Scott A. Cole
Principal
- Greenville, SC
- (864) 271-1592
- scole@dority-manning.com
What you should know about me:
- Known as the team member capable of averting a crisis
- Successfully convinces two teenage daughters to stay off of social media platforms
- Designs and constructs balsa bridges
Scott’s Experience
Since 2007, Scott has helped clients navigate complex IP litigations involving patents, trademarks, and trade secrets. His litigation experience includes traditional litigation and appeals in the federal court system, and extends to post-grant proceedings before the USPTO, investigations at the International Trade Commission, trademark oppositions before the Trademark Trial Appeal Board, and suits against the federal government in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Scott’s goal is always to seek the most favorable outcome with an approach tailored to the objectives and individual needs of the client.
Scott supports clients in a broad range of industries including social media, telecommunications, e-commerce/software, aerospace, national defense, medical devices, and consumer electronics.
Sectors
Scott focuses on the following sectors:
Background & Credentials
Education
- Purdue University (B.S., Civil Engineering 1999)
- Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2006)
Admissions
- South Carolina
- Illinois
- Virginia
- U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
- Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Numerous federal district courts
Professional Activities
- American Intellectual Property Law
- Six-time recipient of excellence in pro-bono representation award for work representing veterans and immigration clients, on behalf of clients of the Innocence Project (2012-2017)
Honors
- Order of the Coif
- Chicago-Kent Law Review member and published author
- National semi-finalist in the Giles S. Rich Memorial Moot Court competition for appellate advocacy (2005)
Publications
- Scott A. Cole, “The Rise and Fall of Patent Law Uniformity and the Need for a Congressional Response,” 81 Chic.-Kent L. Rev. 713 (2006).
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