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Tim Bradley Of Coats And Bennett Named Webmaster Of Triangle Intellectual Property Law Association

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Created on Monday, 16 April 2012 14:21

Local IP Attorney Brings Experience In Computer Technology And Engineering
To Group Uniting Professionals In The Intellectual Property Law Field

CARY, N.C. – Coats and Bennett, PLLC, an intellectual property law firm, has announced that Timothy Bradley, a patent attorney with the firm, has been named webmaster of the Triangle Intellectual Property Law Association (TIPLA). TIPLA aims to unite professionals in the intellectual property law field while protecting and preserving the future of patent, trademark and copyright law.

At Coats and Bennett, Bradley uses his experience as a software engineer to handle patent matters involving telecommunications, software, and other technology. He holds a degree in computer engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a Juris Doctor from the Wayne State University Law School in Detroit. In addition to his position as TIPLA webmaster, he serves as co-editor of the IP Links publication of the Intellectual Property Section of the North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA) and also serves on both the technology committee of the NCBA and the Internet communications committee of the young lawyers division of the NCBA.

“Serving as webmaster for TIPLA will allow me to fuse my expertise in technology with my passion for intellectual property law,” said Bradley. “I am excited to promote TIPLA by improving the design and functionality of the group’s website.”

Three Attorneys With Coats And Bennett, PLLC, Selected Among 2011 NC Legal Elite

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Created on Friday, 30 March 2012 13:24

Larry Coats, Anthony Biller And John Owen Of Cary-Based
Intellectual Property Law Firm Honored In Survey By Business North Carolina

CARY, N.C. – Coats and Bennett, PLLC, an intellectual property law firm, has announced that three of its attorneys, Larry Coats, Anthony Biller and John Owen, have been named in the 2011 NC Legal Elite, the 10^th annual survey by Business North Carolina magazine asking the state’s lawyers who they consider to be the best in their field in 14 business-related specialties. Coats, Biller and Owen finished among the top attorneys statewide listed in the category of intellectual property.

Coats, a senior member and co-founder of Coats and Bennett, has written and prosecuted more than 1,000 patent applications during his 35 years of experience in all areas of intellectual property. Biller is a full-time litigator with 15 years experience who represents clients in patent, trademark, copyright, trade secrets and related disputes in courts throughout the United States and teaches IPR Litigation at Campbell Law School. Owen has prepared and prosecuted a wide variety of patent, trademark and copyright cases, with clients ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to individuals.

“On behalf of everyone at Coats and Bennett, I congratulate Larry, Anthony and John on receiving this prestigious honor,” said David Bennett, co-founder and managing partner of Coats and Bennett. “To be voted among the best in the state by your peers speaks volumes about your effectiveness, and we are grateful to have such talented attorneys as part of our team in intellectual property litigation.”

Tim Bradley Of Coats And Bennett, PLLC, Addresses Tattoo Copyrights In ABA Publication

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Created on Sunday, 25 March 2012 23:06

Associate With Cary, N.C.-Based Intellectual Property Law Firm Discusses Copyright Implications Of Tattoos With American Bar Association Members

CARY, N.C. – Coats and Bennett, PLLC, an intellectual property law firm, has announced that Tim Bradley, an associate with the firm, recently addressed copyright issues surrounding tattoos with an article in the American Bar Association’s official Entertainment & Sports Lawyer publication. “The Copyright Implications of Tattoos: Why Getting Inked Can Get You Into Court” appears in the fall 2011 issue and discusses the often unconsidered intellectual property aspects of tattoos, including their ability to be copyrighted, ownership of those copyrights and the corresponding application of existing copyright doctrine to tattoos. As works of art, tattoos fall within the realm of copyrights, and questions about their use are increasingly likely to arise as tattoos continue to grow in popularity and become more common in public and in the workplace. Bradley reviews several recent cases to demonstrate where the law currently stands, including the dispute between Victor Whitmill, the artist who created Mike Tyson’s famous face tattoo, and Warner Brothers, in which Whitmill alleged copyright infringement of his work in the studio’s 2011 movie The Hangover Part II. The article can be viewed at here.

Published quarterly by the Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries of the American Bar Association, Entertainment and Sports Lawyer is directed at lawyers who devote a major portion of their practice to entertainment, sports, arts, intellectual property law and other related areas. It endeavors to provide current, practical information as well as public policies and scholarly viewpoints that are of professional and academic interest to ABA members and other readers.

Attorney Anthony Biller Of Coats & Bennett To Participate In Panel For Campbell Law Annual Symposium

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Created on Friday, 09 March 2012 17:34

Annual Symposium, Hosted By Campbell Law Review On March 16,
To Address Issues of Global Convergence In Intellectual Property

CARY, N.C. – Coats and Bennett, PLLC, an intellectual property law firm, has announced that Anthony Biller, an attorney with the firm, will moderate a panel discussion at the Campbell Law Review’s Annual Symposium on “The New Global Convergence: Intellectual Property, Increasing Prosperity, and Economic Networks in the 21^st Century” on Friday, March 16 at 9 a.m. The panel will be a question-and-answer session designed to provide insight into global convergence from a practitioner’s perspective. The all-star panel includes Ken Hammer, general counsel and vice president of corporate affairs at DataFlux; Rob Tiller, vice president & assistant general counsel for Red Hat; Kathy Twiddy, vice president and senior associate general counsel for Quintiles; Eric Wolff, commercial officer for the U.S. Export Assistance Center; and Maury Tepper of Tepper & Eyster, PLLC;.

At Coats and Bennett, Biller counsels clients in patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret litigation in courts throughout the United States. He is admitted to the practice of law in and appears before the State and federal courts of North Carolina, as well as the U.S. Court of Claims, and before the Federal Courts of Appeal for the Federal, Fourth, Sixth, and Eleventh Circuits and the U.S. Supreme Court. Biller has served as an attorney with Coats and Bennett since September 2000 and is a member of the Campbell Law School faculty teaching intellectual property.

“This panel will be an informative discussion about what practitioners – specifically private and corporate attorneys – should keep in mind regarding global convergence and its impact in the intellectual property arena,” Biller said. “I will moderate through a Q&A format a discussion among these distinguished panelists regarding challenges to maintaining and protecting IP in the global marketplace, insights on dealing with foreign IP disputes, trends in IP law, and related topics.”