Virginia L. Carron

Partner

Virginia Carron practices patent and trademark litigation, counseling, and prosecution. Her litigation experience includes numerous district court trials, as well as trials before the U.S. International Trade Commission and appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. She counsels client on intellectual property licensing and related transactional matters in both trademarks and patents for several Fortune 500 companies.

Ms. Carron’s client base is broad, including computer software and hardware companies, members of the telecommunications industry, the world’s largest manufacturer of hand-made cigars, a large international chemical and minerals corporation, and numerous international clients in various technology fields.

Highlights

• Served as first chair in many litigations representing the Fuente cigar companies in cases involving trademark, trade dress, unfair competition, and false advertising issues.
• In a patent litigation involving a method for producing expanded graphite, served as first chair in representing client Timcal S.A.
• First chair for several different plaintiffs in counterfeiting and trademark infringement litigation which resulted in the recovery and destruction of millions of dollars worth of counterfeit goods and in two cases, one in the Central District of California and one in the District of New Hampshire, ultimately resulted in the incarceration of counterfeiters of computer memory products.

Professional Recognition

• AV® Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
• Listed in Georgia Super Lawyers for intellectual property practice.
• Recognized as a leader in the field of Intellectual Property Law by Chambers & Partners in its guide, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2008-2009).

Professional Activities

• American Bar Association, Intellectual Property and Trial Sections
• State Bar of Georgia, Intellectual Property and Trial Sections
• Atlanta Bar Association
• Federal Circuit Bar Association
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• International Trademark Association
• Federal Bar Association, Atlanta Chapter
• Bleckley Inn of Court, Master
• Atlanta Intellectual Property American Inn of Court, Founding Committee

Select Publications

• Coauthor. "The ITC vs. Federal District Courts: Comparing the ITC and the Six Fastest District Courts for Patent Litigation," Patent Litigation 2008, Practising Law Institute.
• "Intellectual Property Litigation at the U.S. International Trade Commission," Patent Litigation 2007, Practising Law Institute.
• Coauthor. "Planning Your Litigation Strategy," Patent Claim Construction, Practising Law Institute, April 2007.
• "Hot Issues Before the Supreme Court", Managing Patent Prosecution and Litigation, Law Seminars International, Dec. 2006.
• Coauthor. "Managing Counterfeiting in China," IP Litigator, March/April 2004.
• Coauthor. "The Paper Side of Jury Litigation: Instructions, Special Interrogatories, Motions Special to Jury Practice," Patent Litigation 2000, Practising Law Institute.
• Coauthor. "Willful Infringement: Recent Developments," Intellectual Property Supplement to the Fulton County Daily Report, Feb. 1998.