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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Steven R. Leblanc

Steven R. LeBlanc

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Representative Practice Areas:

  • Litigating intellectual property disputes.
  • Preparing and prosecuting patent applications in the United States and internationally.
  • Providing written opinions on patent validity, infringement, and right-to-practice issues.

Experience:

  • Steve has been with Dority & Manning since 2001 and is a Shareholder.
  • Steve has familiarity with technologies such as reactor operations, nuclear instrumentation, radiological controls, and environmental remediation, power generation, textile machinery and products, and explosive ordnance.
  • Prior to attending law school, Steve served eight years as a U.S. Naval Officer on nuclear submarines and two years as a consultant to the U.S. Department of Energy in nuclear and hazardous waste operations.
  • After law school, Steve practiced in general litigation, gaining extensive first chair experience in state and federal courts. Steve has tried to conclusion over 60 cases in state and federal courts.
  • In 2000, Steve began specializing in intellectual property law.

Representative cases include:

Case Caption Venue and C.A. Number Opposing Counsel
Graham-White Manufacturing Co. v. Ellcon-National, Inc. District of South Carolina C.A. No. 6:05-cv-396-HFF Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP
Manual Woodworkers & Weavers, Inc. v. Yankee Traders, Inc. Northern District of Georgia C.A. No. 1:04-cv-665 Arnall Goldman Gregory, LLP
SubAir Systems, LLC v. PrecisionAire Systems, Inc. District of South Carolina C.A. No. 1:06-cv-2620-RBH McNair Law Firm
ABB Automation Inc. v. Schlumberger Resource Management Services, Inc. District of Delaware C.A. No. 01-77 Woodcock Washburn Kurtz Mackiewicz & Norris, LLP
Super Duper, Inc. v. Mattel, Inc. District of South Carolina C.A. No. 6:05-cv-1700-HFF Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Riverwood International Corporation v. R.A. Jones & Co., Inc. Northern District of Georgia C.A. No.: 1:98-CV-02840-BBM Wood, Herron, & Evans, LLP
Riverwood International Corporation v. Meadwestvaco Packaging Systems, LLC Northern District of Georgia Case No. 1:03-CV-2097-BBM Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Professional Background:

  • Education: The Citadel (B.S., Computer Science, 1984; Masters of Business Administration, 1992); U.S. Navy (Naval Nuclear Engineer); University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 1997).
  • Admitted to Practice: South Carolina; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
  • Member: American Bar Association; Carolina Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Association.