issues.
Experience:
- Neil is a Shareholder of the firm.
- Neil concentrates his patent practice on chemical, biochemical, mechanical (including biomedical devices), and software patent solicitation. He has worked on matters in various industries including polymer chemistry, fiber optics, building products, medical devices, consumer products, and footwear.
- Neil has drafted and prosecuted many U.S. and international patent applications.
- Neil has extensive experience managing trademark portfolios.
- Neil has prepared infringement and noninfringement analyses of patents, performed clearance opinions on proposed new products, and handled complex litigation matters.
- While at Clemson, Neil did research on the implementation of Kaleidaseq DNA sequencing software at the Clemson University Genomics institute and also worked as a DNA tracking technician.
Professional Background:
- Education: Clemson University (B.S., Biochemistry; Minor, Computer Science, 2000); University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 2003).
- Admitted to Practice: South Carolina; U.S. District Court for The District of South Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals for The Fourth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for The Federal Circuit; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
- Member: Chair, Intellectual Property and Unfair Trade Practice Committee for the South Carolina Bar (2006-2008); American Bar Association; American Chemical Society; Carolina Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Association.
- Honors: Publications and Web Page Editor, South Carolina Law Review; President, University of South Carolina Intellectual Property Law Society.
- Publications: “That Which We Call a Domain by Any Other Name Would Smell as Sweet: The Overbroad Protection of Trademark Law as Applies to Domain Names on the Internet”, S.C. L. Rev., 461-486 (2002); “When Copying Becomes Criminal – The Stiff Penalties for Copyright Infringement”, South Carolina Lawyer, May 2003.