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S. Benjamin Pleune

Alston & Bird LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    2015
  • Recognized in:
    Litigation - Intellectual Property
    Litigation - Patent
  • Website:
    http://www.alston.com
  • Location:
    Bank of America Plaza, Suite 4000
    101 South Tryon Street
    Charlotte, NC 28280-4000
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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.

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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.

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Bar Admissions:

  • North Carolina, North Carolina Bar Association
  • United States, United States Patent & Trademark Office

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

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Charlotte (2019)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Charlotte (2017)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent

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  • Federal district courts in the Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina
  • Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

 

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Alston & Bird LLP
http://www.alston.com
 
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One Atlantic Center, Suite 4900
1201 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309-3424
(404) 881.7000
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