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RODNEY B. CARROLL
Shareholder

Dallas
Granite Park Three
5601 Granite Parkway, Suite 750
Plano, Texas 75024
972.731.2288 Phone
972.731.2289 Fax

Education
J.D., Honors, 1994
University of Texas School of Law in Austin

B.S., Chemical Engineering, cum laude, 1990
University of Arkansas in Fayetteville

Membership

  • State Bars of Texas and Delaware
  • Admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the
    U.S. District
    Courts of Delaware and the N.D. and E.D. of Texas
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, tribal member

Rodney Carroll practices in all areas of intellectual property law, including patent and trade secret litigation, U.S. and foreign patent preparation and prosecution, and business transactions such as technology transfers and licensing, merger and acquisition due diligence, and research & development agreements. His experience spans such diverse arts as petroleum exploration and refining; organic and polymer compositions, catalysts, and processing, including pharmaceuticals and cosmetics; mechanical devices, including automotive and watercraft components, medical devices and lasers; analog and digital printing technology; telecommunications electronics; computer software, frameworks and methods, including object technology; and business methods.

Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Carroll served as in-house patent counsel for Conoco, Inc. and its former parent company, DuPont, as well as Atlantic Richfield Company. Mr. Carroll was also a patent litigation associate for the firm of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell in Wilmington, Delaware.

Mr. Carroll is admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. District Courts of Delaware and the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas, and Texas State Courts.