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 Brian R. Gilchrist
Shareholder, Managing Partner
Email:
bgilchrist@addmg.com
Telephone:
407-841-2330
Facsimile:
407-841-2343
Orlando
Practice Areas:
Admitted:
- 1989: Texas
- 1988: Florida
- Eastern District of Wisconsin
- Supreme Court of Texas
- Certified as Mediator by the Supreme Court of Florida
- United States Courts of Appeals for the Eleventh and Federal Circuit
- United States District Courts: Middle, Northern, and Southern Districts of Florida
Education:
- University of
Texas (J.D. 1988)
- Texas State University (B.S. 1985, Cum Laude)
Biography:
Mr. Gilchrist is a Florida Board Certified Intellectual Property Law Attorney. He has substantial litigation
experience, including experience in all phases of intellectual property, trade secrets, deceptive trade practices,
unfair trade and restrictive covenant disputes. He has been rated an "AV" attorney by Martindale-Hubbell
since June 5, 1996 and is listed on their “Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.” He has been named to
“Florida Trend Legal Elite” lawyer, “Florida Super Lawyers,” “Orlando Magazine Best Lawyers” and the
“Best Lawyers in America.” Mr. Gilchrist is a Guardian ad Litem with the Orange County Legal Aid Society
and received an Award of Excellence in 2000 and 2004 and a Certificate of Appreciation for 2006, 2007 and
2008 for his efforts.
Mr. Gilchrist
is certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a mediator and serves as a certified mediator for the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida. He has been appointed by the Judges of the Middle District to mediate a number of intellectual property disputes and has been selected by numerous litigants as a third party neutral to assist in resolving intellectual property disputes.
Member:
- The Florida Bar (Business Law and Intellectual
Property Sections)
- State Bar of Texas
- Orange County Bar Association (Business Law Section)
- Federal and American Bar Association
- The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
- American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
- International Trademark Association
Notable Decisions
- Audio Systems of Florida,
Inc. v. SimplexGrinnell, LP and Dan Doty, 2003 U.S. Dist. Lexis 23347 (M.D. Fla. 2003)
- 800 Adept, Inc. v. Murex Securities, Inc., et al., 2006 U.S. Dist. Lexis 53696 (M.D. Fla. 2006)
- Donald Berry, Sr., et al. v. Sassy, Inc., 2006 U.S. Dist. Lexis 86646 (M.D. Fla. 2006)
- Home Design Services, Inc. v. Park Square Enterprises, Inc., et al., 2006 U.S. Dist. Lexis 7254, (M.D. Fla. 2005)
- Home Design Services, Inc. v. Schwab Development Corp., et al., 2007 U.S. App. Lexis 1482 (M.D. Fla. 2006)
- Lentek Int’l v. Sharper Image Corp.,
164 F.Supp. 2d 1302 (M.D. Fla. 2001)
- Lentek Int’l v. Sharper Image Corp.,
169 F.Supp. 2d 1360 (M.D. Fla. 2001)
- National Council of Young Men’s Christian Associations of the United States of America v. Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc., 2006 U.S. Dist. Lexis 24027 (N.D. Ill. 2006)
- Omega Patents, LLC v. Fortin Auto Radio, Inc., et al., 2006 U.S. Dist. Lexis 89367 (M.D. Fla. 2006)
- Pasture Renovators, LLC v. Lawson Cattle & Equipment, Inc., 2006 U.S. Dist. Lexis 16192 (W.D. of Texas 2006)
- David A. Rhudy, et al. v. Dish Mount Products, LLC, 2004 U.S. Dist. Lexis 29358 (W.D. Texas 2004)
- Schoell v. Regal Marine Indus., 247 F.3d 1202, 58 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1450 (Fed. Cir. 2001)
- Superchips, Inc. v. Street & Performance
Elecs., Inc., 2001 U.S. Dist. Lexis 5108;
58 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1849 (M.D. Fla. 2001)
Lectures and Seminars:
- “Intellectual Property Basic and Litigation for the Consulting Industry,” Foodservice Consultants Society International, September 5, 2002, Orlando, Florida
- “Expert Witness Testimony in Intellectual Property Cases,” Florida Bar Seminar, May 2, 2002, Orlando, Florida
- “Protecting your ‘Good Name’ – an Examination of Trademark Issues,” National Business Institute, August 9, 2001, Orlando, Florida
- “Personal Jurisdiction in Intellectual Property Matters,” 2001, Guest Speaker, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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