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Address
1400 Crescent Green, Suite 300
Cary, North Carolina 27518 (Wake Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.8
out of 5
 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Statement of PracticePatent, Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition Practice before all Courts. Firm Size: 6
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Address1400 Crescent Green, Suite 300
Cary, NC 27518, (Wake Co.)
PhonePhone: 919-854-1844
Fax: 919-854-2084
Website
http://www.coatsandbennett.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Larry L. Coats (Partner) born Willow Springs, North Carolina, January 29, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Pennsylvania; 1973, North Carolina; 1974-1982, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: North Carolina State University (B.S., 1967); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1970). Member: Wake County, North Carolina and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; American Intellectual Property Law Association. (Resident). Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Litigation; Intellectual Property.Email: Larry L. Coats
David E. Bennett (Partner) born Burlington, North Carolina, December 16, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, North Carolina; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, (B.A., 1982); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 1985). Member: Wake County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Carolina Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Association. (Resident). Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Litigation; Intellectual Property.Email: David E. Bennett
John R. Owen (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, September 13, 1960; admitted to bar, 1996, North Carolina; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Duke University (B.S.E., 1983); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1996). Order of the Coif. Member, North Carolina Law Review. (Resident). Practice Areas: Patent; Trademark; Copyright; Litigation; Intellectual Property.Email: John R. Owen
David D. Kalish (Partner) born Mentor, Ohio, November 13, 1967; admitted to bar, 1997, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: North Carolina State University (B.S., 1990); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., Masters of Intellectual Property, 1997). Member: Greensboro and North Carolina Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patent; Trademark; Copyright; Litigation; Intellectual Property.Email: David D. Kalish
Anthony J. Biller (Partner) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, February 22, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, North Carolina; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina; Federal Court of Claims. Education: Purdue University (B.A., distinguished military graduate, 1990); Campbell University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Managing Editor, Campbell Law Review. Author: "Good Faith Mediation: Improving Efficiency, Cost, and Satisfaction In North Carolina's Pre-Trial Process," Campbell Law Review, Spring 1996. Law Clerk, Hon. William L. Osteen, U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina, 1997-1998. Airborne Jumpmaster and Ranger, U.S. Army. Member: North Carolina (Member, Intellectual Property Practice Group) and American Bar Associations (Member, Litigation, Intellectual Property and Franchise Practice Groups). [Capt., U.S. Army, 1990-1994]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property; Franchises and Franchising; Entertainment Law.Email: Anthony J. Biller
Michael D. Murphy (Partner) born Weirton, West Virginia, 1965; admitted to bar, 2004, North Carolina, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina and Tenth Judicial District; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: West Virginia Institute of Technology (B.S.E.E., summa cum laude, 1991); North Carolina Central University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2004). Member: North Carolina State and North Carolina Bar Associations; Triangle Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patents; Copyright Law; Trademark; Litigation; Intellectual Property.
Edward H. Green, III (Partner) born Knoxville, Tennessee, March 6, 1961; admitted to bar, 1999, North Carolina. Education: Tennessee Technological University (B.S.E.E., 1985); North Carolina Central University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1999). Member: North Carolina State Bar (Member, Intellectual Property Section, 1998-2000); Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Triangle (North Carolina) Intellectual Property Association. Practice Areas: Copyrights; Trademarks; Patents; Litigation; Intellectual Property.Email: Edward H. Green, III
——————————Mark R. Bilak (Associate) born Rochester, New York, 1974; admitted to bar, 2005, New York; 2006 North Carolina; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Alfred University (B.S.E.E., 1996); University of Vermont (M.S.E.E., 2000); Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Wake County and North Carolina Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Copyrights; Patents; Trademarks; Litigation; Intellectual Property.
Emily Haas (Litigation Associate) born York, Pennsylvania, 1982; admitted to bar, 2009, North Carolina. Education: Campbell University (J.D., cum laude, 2009). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Beta Kappa. Member, 2008-2009 and Coordinating Editor, Campbell Law Review, 2007-2009. Recipient: J.B. Zinn Research Award, Gettysburg, 2004; Sigma Xi Grants-in-aid-of-Research, Gettysburg, 2003; Baum Mathematical Prize, Gettysburg, 2002; Malcolm R. Daugherty Mathematical Award, Gettysburg, 2001. Book Awards: Torts I; Contracts II; International Business Transactions; Law, Lawyers, and Literature; Christian Perspectives, Campbell, 2006-2009. Departmental Honors: Computer Science and Chemistry, Gettysburg, 2004. Member: Wake County and North Carolina Bar Associations.Email: Emily Haas
Daniel P. Homiller (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, North Carolina. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., 1986); Duke University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Patents; Copyrights; Trademarks; Intellectual Property; Litigation.
Stephen A. Herrera (Associate) born Trenton, New Jersey, November 9, 1964; admitted to bar, 2007, North Carolina. Education: Rutgers University (B.S.C., with honors, 1996); Norman A. Wiggins School of Law, Campbell University. Member, Triangle Intellectual Property Law Association. Member: North Carolina Bar Association, Tenth Judicial District Bar. [Sgt., U.S. Army, 1982-1986]. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Litigation; Intellectual Property.Email: Stephen A. Herrera
Kathleen Cavanagh (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, North Carolina. Education: North Carolina State University (B.S., Chemistry, 2004); Florida State University (J.D., 2007). Member: North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Copyrights; Intellectual Property; Litigation; Patents; Trademarks.Email: Kathleen Cavanagh
Justin J. Leonard (Associate) born Salisbury, North Carolina, April 22, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, North Carolina; registered before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Duke University (B.S.E., 2005); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 2008). Tau Beta Pi. Member: North Carolina Bar Association. Practice Areas: Patent Law; Intellectual Property Law (Copyright, Trademark, Trade Secret).Email: Justin J. Leonard
PATENT AGENTSGeorge W. Alexander born Charlotte, North Carolina, October 13, 1969; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of North Carolina at Charlotte (B.S.E.E., 1994; M.S.E.E., 1996). Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1996. Languages: German and Japanese. Practice Areas: Patent Prosecution(100%).Email: George W. Alexander
Jennifer K. Stewart born Kettering, Ohio, October 7, 1971; admitted to bar, registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Florida (B.S.E.E., summa cum laude, 1994; M.S.E.E., 1996). Eta Kappa Nu. Member, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, 1995-1996. Practice Areas: Patent Applications; Patent Prosecution.Email: Jennifer K. Stewart
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