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Dallas
Granite Park Three
5601 Granite Parkway, Suite 750
Plano, Texas 75024
972.731.2288 Phone
972.731.2289 Fax |
Education
J.D., cum laude, 2000
University of Houston Law Center
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, High Honors, 1990
Georgia Institute of Technology
Order of the Coif, Order of the Barons, Omicron Delta
Kappa Leadership Honorary, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society,
Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honor Society
Membership
- State Bar of Texas, Intellectual Property
Law Section
Ms. Bates specializes in patent and trademark law. Her patent
practice focuses on mechanical patent prosecution (both domestic
and foreign), infringement opinions,
and patentability opinions, while her trademark practice focuses
on selection and use counseling, registrability opinions,
domestic and foreign prosecution, and inter
partes proceedings.
Ms. Bates previously worked as an engineer for Exxon Pipeline
Company where she was responsible for the design and construction
of liquid pipeline systems.
Ms. Bates is admitted to practice before the United States
Patent and Trademark Office, and in Texas State Courts.
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