PROFESSIONAL Profile
Education
The George Washington University Law School, J.D., 1987
Iowa State University, B.S. in Chemical Engineering, 1982
Bar and Court Admissions
District of Columbia
Virginia
US Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. Supreme Court
Select Representative Cases
American Airlines v. Shahi - TM infringement, unfair competition, cyberpiracy
Sterling Lighting LLC v. CLS Outdoor Environments - copyright, false designation of origin
Smith Rangel Consulting v. Robanda International - defamation, tortious interference
Johnson v. Sands - defamation, tortious interference
HumanCentric v. Wali - design patent
Malibu Media v. Doe - copyright
In re Dimmable Compact Fluorescent Lamps, ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-830 - patent
Hubbell Incorporated v. The Watt Stopper – patent
Hubbell Incorporated v. Dynamic Lighting, Inc - design patent
Hubbell Incorporated v. Acuity Brands, Inc. – design patent, trade dress
Arysta Lifescience North America, Inc. v. The Hide Group - patent
Intersections, Inc. v. Lifelock, Inc. - trademark, unfair competition
Hubbell Incorporated v. U.S. Pole Company, Inc. - design patent
Sports Design & Development, Inc. v. Pure Fishing, Inc. - trademark, trade dress
Hubbell Incorporated v. Genlyte Group, Inc. - patent
Normark Corporation v. Pure Fishing, Inc. – trade dress
Etigra LLC v. Bayer Cropscience – patent, trade secret, copyright
Taymac Corporation v. Hubbell Incorporated - patent
Nisus Corporation v. Control Solutions, Inc. - copyright
Nisus Corporation v. Schirm USA - copyright
Central Mfg. Co. v. Pure Fishing, Inc. – trademark, unfair business practices
Countrywide Financial Corporation v. Texas International Property Associates – domain name dispute
TayMac Corporation v. Hubbell Incorporated – patent
Hubbell Incorporated v. Genlyte Thomas Group – patent
Inter Partes Reexamination of US 6,232,427 “Esterification Method”, Control no. 95/000,001
Appellate
Stoller v. Pocekovic, Consolidated appeal nos. 2008-1569 thru 2008-1576 (Fed. Cir.)
Stoller v. Pure Fishing, Inc., , Nos. 06-3792, 06-4057, 07-1936, 08-3915 (7th Cir.)
Bankruptcy
In re Leo Stoller, No. 05-B-64075 (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Professional Affiliations
- Editor-in-Chief, Law Practice Management Magazine, American Bar Association
- Member, Litigation, Intellectual Property, Science and Technology Law Section, American Bar Association
- Liaison, Science and Technology Law Section, Standing Committee on Technology and Information Systems, American Bar Association
- Member & past Section Council member, Science and Technology Section, American Bar Association
- Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Member, District of Columbia Bar Association
- Member, Virginia Bar Association
- Past Contributing Associate Editor, Bulletin of Law, Science and Technology, American Bar Association
- Past Co-chair, Science and Technology Law Section Committee on Crime and Privacy, American Bar Association
- Past Liaison, Standing Committee on Publishing Oversight, American Bar Association
- Past Columnist, "Recent CAFC Decisions," Litigation Section Newsletter, American Bar Association