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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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Julian W. Dority

Julian W. Dority

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Phone: (864) 271-1592

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Representative Practice Areas:

  • Acting in nearly all areas of intellectual property law.
  • Serving frequently as an expert witness on patent law issues in litigation.

Experience:

  • In 1984, Julian and Mackie Manning founded Dority & Manning.
  • Julian has experience in virtually all facets of intellectual property law and practice. Much of his practice is now devoted to appearing in patent litigations as an expert witness on patent law issues.
  • He has written and prosecuted approximately 1,000 patent applications and has also given several hundred formal legal opinions regarding infringement, validity, and enforceability of patents.
  • Julian has been lead counsel in many patent infringement trials representing both the patentee as well as the alleged infringer through all phases of litigation.
  • He has drafted and negotiated numerous intellectual property licenses.
  • Prior to law school, Julian worked as a Patent Examiner in the U.S. Patent Office and became a registered Patent Agent in 1961. He was also employed as a Patent Advisor at the U.S. Army Missile Patent Center.

Professional Background:

  • Education: Clemson University; University of South Carolina (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1958); George Washington University; University of South Carolina (LL.B., 1965).
  • Admitted to Practice: South Carolina; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; Federal Circuit Court of Appeals; U.S. District Court of South Carolina; Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
  • Member: Permanent member of the Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference; Blue Ribbon Committee on South Carolina Intellectual Property Law; American Bar Association; Carolina Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Association (Former President).
  • Honors: AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell; selected for The Best Lawyers in America annually since 1991.





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