Professional Activities
Atlanta Bar Association
Atlanta IP Inn of Court, Barrister
IPO Committee, Industrial Designs
Emory University School of Law, Guest Lecturer
Georgia Lawyers for the Arts, Guest Lecturer
Georgia State University, College of Law, Guest Lecturer
Georgia Institute of Technology/Emory University School of Law TI:GER Program, Mentor
Southeastern Medical Device Association (SEMDA)
State Bar of Georgia, Intellectual Property Section, Patent Committee
Recognition & Accomplishments
Recognized as an "IP Stars" Notable Practitioner by Managing Intellectual Property magazine, 2020
Named to Georgia Trend's 2018 "Legal Elite" list
Publications
Co-author, "The Sum of the Parts ≠ the Whole? SCOTUS on Samsung v Apple," Ballard Spahr Alert, December 6, 2016
Co-author, "Amended PTAB Rules Give Patent Owners a Boost," Ballard Spahr Alert, April 1, 2016
Co-author, "Hague Agreement Streamlines Registration of Industrial Designs," Ballard Spahr Alert, April 8, 2015
Co-author, "Impact of USPTO Interim Guidance on Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Biotech Inventions," Ballard Spahr Alert, December 19, 2014
Co-author, "New Patent Examination Guidelines Give Applicants Some Reason for Optimism," Ballard Spahr Alert, December 17, 2014
"The America Invents Act (AIA) Affects Design Patents, Too,” Ballard Spahr Alert, July 23, 2013
"Distinguishing Patentable Process Claims from Unpatentable Laws of Nature in the Medical Technology Field," Alabama Law Review, Volume 59, Issue 5
Speaking Engagements
Speaker, "Strategies for Approaching New Restrictions on Patentable Subject Matter in the U.S.," USPTO Design Day 2017, Alexandria, VA, April 25, 2017