Plano Office
Granite Park Three
5601 Granite Parkway, Suite 500
Plano, TX 75024-6608
Biography
Mr. Harris practices all aspects of intellectual property, with a specialization in patent law. His patent practice expertise includes invalidity opinions, non-infringement opinions, freedom to operate opinions, domestic and foreign patent preparation and prosecution, and client counseling related to patent issues. Mr. Harris’s experience spans such diverse arts as polymer compositions, catalysts, and processing; pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment; petroleum exploration and refining; computer software, frameworks, and methods; mechanical devices, including oilfield tools, electromechanical devices, and medical devices; and business methods. Mr. Harris has also provided negotiation and counseling services as an N.F.L.P.A. registered contract advisor.
Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Harris worked as a litigator for the Wilmington, Delaware firm, Morris, Nichols, Arsht, and Tunnell, LLP, where he participated in numerous patent litigation matters concerning the representation of both patentees and alleged infringers. Mr. Harris also actively represented boards of directors, special committees, and shareholders of Delaware corporations in litigation involving direct and derivative shareholder actions, challenges to corporate control, and other actions involving the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Mr. Harris is a member of the Texas State Bar, the Delaware State Bar, and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Mr. Harris is also registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Practice Areas
Education
J.D., cum laude, 2002
The Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law Order of Barristers
The Penn State International Law Review, Senior Editor
National Appellate Moot Court Team, Captain
M.Ed., Educational Administration, 1998
University of North Texas
B.A., Biology, 1992
Texas A&M University
Memberships
American Bar Association
Delaware State Bar Association
Publications/Presentations
Geoffrey R. Scott, et al., Rising to the Challenge: The Transition From College to Professional Football (2005)
The Iakovos Tsakalidis Dispute Between the Phoenix Suns and Greek AEK Before the Court of Arbitration for Sport,19 Dick. J. Int’l. L. 531
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