Scott’s practice is focused on helping clients add value to their patent portfolios. With his extensive industrial experience and a decade spent advising clients on a broad range of intellectual property (IP) matters, Scott serves as a trusted advisor who delivers the value, personal attention, and insight needed to effectively align a client’s innovations with their business goals. Scott has administered the domestic and foreign patent portfolios in many different industries, most notably in industrial chemicals, life sciences, computer software and architecture, fintech, mechanical devices, and aerospace.
Scott thrives in IP law and strategy because they allow him to draw on his extensive engineering experience and his natural curiosity for new technologies, improved designs, and exciting innovations. Scott’s clientele ranges from large, established businesses with extensive patent portfolios to start-ups seeking to expand their market shares through cutting-edge innovation.
Role/Title
Counsel
Education
Savannah Law School, JD, summa cum laude (2019)
Savannah Law Review Managing Editor
Georgia Institute of Technology, BS Chemical Engineering (1993)
Admissions
Bar: Georgia
Other: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Practice Areas
Patents
Trademarks
Licensing and Technology
Industries
Chemical
Mechanical Technologies
Life Sciences
Biotechnology
Software and Computer Networking
Financial Technologies
Notable Legal Expertise
Domestic and international patent and trademark prosecution.
Portfolio creation and management
Licensing and client counseling.
IP due diligence and corporate transactions.
Invalidity, non-infringement, patentability, and freedom-to-operate opinions.