Neal P. Pierotti

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Phone: (864) 987-9696








Practice Areas:

  • All areas of intellectual property law
  • Frequent advisor on patent law issues in litigation

Experience:

  • Has more than 7 years of experience in intellectual property law
  • Joined J. Bennett Mullinax, LLC (JBM) after five years with a leading Southeastern intellectual property firm
  • Focuses on the areas of patent and trademark preparation and prosecution, patent infringement studies, and client counseling
  • Has prepared and prosecuted more than 200 patent applications and provided numerous opinions regarding infringement, patentability, and enforceability of patents
  • Drafts and analyzes license agreements, evaluates patents, and defends intellectual property rights

Industry Experience:

  • Design Engineer (Bailey Engineering, PA)
  • Tooling & Quality Engineer (GM/Electronic Data Systems, OH)
  • Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PA)

Member:

South Carolina Bar - Intellectual Property Committee, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Carolina Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Association

Education:

University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude and B.S., magna cum laude (Mechanical Engineering)

Admitted to Practice:

South Carolina State Bar; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Honors:

  • Published, Does Internet Information Count as a Printed Publication?, Franklin Pierce Journal of Law and Technology, IDEA: The Journal of Law and Technology 249, Vol. 42, 2002   

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