Donald McPhail Joins Dickinson Wright's Washington, DC Office as a Member
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Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that Donald R. McPhail has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a Member.
“We are excited that Don McPhail has joined our growing IP litigation team in Washington, D.C.,” says John S. Artz, Co-Chair of Dickinson Wright’s Intellectual Property Litigation Practice. “With more than 20 years of experience, Don has handled cases in a wide range of technologies at the federal level. His skills and knowledge in the courtroom make him an excellent addition to our national practice.”
Mr. McPhail has more than 20 years of experience in patent and trademark matters before the U.S. district courts, the U.S. International Trade Commission and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He has handled cases involving a wide range of technologies, including avionics, LCD optics, video signaling, semiconductor design and operation, thin film transistor manufacturing and design, voice-over-internet telephony and firewalls, routers and switches, network topology and message routing, LED design and operation, PECVD manufacturing processes, regulated medical devices, computer software and electronic point of sale devices. Mr. McPhail also has experience with contested matters before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and the European Patent Office.
Mr. McPhail is a member of the Federal Circuit Bar Association and has been named a LMG Life Sciences Star. He received his B.S. in Chemistry from Duke University; his M.S. in Synthetic Organic Chemistry from Duke University; and his J.D. from Antonin Scalia Law School (formerly George Mason University School of Law).
“We are excited that Don McPhail has joined our growing IP litigation team in Washington, D.C.,” says John S. Artz, Co-Chair of Dickinson Wright’s Intellectual Property Litigation Practice. “With more than 20 years of experience, Don has handled cases in a wide range of technologies at the federal level. His skills and knowledge in the courtroom make him an excellent addition to our national practice.”
Mr. McPhail has more than 20 years of experience in patent and trademark matters before the U.S. district courts, the U.S. International Trade Commission and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He has handled cases involving a wide range of technologies, including avionics, LCD optics, video signaling, semiconductor design and operation, thin film transistor manufacturing and design, voice-over-internet telephony and firewalls, routers and switches, network topology and message routing, LED design and operation, PECVD manufacturing processes, regulated medical devices, computer software and electronic point of sale devices. Mr. McPhail also has experience with contested matters before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and the European Patent Office.
Mr. McPhail is a member of the Federal Circuit Bar Association and has been named a LMG Life Sciences Star. He received his B.S. in Chemistry from Duke University; his M.S. in Synthetic Organic Chemistry from Duke University; and his J.D. from Antonin Scalia Law School (formerly George Mason University School of Law).
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