S. Benjamin "Ben" Pleune

S. Benjamin "Ben" Pleune


Alston & Bird LLP

Recognized since 2015

Charlotte, North Carolina

Practice Areas

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Litigation - Patent

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Litigation - Patent Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Litigation - Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Litigation - Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Litigation - Intellectual Property
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Ben Pleune is a partner in Alston & Bird’s Intellectual Property Litigation Group, with extensive experience litigating patents in U.S. district courts, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and before the International Trade Commission. Ben has also been involved with numerous patent validity challenges before the Patent Trial & Appeal Board. Ben’s practice has focused on a variety of industries, including bar code scanners, image sensors, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, medical devices, Internet database and e-commerce services and robotics.

Ben was recognized as a Lawyer of the Year in Intellectual Property Litigation by Super Lawyers for 2016. He is a member of the board of directors of the Charlotte chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and a frequent author and speaker on trends and current issues in intellectual property.

Location
  • Vantage South End
    1120 South Tryon Street, Suite 300
    Charlotte, NC 28203
Education
  • University of Illinois Chicago, John Marshall Law School, J.D., graduated 2002
Bar Admissions
  • United States, United States Patent & Trademark Office
  • North Carolina, North Carolina Bar Association
Affiliations
  • Charlotte Chamber of Commerce - Advisory Board Member
  • Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of the Carolinas - Board of Directors
  • Intellectual Property Owners Association - Member
  • North Carolina Bar Association - Member
  • South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics - Alumni Board of Directors

Alston & Bird LLP
Charlotte, North Carolina

224 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

123 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Litigation - Patent Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Litigation - Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Litigation - Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Litigation - Intellectual Property
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Patent, Charlotte (2023)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Charlotte (2021)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Charlotte (2019)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Charlotte (2017)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Patent Law

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Patent Battles at the PTO


by S. Benjamin Pleune

Inter partes review (IPR) has become the procedure of choice to resolve the validity of patents, with or without a co-pending litigation.

IPR and Patent Validation

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