Best Lawyers in Tennessee, United States for Intellectual Property Law
Richard Myers is a Registered U.S. Patent Attorney. His practice focuses on patent-related aspects of intellectual property, including counseling clients on patent infringement, patent validity, and patentability. He has more than two decades of experience with the patent prosecution process. As a former patent examiner and an attorney in the private sector, he has examined or prosecuted over 600 patent applications. With an academic background in chemistry, Richard's practice primarily focus...
Michael Johnson is a business and intellectual property attorney with Johnson Evans & Headrick PC in Nashville, Tennessee. He advises entrepreneurs, creative companies, and technology-driven businesses on commercial transactions, intellectual property strategy, and commercial disputes. His practice focuses on Commercial Litigation and Copyright Law, particularly where business operations intersect with intellectual property and creative industries. Michael represents startups, growth-stag...
Anita Modak-Truran is a seasoned leader in mass tort and products liability litigation, with a proven track record in high-stakes cases. With over 30 years of experience, she has handled thousands of cases, working closely with clients and legal teams to develop efficient case work up and implement effective trial strategies. A dynamic leader and tireless advocate, Anita captures the respect of clients, peers and jurors alike. Clients have found her to be dependable to a fault and an excellen...
Tara Aaron-Stelluto is a partner in the Nashville office of Barton LLP, where she practices in the areas of Intellectual Property, Business Transactions, Cybersecurity, and Artificial Intelligence. Tara helps her clients optimize and protect their most valuable asset – their intellectual property. She focuses on domestic and foreign trademark clearance, prosecution, licensing and enforcement; domain name and UDRP proceedings and other ex parte proceedings against online infringers; copy...
Robert P. Felber, Jr. is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Trade Secrets Law and Trademark Law. Robert P., who practices law in Nashville, Tennessee, has been recognized since 2007. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Robert P. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Jake Neu is your attorney for any intellectual property counseling need. Jake’s clients trust him across a wide range of IP matters involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets for protecting anything from retail consumer products to software and websites. With this broad background, Jake acts as outside IP general counsel for a number of his clients who do not have an in-house IP counsel. For those with IP counsel, Jake provides advice on the latest strategies for prote...
Alex Huffstutter is a registered patent attorney who focuses his practice on electrically based patent prosecution and mechanically based patent prosecution. Licensed to practice in Tennessee and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, his experience includes recent technical innovations in electrical engineering, graphene synthesis, and hydroponic inventions for the burgeoning cannabis industry. Alex also prosecutes design patents for clients operating in a range of industries.
Julian L. Bibb IV is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Intellectual Property Law. Julian L., who practices law in Nashville, Tennessee, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Julian L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Jin is a member of Butler Snow’s Drug and Medical Device Litigation Practice Group. He handles a diverse range of matters including nationwide multidistrict product liability litigation, healthcare liability actions, and pro bono matters. He wears many hats, drafting and arguing motions, managing complex e-discovery, analyzing complex medical records and engineering documents, taking and defending depositions, and coordinating litigation teams. Jin uses his background in computer scienc...
Mark Kilgore Ph.D. is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Intellectual Property Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property and Patent Law. Mark, who practices law in Nashville, Tennessee, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mark is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Alexandra Badalamenti is an intellectual property attorney whose practice focuses on media and entertainment transactions. Alexandra represents artists, musicians, image creators, and innovators in production, fashion, music, and media. Alexandra counsels her clients on a variety of matters, including brand partnerships, commercial endorsements, music festivals, experiential activations, talent representation, licensing partnerships, and literary publishing.
Luke Yordy is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group. His practice primarily focuses on the prosecution and enforcement of patents and trademarks, both domestically and abroad. Luke is a registered patent agent and has written and successfully prosecuted patent applications in fields such as medical devices, construction equipment, home appliances, sporting goods, automotive, 3D printing, textiles, hardware, firearms and accessories, cosmetics, and communications.
Leigh Stanfield is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Intellectual Property Law. Leigh, who practices law in Nashville, Tennessee, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Leigh is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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