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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11/16/2009
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Douglas L. Lineberry

Douglas L. Lineberry


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Phone: (864) 271-1592

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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.