Clark A.D. Wilson

Current

• Attorney at Gardner Groff Greenwald & Villanueva PC

Past

• Patent Attorney at CIBA Vision - Novartis AG
• Attorney at Malin, Haley & DiMaggio, PA
• Patent Agent / Law Clerk at Law Office of L. Jack Gibney

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Education

• Florida Coastal School of Law
• Franklin Pierce Law Center
• University of Miami

• Flint Hill School

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Industry

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Websites

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• Gardner Groff PC

Clark A.D. Wilson’s Summary

SUMMARY OF SKILLS

• Significant experience analyzing invention disclosures and search results for patentability
• Prepared numerous patent applications in a variety of technical fields
• Prosecuted numerous patent applications to allowance
• Strong experience working with mechanical device and manufacturing inventions
• Managed foreign patent counsel during global patent prosecution
• Produced opinions of patent non-infringement, freedom-to-operate and invalidity
• Provided short and long-term strategy as in-house and outside counsel
• Worked directly with corporate R&D departments as an in-house and outside counsel
• Developed trademark portfolios and brand strategies
• Handled contentious matters for clients involving patent and trademark law issues
• Intellectual Property Licensing experience
• Presented several seminars discussing patent and trademark law including IP due diligence

LICENSE TO PRACTICE:
Georgia
Florida
Washington, DC
United States Patent & Trademark Office

Clark A.D. Wilson’s Specialties:

PATENT EXAMPLES

• 7,534,152 Underwater Float Release System
• 7,573,974 Device and Method For Non-Contact Scanning of Contact Lens
• 7,434,930 Contact Lens Design for Large Amplitude Translation
• 7,594,527 A Wheel Cover System
• D574,230 Package for an Ophthalmic Product
• 7,318,362 Combination Function Wine Bottle Foil Cutter and Corkscrew
• 7,614,747 Automated Vision Screening Apparatus and Method

Clark A.D. Wilson’s Experience

• Attorney

  Gardner Groff Greenwald & Villanueva PC

  (Partnership; Law Practice industry)

  February 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

  • Preparation and prosecution of domestic and foreign patent applications
  • Preparation of freedom-to-operate and non-infringement opinions
  • Management of foreign associate counsel
  • Technology: mechanical devices, manufacturing devices/methods, design patents, lens design, optics, materials science, business methods
  • Trademark prosecution
  • Infringement and intellectual property strategy
  • Acted as IP co-counsel with non-IP attorneys on complicated issues
  • License Agreement Issues

• Patent Attorney

  CIBA Vision - Novartis AG

  (Public Company; NVS; Medical Devices industry)

  September 2007 — February 2008 (6 months)

  Position was eliminated by companywide downsizing initiative
  • Preparation and prosecution of domestic and foreign patent applications;
  • Worked directly with product development teams
  • Provided opinions to R&D department
  • Managed domestic and foreign outside counsel
  • Technology: lens design, manufacturing devices/methods, optics, materials science and mechanical arts
  • License Agreement Issues

• Attorney

  Malin, Haley & DiMaggio, PA

  (Law Practice industry)

  September 2005 — September 2007 (2 years 1 month)

  • Preparation and prosecution of patent applications for mechanical devices and materials science
  • Trademark, copyright, unfair competition, Internet domain disputes, licensing agreements
  • Researched case law, drafted motion and participated in hearings for intellectual property related litigation
  • License Agreement Issues

• Patent Agent / Law Clerk

  Law Office of L. Jack Gibney

  (Law Practice industry)

  May 2004 — April 2005 (1 year )

  Prepared/Prosecuted USA Patent Applications During Law School.

Clark A.D. Wilson’s Education

• Florida Coastal School of Law

  Juris Doctor , Law (Dean's Scholar) , 2002 — 2005

  "Best Advocate" in annual trial advocacy competition;
  "Book Award" for top student in Intellectual Property;
  Passed the Patent Bar Exam on first try during 2L year.
  Phi Delta Phi academic fraternity

• Franklin Pierce Law Center

  Visiting Student , Intellectual Property Summer Institute , 2003 — 2003

  Coursework Completed:
  US Patent Law;
  Patent Prosecution;
  Intellectual Property Licensing (Professor Karl Jorda);
  Intellectual Property Management.

• University of Miami

  B.S. , Engineering , 1997 — 2001

  Coursework: Chemistry, Physics, Fluid Mechanics, Mechanics of Solids, Thermodynamics, Statics, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Microbiology, Wastewater Analysis

• Flint Hill School

  High School , 1990 — 1997

Additional Information

Clark A.D. Wilson’s Websites:

• Attorney Rating
• Gardner Groff PC

Clark A.D. Wilson’s Groups:

National Eagle Scout Association, Member

•    University of Miami College of Engineering Alumni
•    Florida Coastal School of Law
•    Sole Practitioner Small Firm Section of the Atlanta Bar Association

Clark A.D. Wilson’s Honors:

Continental Who's Who

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