Nelson Mullins Among Select Group Identified as ‘Leader’ in Complex Intellectual Property Litigation
July 30, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – In its recently completed Intellectual Property Outlook report, BTI Consulting Group Inc. identified Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP as a “leader” in complex intellectual property litigation and a Go-To-Provider of IP Services.
The report is based on interviews with corporate general counsel. BTI interviewed more than 175 general counsel and “IP decision makers” at Fortune 1000 companies, according to the organization. Nelson Mullins was among a select group of law firms from the national survey noted as “leaders.”
Nelson Mullins IP lawyers represent clients in obtaining, protecting, and defending intellectual property in the United States and around the world. The Firm handles matters involving federal and state court intellectual property issues, as well as patents, trademarks, and other IP procurement and enforcement. The Firm’s experience includes strategic counseling, as well as litigating patent matters in federal court and before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The Firm also handles copyright and trademark litigation, opposition and cancellation proceedings, and litigation regarding false or misleading advertising claims in federal court and before the Federal Trade Commission and the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus. Additionally, the Firm provides full service patent and trademark prosecution services in all technology areas.
The group is led by partner Mark C. Dukes in the Columbia, South Carolina office. The Intellectual Property Group has members in offices throughout the Firm’s platform, which, in addition to Columbia, includes Atlanta; Boston; Huntington, WVa.; Washington, DC; Raleigh and Charlotte, N.C.; and Greenville and Charleston, S.C.
BTI Consulting conducts independent research on how clients acquire, manage, and evaluate their professional service providers. The company surveys Fortune 1000 companies on how they buy, how professional services firms sell, and how to manage service provider performance, according to the organization.
Nelson Mullins
Established in 1897, Nelson Mullins has more than 500 attorneys and government relations professionals with offices in the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia. For more information on the Firm, go to www.nelsonmullins.com.
