Concentration

Summary

In federal courts in Texas and across the country, Mr. Meek litigates patent and trade secret disputes involving a wide range of technologies, from simple consumer products to the most complex software, semiconductor and telecommunications applications. He represents both companies seeking to enforce their intellectual property rights and those accused of infringement.

Mr. Meek prepares and prosecutes patent applications covering a broad spectrum of inventions, including semiconductors and integrated circuits, telecommunications systems, and mainframe, midrange and minicomputer-based software, as well as a wide variety of mechanical and industrial devices. He also does transactional work in the high-tech sector, particularly software licensing, patent enforcement and other corporate transactions involving the perfection, valuation, or transfer of technology assets.

In the biotechnology arena, Mr. Meek has been very active over the years.  He has been involved in prosecution and licensing efforts in implantable devices, orthopedic devices, and dental devices.  He has also represented companies that deal in gene therapies, genetic diagnostics and chemistries and systems used to support such therapeutic and diagnostic applications.

While he was at Texas A&M, Mr. Meek researched the chemical and electrical aspects of semiconductor device processing, and studied crystallography and chemical and laser processing of semiconductor materials.

Mr. Meek is a frequent speaker on patent copyright and trademark law and is an adjunct professor of patent law at Southern Methodist University School of Law. He has spoken and published papers on a range of intellectual property topics, including developments in copyrights, enforcement of patents and copyrights in software, patentability of software and other computer-related inventions, trademarks in the advertising industry and licensing and intellectual property principles for entrepreneurs.

Representative Engagements

• Global Communications Business – multibillion-dollar antitrust action involving telecommunication switching systems and software
• Defense of a patent infringement claim asserted by a competitor on a patent involving personnel scheduling software; case settled favorably
• Enforcement of patents claiming advances in microprocessor controlled pay telephones, cases settled favorably
• Enforcement of patents related to web site system software and architecture, cases settled favorably or tried to successful verdict
• Defense in arbitration of large defense contractor accused of patent infringement for sale of night vision equipment; case settled favorably
• Enforcement of patent for software virtual execution environment and defense of counterclaim for patent infringement; case settled favorably.
• Represented large public university and research arm of public utility in the enforcement of patent portfolio covering advanced batter technologies

Publications, Speeches and Presentations

• "Obviousness Case Law and Overcoming Section 103 Rejections," October Luncheon Meeting & CLE, Austin IP Lawyers Association, October 2009
• "Managing Your IP in Anticipation of a Corporate Transaction," Austin Technology Council, October 2009 (Steven Tyndall, co-presenter)
• "The Federal Circuit: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow," UT IP Law Students Association, September 2009
• "Hot Topics in IP," Association for Corporate Counsel, Austin, Texas, May 2009 (Ana Ward, co-presenter)
• "Patent Developments for the Business and Transactional Lawyer," UT CLE 22nd Annual Technology Law Conference, Austin, Texas, May 2009
• "Recent Developments in Copyright Law," Dayton Intellectual Property Law Association, Dayton, Ohio, January 2006
• "Recent Developments in Copyright Law," 43rd Annual Conference on Intellectual Property Law, Center for American and International Law, Plano, Texas, November 2005
• "Recent Developments in Copyright Law," 2005 Intellectual Property Law Update, Oklahoma Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section, Pottsboro, Texas, June 2005
• "Introduction to Intellectual Property and Licensing Issues," National Contract Managers Association, Dallas, November 2003
• "Recent Developments in Copyright Law," 1st Annual Academy of American and International Technology Law, Institute for Law and Technology of the Center for American and International Law, Dallas, November 2003
• "Recent Developments in Copyright Law," Aerospace Industries Association, Intellectual Property Committee Meeting, Williamsburg, Virginia, April 2003
• "An Introduction to Intellectual Property," Institute of Management Consultants, Dallas and Fort Worth, September 2001
• "IP Law and the Internet," ON24.com Teleconference, Dallas, May 2000