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Adams Intellectual Property Law, P.A. specializes solely in intellectual property law, which includes patent, trademark, copyright, trade secrets, unfair competition and internet law. Our practice within this specialty is diverse, including prosecution of patent and trademark applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, litigation in Federal and State Courts, domestic and international patent, trademark and copyright licensing and consultation.

Statement of Practice

Intellectual Property, Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Licensing, Trade Secrets, Unfair Competition Law and Litigation.

Representative Clients:

Aplix, S.A.
B/E Aerospace, Inc.
BSN Medical, Inc.
Belk Stores, Inc.
Britax Child Safety, Inc.
Conbraco Industries, Inc.
General Electric Company
Nissan Motors
Royal Doulton (UK) Limited
Schaefer Systems International, Inc.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard
• American Express
• Discover

Address

Suite 2350 Charlotte Plaza
201 South College Street
Charlotte, NC 28244, (Mecklenburg Co.)

Phone

Phone: 704-375-9249
Fax: 704-375-0729
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Website

http://www.adamspat.com

Office Hours

Monday: 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

ASSOCIATES

Kathryn A. Gromlovits (Associate) born Columbia, South Carolina, August 6, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, North Carolina; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S., Biology, 1998); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2004). Recipient of Roy A. Webster Academic Scholarship; CALI Award Patent Law. Member: North Carolina State and Mecklenburg County Bars; North Carolina State Bar Association(Member, Intellectual Property Section); North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys; Carolina Patent Trademark & Copyright Law Association; International Trademark Association. Practice Areas: Trademarks; Patents; Copyrights; Unfair Competition.Email: Kathryn A. Gromlovits

Jeffrey Scott Bernard (Associate) born Rochester, New York, April 24, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida; 2001, North Carolina; U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Virginia Tech (B.S., cum laude, Biology, 1996); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1999). Member: North Carolina State Bar; Mecklenburg County Bar and The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights.Email: Jeffrey Scott Bernard

Justin R. Nifong (Associate) born Winston-Salem, North Carolina; admitted to bar, 2007, North Carolina; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of North Carolina at Charlotte (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2004; B.S., Physics, 2008); Wake Forest University (J.D., 2007). Member: North Carolina State Bar; Mecklenburg County Bar; North Carolina Bar Association (Intellectual Property Law Section); Carolina Patent Trademark & Copyright Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Justin R. Nifong

Jonathan P. Spence (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 17, 1971; admitted to bar, 2001, North Carolina. Education: Skidmore College (B.A. 1993); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 2000). Member: North Carolina State and Mecklenburg County Bars; American Bar Association and North Carolina State Bar Association; Carolina Patent Trademark & Copyright Law Association; International Trademark Association. Practice Areas: Trademarks; Copyrights; Entertainment Law; Litigation.Email: Jonathan P. Spence

PRINCIPAL

W. Thad Adams, III (Principal) born Raleigh, North Carolina, July 4, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; 1976, U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1986, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; practice before the U.S. Copyright Office Copyright Royalty Board. Education: North Carolina State University (B.S., in Textile Tech., 1968); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1971). W. Thad Adams, III graduated from North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1968 and from the School of Law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Juris Doctor degree in 1971. Since 1971 he has practiced Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law in Charlotte, North Carolina — first with a large firm and since 1978 in his own firm, Adams Intellectual Property Law, P.A., where he is principal shareholder. He is a Certified Mediator with the State of North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission. Member: North Carolina and American Bar Associations; 26th Judicial District and North Carolina State and Mecklenburg County (N.C.) Bars; Carolina Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Association; International Trademark Association; International Trademark Association Panel of Neutrals; Certified as Mediator before the Superior Courts of North Carolina; Certified as Mediator in the Middle and Eastern District of North Carolina Federal Courts. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Unfair Competition.Email: W. Thad Adams, III