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U.S. "Mickey" Gill
Mr. Gill concentrates his practice on complex patent litigation and prosecution, bringing his educational background and extensive industry experience to bear on complex technical issues faced by his clients. Mr. Gill has extensive experience in all aspects of patent and trademark prosecution and litigation, including inter partes practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He also has experience in trade secret, common-law trademark, copyright and intellectual property licensing matters. Mr. Gill is a registered patent attorney and is admitted to practice in a number of state and federal courts.
Mr. Gill has acted as lead counsel and has played a major role in numerous complex patent infringement litigations as both plaintiff and defendant. Mr. Gill has participated in over 20 patent litigations since 1993. In addition to his active litigation practice, Mr. Gill maintains an extensive prosecution practice focusing on high-tech electrical, electronic, computer and communications related technologies. In addition to drafting original patent applications and prosecuting applications in a wide variety of technologies, Mr. Gill regularly provides clients with opinions involving infringement, validity, freedom to operate and general due diligence. Mr. Gill also actively counsels clients regarding complex intellectual property issues and related strategies to assist clients in making informed business and legal decisions.
Prior to attending law school, Mr. Gill had extensive industry experience as a design engineer focusing primarily on the electrical and electronics arts. Mr. Gill is admitted to the Virginia Bar, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Supreme Court of Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. His professional affiliations include the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the American Bar Association.
Education
- George Mason University (B.S.E.E., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, with honors, 1985; J.D. with distinction, 1993)
Direct Contact
- Phone: 1-703-816-4030
- Fax: 1-703-816-4100
- email: usg@nixonvan.com