Richard W. Barnes, Jr.
Shareholder
Industry Experience
- Integrated Circuits
- Thin Film Technology
- Electronic Devices
- Mechanical Systems
- Chemical Processes
- Textiles
- Optics
- Computer Software
Biography
Rick has been a shareholder with LuedekaNeely since 1999, and has a broad practice in the field of intellectual property law:
Patent
- Drafting and prosecuting patent applications (over five hundred issued to date)
- Extensive experience before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
- Predominantly in the integrated circuit arts, including fabrication, design, testing, and related instruments and equipment
- Other arts include electronic and mechanical devices, chemical processes and formulations, textiles, business and financial methods, optics, and software
Trademark
- Identifying and developing trademarks
- Counseling on proper use and protection of trademarks
- Filing and prosecuting federal trademark registration applications
- Litigating before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
Copyright
- Identifying copyright works
- Filing and prosecuting federal copyright registration applications
- Litigating in federal district and appeals courts
Licensing
- Drafting of complex, multi-tier agreements
- Extensive negotiating experience (approximately two hundred to date)
Prior Work Experience
- Dow Chemical, Midland MI, Research Specialist
- Signetics, Orem UT, Process Engineer (integrated circuit microlithography, thin film technology)
- Raytheon, Northboro MA, Development Engineer (gallium arsenide technology)
- Leeds & Northrup, St. Petersburg FL, Engineering Manager (thin film sensors)
- PC-Relief, FL & TN, Owner (personal computer design, fabrication, programming, networking)
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Brigham Young University – 1983
- Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Tennessee College of Law – 1994
Admissions
- Tennessee (State bar) 1994
- Utah (State bar) 2013
- United States Patent and Trademark Office, 1995 (Registered Patent Attorney)
- Eastern District of Tennessee (Federal court) 1999
- Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (Federal court) 1999
Memberships
Honors
- Top Attorney for Intellectual Property, City View Magazine, 2014-2018
Links
- Avvo Profile