Mark C. Dukes

Mark C. Dukes


Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Recognized since 2005

Columbia, South Carolina

Practice Areas

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Patent Law

Technology Law

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Mark Dukes is a partner of the Firm and chairs the Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Intellectual Property Law and Litigation Group. His practice involves patents, trademarks, litigation, unfair trade practices, advertising, and international law.

Location
  • Meridian, 17th Floor
    1320 Main Street
    Columbia, SC 29201
Education
  • Clemson University, BS, graduated 1984
Bar Admissions
  • South Carolina, South Carolina
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Columbia Information Technology Council of the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce - Member
  • DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar - Chair, Patent Substantive Law Group of Intellectual Property Committee (2013-2015)
  • Federal Circuit Bar Association - Member
  • Intellectual Property and Unfair Trade Practice Committee, S.C. Bar - Former Chair
  • Richland County Bar Association - Member
  • Trademark and Copyright Law Association - Former Board Member, Carolina Patent
  • U.S. Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference - Permanent Member
  • University of South Carolina School of Law - Has served as adjunct professor, Intellectual Property Law
Court Admissions
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
  • U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Federal Clerkships
  • United States Court of Appeals

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Litigation - Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Litigation - Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Litigation - Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Litigation - Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Litigation - Intellectual Property
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Columbia, SC (2024)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Columbia, SC (2020)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Columbia, SC (2018)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Columbia, SC (2016)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Columbia, SC (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Patent Law
  • Technology Law
Special Focus:
  • Advertising
  • Anti-Counterfeit
  • Intellectual Property
  • International
  • Litigation
  • Patent
  • Trade Secrets
  • Trademark
  • Unfair Trade Practices
Awards:
  • Managing Intellectual Property magazine “Patent Star” and “Trademark Star” (2017)
  • The Best Lawyers in America® -- Intellectual Property Litigation, Technology Law (2005-2018)
  • Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
  • Martindale Hubbell® AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating, Advertising Law, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Technology Law
  • The Best Lawyers in America® 2016 Lawyer of the Year, Columbia, SC, Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Columbia Business Monthly "Legal Elite" - Intellectual Property (2015-2017)

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