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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J. Parks Workman

J. Parks Workman


Patent prosecution
Focusing on:
electrical, electromechanical, and mechanical arts



Contact


Phone: (864) 271-1592

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Representative Practice Areas:


  • Preparing and prosecuting U.S. and international patent, trademark, and copyright applications.
  • Litigating patent and trademark disputes.
  • Rendering opinions on patent infringement, validity and right-to-practice issues.

Experience:


  • Parks joined Dority & Manning in 2007.
  • Parks has familiarity with technologies in the electrical, electromechanical, and mechanical arts, including semiconductor processing, software applications, electrical devices, packaging, textiles, and industrial machinery.
  • Parks has prepared clearance opinions on a variety of proposed new products and prepared non-infringement and invalidity opinions for numerous patents.
  • Parks has also devoted a significant amount of time to complex intellectual property litigation matters and has experience handling aspects of all phases of intellectual property litigation, including pleadings, discovery, pre-trial, trial and post-trial matters.

Professional Background:


  • Education: Clemson University (B.S., Electrical Engineering, magna cum laude, 2004); University of South Carolina (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007).
  • Admitted to Practice: South Carolina; U.S. Patent & Trademark Office; United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
  • Member: South Carolina Bar Association
  • Honors: Law Review, Managing Editor and Editor's Award; Order of the Coif; Order of the Wig and Robe; Student member of the John Belton O’Neal Inn of Court; CALI awards in Evidence; Agency, Partnerships and LLCs; and Start Ups and New Ventures; Tau Beta Pi; Phi Kappa Phi.
  • Publications: “The South Carolina Uniform Securities Act of 2005: A Balancing Act Under a New Blue Sky.” 57 S.C. L. Rev. 409 (2006).