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Leadership
Intellectual Property Leadership
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Chair A.J. Bahou Bahou Miller PLLC aj@bahoulaw.com Twitter: @ajbahou LinkedIn: ajbahou/ 424 Church Street - Suite 2000
Nashville , TN 37219See map: Google Maps |
A.J. Bahou is a mediator and registered patent attorney who practices in the area of Blockchain, data privacy, cybersecurity, healthcare, and intellectual property law, including litigation management of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. He has extensive experience in all aspects of patent infringement litigation, from pre-complaint investigation through trial and appeal. Mr |
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Immediate Past Chair John Winemiller Merchant & Gould, P.C. jwinemiller@merchantgould.com 9717 Cogdill Road, Suite 101
Knoxville, TN 37932See map: Google Maps |
As an attorney who represents a broad range of intellectual property clients from electronic pet products manufacturers and automotive parts suppliers to home builders and internet entrepreneurs, John is continually challenged to learn about new businesses and technologies and to apply legal principles in new and changing environments. His ability to understand and articulate complex concepts |
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East TN Delegate Autumn Boyd Law Office of Autumn Witt Boyd PLLC news@awbfirm.com Facebook: AutumnWittBoyd LinkedIn: autumnwittboyd 240 Forest Ave. #403
Chattanooga, TN 37405See map: Google Maps |
Autumn Witt Boyd is an experienced copyright and trademark lawyer who helps ambitious entrepreneurs. The Law Office of Autumn Witt Boyd PLLC is the go-to law firm for successful creative and online business owners, including e-commerce and SAAS companies. We help the leaders of dynamic online and creative businesses achieve their next-level goals. We love helping businesses as |
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East TN Delegate Doug Johnson Miller & Martin PLLC djohnson@millermartin.com LinkedIn: douglastjohnson/ 832 Georgia Avenue Suite 1200
Chattanooga, TN 37402See map: Google Maps |
Founder - Miller & Martin Intellectual Property Practice Group;... Speaker: ... ♦ Design Patents and the Hague Agreement concerning international registration of industrial designs. Past President - Tennessee Intellectual |
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Middle TN Delegate Kevin Christopher Ridgeline Venture Law kevin@christopheriplaw.com 800 Market St. STE 200
Chattanooga, TN 37402See map: Google Maps |
Kevin Christopher is a registered patent attorney and San Francisco Bay Area expat with a penchant for startups, mountaineering, and his little girl’s Cheerio crumble charms. His practice areas include intellectual property prosecution, licensing and litigation, benefit and alternative company structures, and commercialization. Being a Certified B Corporation necessitates community |
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Middle TN Delegate Ed Lanquist Patterson PC edl@iplawgroup.com Twitter: EdwardLanquist 1600 Division St., Suite 500
Nashville, TN 37203See map: Google Maps |
Ed Lanquist is an AV-rated attorney who practices patent, trademark and copyright litigation, intellectual property counseling and trademark prosecution. He has litigated more than 120 IP cases, and has filed more than 150 patent applications and 1,200 trademark registration applications. He also counsels clients on the economic benefits and implications of IP protection and litigation. |
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Middle TN Delegate Ryan Levy Patterson Intellectual Property Law, P.C. rdl@iplawgroup.com 1600 Division St.# 500
Nashville, TN 37203See map: Google Maps |
Ryan Levy focuses on intellectual property litigation with an emphasis on patent litigation. He has represented international and domestic companies as both plaintiff and defendant in matters involving chemical formulations and related properties; large-scale industrial equipment; processes for roadway design; automotive equipment; and various software ranging from web-based protocols to |
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Vice-Chair Hemant Gupta Butler Snow LLP hemant.gupta@butlersnow.com P.O. Box 171443
Memphis, TN 38187See map: Google Maps |
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West TN Delegate Shawn Sentilles Adams and Reese LLP shawn.sentilles@arlaw.com Crescent Center, 6075 Poplar Avenue, Suite 700
Memphis, TN 38119-0100See map: Google Maps |
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Staff Coordinator Jarod Word Tennessee Bar Association jword@tnbar.org 221 4th Avenue N. Suite 400
Nashville, TN 37219See map: Google Maps |
Jarod Word is a Sections and Committees Coordinator at the Tennessee Bar Association. In that position, works with a number of the TBA's 32 sections and 16 committees, facilitating meetings, assisting with newsletters and ensuring they operate smoothly. Prior to joining TBA, Jarod served as Project Coordinator for Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands. While at LAS he |