Meet Rick Barnes

Rick has Worked in Intellectual Property Law Since 1993

Awards & Distinctions -

    • Voted as a a Cityview Magazine Top IP/Patent Attorney for each of the last 9 years

Education

  • Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD), University of Tennessee, 1994

  • B.S. Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University, 1983

Publications

    • Technically Speaking: Purchasing a Law Firm Telephone System, KBA - Dicta, 2005

    • Technically Speaking: Wireless Networking, KBA - Dicta, 2004

    • Technically Speaking: Software Billing Systems, KBA - Dicta, 2002

    • Technically Speaking: Personal Digital Assistants, KBA - Dicta, 2002

Speaking Engagements

  • Technically Speaking: Law Firm Telecommunications, KBA - Tech Expo, 2008

Patents

    • Drafting and prosecuting patent applications (over 600 issued to date)

    • Litigating before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

    • Fields of art include electronic and mechanical devices, chemical processes and formulations, textiles, business and financial methods, optics, computers, software, integrated circuit arts including fabrication, design, testing, and related instruments and equipment

Trademarks

    • Identifying and developing trademarks

    • Counseling on proper use and protection of trademarks

    • Filing and prosecuting federal trademark registration applications

    • Litigating before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

Copyrights

    • Identifying copyright works

    • Filing and prosecuting federal copyright registration applications

    • Litigating in federal district and appeals courts

Licensing

    • Drafting of complex, multi-tier agreements

    • Extensive negotiating experience

Admissions & Memberships

  • Tennessee Licensed Attorney, 1994

  • US Patent & Trademark Office, 1996

  • Utah Licensed Attorney, 2013

  • United States District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, 1998

  • 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1999

  • Knoxville Bar Association (KBA), 1994

Industry Experience

ENGINEERING MANAGER

(Thin Film Sensors)

Leeds & Northrup

St. Petersburg FL

OWNER

(Personal Computer Design, Fabrication, Programming, Networking)

PC-Relief FL & TN

DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER

(Gallium Arsenide Technology)

Raytheon,

Northboro MA

PROCESS ENGINEER

(Integrated Circuit Microlithography, Thin Film Technology)

Signetics

Orem UT

RESEARCH SPECIALIST

Dow Chemical

Midland MI