Marguerite “Becky” Patrick is a partner in the Technology and Intellectual Property Litigation Practices. She concentrates her litigation practice on intellectual property and technology matters, including disputes regarding copyrights, trademarks, trade dress, trade secrets, Internet and e-commerce, intellectual property and technology licenses, co-development of technology, non-competition, false advertising, contractual relationships and insurance coverage for intellectual property disputes.
Ms. Patrick’s clients include software, telecommunications, Internet, e-commerce and other high technology companies. Ms. Patrick has represented clients at both the trial and appellate level in cases involving trademarks, copyrights, domain names, trade secrets, trade dress, patents, unfair competition, false advertising, restrictive covenants and general commercial disputes. She also has extensive experience in alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration. Over the past several years, Ms. Patrick has handled major litigation matters for a telecommunications electronics conglomerate, several software and technology companies, a national automobile service and parts distributor, and various manufacturing and distribution companies.
Ms. Patrick was nominated as a 2010 and 2011 Georgia Super Lawyer and was previously nominated as a Super Lawyer “Rising Star”.
Honors and Affiliations
Atlanta Bar Association
American Bar Association
State Bar of Georgia, (Member, Sections on Intellectual Property, Antitrust, and Litigation)
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Atlanta Women Rainmakers Interest Group (Member, Steering Committee)
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Board of Editors, The Privacy & Data Protection Legal Reporter
Selected to Georgia Rising Stars, 2006
Selected to Georgia Super Lawyers, 2010 - 2012
Speeches
IP Chair and Speaker, 23rd Annual North American Entertainment, Sports and Intellectual Property Law Conference, Los Cabos, Mexico, November 8-13, 2011
Speaker, Cutting Edge Music Business Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 21-24, 2011
Speaker, From Hollywood to South Beach: The Second Annual International Legal Symposium on the World of Music, Film and Television, Miami Beach, Florida, April 27-29, 2011
IP Chair and Speaker, 22nd Annual North American Entertainment, Sports and IP Conference, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, November 4-8, 2010
“Trademark Selection and Protection,” Entertainment Law Basics Boot Camp, March 17, 2010
Speaker, North American Entertainment, Sports and Intellectual Property Law Conference, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, November 11-15, 2009
Panelist, Trademark Law Update at the 19th Annual Southern Regional Entertainment and Sports Law Conference/15th Annual Intellectual Property Law Institute, November 2009
“How to Avoid Software Development Disputes,” Technology Law Institute, Atlanta, Georgia October 6, 2004
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