John R. Perkins, Jr. practices in the firm's Litigation, Corporate, Employment, and Intellectual Property groups. He focuses on all aspects of business and intellectual property law, with particular emphasis on complex litigation, mediation, and strategic business counseling. Perkins is also a certified mediator which, when combined with patent bar registration, a Federal Circuit Clerkship, and years of intellectual property litigation, makes him uniquely suited to mediate complex litigation involving intellectual property disputes. Perkins counsels businesses large and small regarding identification and protection of their vital business assets and strategic growth. Such counseling often involves litigation and mediation of disputes over patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and antitrust violations, as well as traditional employment and corporate espionage issues. He is also a registered Patent Attorney who counsels clients in transactional matters, including the acquisition of patent rights and opinion work relating to patent validity, enforceability and infringement. His technical proficiency spans a variety of disciplines in the electrical and mechanical arts, including power systems, telecommunications, fiber optics, avionics, semiconductors, software, and hardware, as well as wind and solar energy. Perkins holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Clemson University. He was an Engineer and Team Leader at Duke Energy Corporation for ten years. Perkins earned his law degree from George Mason University School of Law, with honors. While in law school, he was a member of the Federal Circuit Bar Journal, Delta Theta Phi and the Intellectual Property Law Society. He received top honors in the 2001 GMUSL Upper-Class Moot Court competition as well as First Place in the 2002 Nathan Burkan Memorial Writing Competition. After law school, Perkins served as law clerk for The Honorable Pauline Newman of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Following the clerkship, he worked in the Intellectual Property and Complex Litigation Groups of an international law firm in Washington, D.C., where he focused on complex litigation with an emphasis on patent infringement, trademark infringement, and antitrust issues. John is admitted to practice in South Carolina, North Carolina, the District of Columbia, numerous Federal Courts and the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He is a frequent speaker and author on issues related to intellectual property and business law. Representative LitigationPlease note that any results listed below do not necessarily indicate that similar results can be achieved for other clients. Federal
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