DoVale, Anthony J.

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Large Firm Experience

Needle & Rosenberg, PC
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP

Education

Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., 2002
University of South Florida, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 1990

Publications

T.J. DoVale & Bernie Zidar – What’s in a Name? Trademark Considerations When Naming a Corporation – Atlanta CEO Counsel, Connections (2005)
T.J. DoVale & Rebecca McFayden - Making the Case for Speedo’s LZR Racer^® Swimsuit – New Jersey Law Journal (2008)
T.J. DoVale, Scott Anderson & Greg Kirsch - The Landscape for Business Method and Software Patents Has Been Changed: In re Bilski – Atlanta CEO Counsel, Connections (2008)

Anthony (“T.J.”) concentrates his practice on the prosecution of patents in the mechanical and medtech arts, as well as drafting and negotiating license agreements pertaining to Intellectual Property. His practice also comprises conducting patentability studies, infringement and invalidity analyses, and rendering opinions for the same. He does work in “soft” Intellectual Property, such as Trademarks, Copyrights, and Trade Dress, as well. Mr. DoVale is very adept at learning a client's business and tailoring their IP portfolio to maximize its impact.

Prior to pursuing a career in law, Mr. DoVale used his mechanical engineering background in a variety of capacities. As a distribution engineer with the Florida Power Corporation, he designed feeder systems and residential electric utilities before joining Lake Engineering Inc. as a project engineer, where he was responsible for engineering environmental controls. He moved on to work as a sales engineer at A.W.C. Inc. in Alpharetta, Georgia, before becoming the southeastern regional manager for Mickey Truck Bodies Inc. of High Point, North Carolina, where he managed a seven-state sales territory.

Mr. DoVale is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He is also a member of the Intellectual Property section of the Georgia Bar Association, Committee 108 of the American Bar Association, as well as the American Intellectual Property Law Association.