Tim St. Clair is a registered patent attorney who assists clients through all aspects of intellectual property law. He brings a results-oriented, purposeful approach toward maximizing intellectual property value and minimizing IP risks. His practice is bifocal: both IP litigation and transactions.
Clients turn to Tim for real-world trial lawyer experience that few patent lawyers have. He has litigated 39 patent cases, 38 trademark cases, five trade dress cases, 12 copyright cases, and seven trade secret cases (and counting), from South Carolina to Los Angeles, from Detroit to Atlanta, from Delaware to Dallas, and multiple jurisdictions in between. He is proud to be a “lawyers’ lawyer,” having been retained by other attorneys in IP disputes. His pragmatic approach is steeped in his experience from the first 17 years of his career in which he practiced insurance defense litigation – lots of time on his toes in courtrooms, lots of jury trials, and lots of prioritizing competing demands, all with a focus on effectiveness and commercial practicalities.
Tim represents clients nationally and internationally in preparing and pursuing patents and trademark registrations around the world. His practice also includes evaluations of IP coverage in freedom-to-operate opinions, infringement analyses, and due diligence assessments of IP assets. Tim's representation emphasizes effective communications, a craftsman-like approach, value management, and right-sizing IP to meet clients' broader business interests.