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Ballantyne Corporate Park
11610 North Community House Road
Suite 200
Charlotte, North Carolina 28277-2199 (Mecklenburg Co.)
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(Main Office) Summa, Additon & Ashe, P.A. is a rapidly growing law firm dedicated exclusively to the practice of intellectual property law. Most of the firm's work involves securing patent and trademark protection for clients throughout the world, and the protection of those rights in trial and appellate courts, and in proceedings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the European Patent Office, and other patent offices worldwide. In addition, the firm renders patent and trademark opinions; prepares and negotiates patent, trademark, and other intellectual property licenses; and maintains issued patents and trademark registrations. Statement of PracticeIntellectual Property Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secret Protection. Trials and Appeals in all Federal and State Courts and Proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Antitrust Law. Year Established: 1997
Firm Size: 11
Representative Clients:Caraustar Industries, Inc.
CEM Corporation
The Allied Companies, LLC
Bodycote IMT, Inc.
3D Systems
Cree, Inc.
Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc.
Cheil Industries, Inc.
Draka Comteq
Future Graphics LLC
Habitat for Humanity Charlotte
InteliCoat Technologies
Lead Technologies, Inc.
Linoy's Homemade LLC
Medical Specialties, Inc.
Motor Racing Outreach
Pavilion Development Co.
Christopher Phelps
Roush Fenway Racing, LLC
Sales Performance International
Spiritline Cruises LLC
Stafford Corrugated Products
Von Dreue Corporation
Wellman, Inc.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
AddressBallantyne Corporate Park
11610 North Community House Road
Suite 200
Charlotte, NC 28277-2199, (Mecklenburg Co.)
PhonePhone: 704-945-6700
Fax: 704-945-6735
Website
http://www.summalaw.com
Philip Summa (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 1, 1951; admitted to bar, 1983, North Carolina; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Gettysburg College (B.A., Chem., 1973); North Carolina State University (M.S., Chem., 1975); Campbell University (J.D., 1983). Member, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference; American Chemical Society; Licensing Executives Society. Author: "A New Test For Trademark Dilution - Why North Carolina Should Adopt Section 12 of the Model State Trademark Bill," Campbell Law Review, Fall, 1982. Member, Business North Carolina's "Legal Elite," "Hall of Fame"; Member, "The Best Lawyers in America" 2008; Member, North Carolina "Super Lawyers" 2007, 2008. Member: North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina(Past Chairman, Intellectual Property Law Section) and American(Member, Intellectual Property Law Section) Bar Associations; Carolina Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patent; Intellectual Property; Chemistry; Polymers; Semiconductor Technology.Email: Philip Summa
Richard L. Additon (Partner) born Augusta, Maine, July 24, 1966; admitted to bar, 1996, Florida; 1997, Virginia; 1998, North Carolina; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Maine (B.S., with highest distinction, Chem.E., 1989); University of Virginia (J.D., 1996). Patent Counseling (U.S. Protection; PCT; Paris Convention). Member, Federalist Society. Member: North Carolina State Bar; The Florida Bar; Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association; Carolina Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trade Secrets; Trademarks; Chemical Patents; Mechanical Patents; Polymer Patents; Fiber Optics Patents; Semiconductor Patents; Computer and Software Patents; Patent Counseling.Email: Richard L. Additon
Jesse B. Ashe III (Member) born Charlotte, North Carolina, October 30, 1963; admitted to bar, 1998, North Carolina; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: United States Air Force Academy (B.S., Int'l.Aff., 1986); Temple University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Editor-in-Chief, Temple International and Comparative Law Journal, 1995-1996. Author: "Space Station Alpha," Temple Int'l. and Comp. L. J., Vol. 9, No. 2, Fall, 1995. White House Aide to President George Bush, 1989-1990. Member: North Carolina and American Bar Associations (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section); North Carolina State Bar; American Intellectual Property Law Association; International Trademark Association; Carolina Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Association. [Captain, U.S. Air Force, 1986-1991]. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Intellectual Property; Licensing; International Trademarks; Trademark Licensing; Design Patents; International Patent Prosecution; Mechanical Patent Prosecution; Business Method Patents.Email: Jesse B. Ashe III
Brian Johnson (Partner) born Marion County, South Carolina, June 20, 1966; admitted to bar, 1996, South Carolina; 2001, North Carolina; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Duke University (B.S.E.E., 1988); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1995). J.A. Jones Memorial Scholar, Duke University. Teaching Assistant, Legal Writing, University of South Carolina Law, 1994-1995. Member: North Carolina Bar Association; South Carolina Bar; Patent Law Associates. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks.Email: Brian Johnson
Melissa B. Pendleton (Member) born Winston-Salem, North Carolina, February 12, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, North Carolina; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: North Carolina State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1987); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1990). Member: Mecklenburg County and North Carolina (Section Council, Intellectual Property Section) Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Carolina Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Chemical Intellectual Property; Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property; Chemical Patents; Pharmaceutical Patents; Biotechnology Patents; Trademarks.Email: Melissa B. Pendleton
John J. Barnhardt, III (Member) born Walterboro, South Carolina, October 28, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Federal Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Davidson College (B.S., 1967); University of Virginia (J.D., 1972). Past Chair of AIPLA Committee on Antitrust Law and Unfair Trade Litigation, 1986-1987. Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent, Trademark, Copyright and related Litigation; Licensing; Antitrust Law; Trade Regulation.
John P. Higgins (Member) born Denver, Colorado, July 2, 1957; admitted to bar, 1990, North Carolina; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Arkansas (B.S., Chem. Eng., with honors, 1980); Wake Forest University (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: John P. Higgins
Paul F. Pedigo (Member) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, October 22, 1954; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois; 1988, North Carolina; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., English, 1976; B.E., Chemical Engineering, 1980); Loyola University of Chicago (J.D., 1985); John Marshall Law School (course work in Masters of Patent Law, 1985-1987). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Licensing; Chemical Patent Prosecution; Biochemical Patent Prosecution; Pharmaceutical Patent Prosecution; Mechanical Patent Prosecution.Email: Paul F. Pedigo
Rebecca A. Brown (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 25, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio; 2005, Virginia; 2007, North Carolina; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.S.Ch.E., 1998; M.B.A., 2004); University of Notre Dame (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Rebecca A. Brown
John Nipp (Associate) admitted to bar, 1996, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., Economics/Political Science, 1993); University of North Carolina School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1996); University of North Carolina at Charlotte (M.S., Computer Science, 22007). Member: Mecklenburg County Bar (Sections on: Young Lawyers Sections (President, 2005-2006); Litigation Section; Co-Chair: Law Day Committee, 2006-2008; Sports/Social Committee, 2008-2009); North Carolina Bar Association (Member, Technology Advisory Committee; Sections on: Intellectual Property Law; Litigation); American Intellectual Property Law Association; International Trademark Association; Bar Leadership Institute (Member, Planning Committee); William H. Bobitt Inn of Court (President, 2004-2005).Email: John Nipp
Peter Stewart (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, North Carolina. Education: North Carolina State University (B.S., Computer Engineering, summa cum laude, 2005); Wake Forest University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Editorial Staff, Wake Forest Law Review. John Thomas Byrum Scholar; Hood Scholar. Member: North Carolina Bar Association.Email: Peter Stewart
Justin A. Jernigan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, South Carolina. (Not admitted in North Carolina). Education: Clemson University (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2002); University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 2008). Moot Court Bar (Associate Justice for Writing and Research); Recipient, CALI Award (Am. Jur.) Intellectual Property Survey.Email: Justin A. Jernigan
LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNELOana R. Graveline born Bucharest, Romania, May 7, 1965; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Concordia University (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1991) Languages: French, German, Romanian.Email: Oana R. Graveline
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