GREGORY C. SMITH, PATENT ATTORNEY – Of Counsel
EDUCATION
Graduate LOYOLA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
New Orleans, Louisiana
Juris Doctorate, 1976
Undergraduate Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Undergraduate Degree, 1969
Chemistry and English
Certification Registered Patent Attorney
Registration No. 29,441
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
July, 1979
EXPERIENCE
Patent Law
Garvey, Smith & Nehrbass, Patent Attorneys, L.L.C.
Partner, 1998 – Present
Pravel, Hewitt, Kimball & Krieger
Intellectual Property Law
Associate, 1984-1986
Partner and Shareholder, 1986-1998
Bode & Smith
Intellectual Property Law
New Orleans, Louisiana
Partner, 1981-1984
Keaty & Garvey
Intellectual Property Law
New Orleans, Louisiana
Associate, 1980-1981
From 1980 to the present day, Greg has been in the private practice of law, since 1986, wherein he has specialized in the area of intellectual property which includes patent law, and as such has engaged in all aspects of patent law practice, including conducting patent searches in the U.S. Patent Office; preparing and prosecuting patent applications before the U.S. Patent Office ; conducting patent infringement and validity studies; negotiating and preparing license agreements; litigating as trial counsel patent infringement lawsuits, which included issues of trade secret, unfair competition, and anti-trust. Greg has served as expert witness in several intellectual property matters regarding patent infringement and trade dress infringement. Greg has also lectured before groups regarding intellectual property matters, including the Chinese Aviation Industry patent counsel group, on the subject of U.S. patent and trademark law standards.
Teaching Dominican College
New Orleans, Louisiana
Lecturer in Business Law
Lecturer in Legal Research
1981-1984
New Orleans, Louisiana
Teacher, Chemistry and Physics
1970-1971
Other Employment New Orleans City Council
New Orleans, Louisiana
Research Staff Attorney
1971-1980
Memberships Pre-Law Faculty Advisory Committee
Dominican College
1982-1983
Louisiana State Bar Association
1976-Present
Intellectual Property Section
1980-Present
American Intellectual Property Law Assn .
1981-Present
1992-Present
Intellectual Property Section
Chair, Patent Subcommittee
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Courts Admitted
Washington, D.C.
Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Washington, D.C.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Eastern District Court of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
Western District Court of Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana
Middle District Court of Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Northern District Court of Texas
Dallas, Texas
State Supreme Court of Louisiana
and all lesser Louisiana Courts