ATTORNEYS & AGENTS

Brian R. Gilchrist

Email:
bgilchrist@addmg.com

Telephone:
407-841-2330

Facsimile:
407-841-2343

Orlando

Practice Areas:

• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Intellectual Property Transactions
• Business Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Admitted:

• 1989: Texas
• 1988: Florida
• Certified Mediator: Supreme Court of Florida
• United States Courts of Appeals: Eleventh Circuit and Federal Circuit
• United States District Courts: Middle, Northern, and Southern Districts of Florida

Education:

• 1988: J.D., University of Texas
• 1985: B.S., Texas State University, Cum Laude

Biography:

Mr. Gilchrist 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. Mr. Gilchrist has conducted the following Lectures and Seminars:

• “Expert Witness Testimony in Intellectual Property Cases,” Florida Bar Seminar, May 2, 2002, Orlando, Florida
• “Intellectual Property Basic and Litigation for the Consulting Industry,” Foodservice Consultants Society International, September 5, 2002, Orlando, Florida
• “Protecting your ‘Good Name’ – an Examination of Trademark Issues,” National Business Institute, August 9, 2001, Orlando, Florida

Mr. Gilchrist is a Guardian ad Litem with the Orange County Legal Aid Society and received an Award of Excellence (2000) for his efforts.

Affiliations:

• The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
• American Bar Association
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Federal Bar Association
• The Florida Bar: Business Law Section, Intellectual Property Section
• Orange County Bar Association: Business Law Section
• State Bar of Texas
• International Trademark Association

Notable Decisions

• Audio Systems of Florida, Inc. v. Simplexgrinnell, LP and Dan Doty, 68 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1681 (M.D. Fla 2003)
• 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)
• Maritec Indus. v. Sterling Powerboats, Inc., 75 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1145 (M.D. Fla. 2004)
• James W. Ross, Inc. v. Cecil Allen Construction, Inc., 2004 U.S. Dist. Lexis 7521 (M.D. Fla. 2004)
• Polymers, Inc. v. Ultra Flo Filtration Sys., Inc., 33 F.Supp. 2d 1008 (M.D. Fla. 1998)
• 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)
• 800 Adept, Inc. v. Murex Securities, Inc., et al, 2006 U.S. Dist. Lexis 53696 (M.D. Fla. 2006)
• Donald P. 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)
• 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 Audio 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)

Lectures and Seminars:

• “Personal Jurisdiction in Intellectual Property Matters,” 2001, Guest Speaker, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

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