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Douglas J Sorocco

Douglas J Sorocco

USA 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Counseling, litigation, and transactional matters involving all aspects of intellectual property and technology law. Scientific background in medical devices, biotechnology, chemistry and life sciences. Provides strategic and tactical intellectual property counsel to individual clients, universities, pharmaceutical and research institutions, manufacturing entities, and early-stage biotechnology companies. Practices creative industries law focused on art and innovation legal issues facing artists and creators.

  

Career

Adjunct faculty member at the Oklahoma City University School of Law and in the Physiology Department at Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center. Named one of 15 Minority Rainmakers of the Year 2014 by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. Named a 2016 BTI Client Service All-Star. Received the George Lewis Advocacy Award 2016, Oklahoma City Mayor’s Committee on Disability Concerns.

  

Professional Memberships

Admitted to practice in Oklahoma and Illinois and before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

  

Personal

Selected by attorney peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America. Named an IP Star by Managing IP. Chairman of the Spina Bifida Association of America (2004-07). Served as Oklahoma Chairman of the Licensing Executives Society. Active member of multiple charitable and civic boards.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Intellectual Property - Oklahoma

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial
Head of department Douglas Sorocco is respected for his IP practice, which includes patent prosecution and transactional matters.

Strengths

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  • Douglas Sorocco is a wonderful source of information and is a very effective attorney.

    Intellectual PropertyChambers Guide to the USA
  • Douglas has creative solutions; I was very impressed with his vision and generosity.

    Intellectual PropertyChambers Guide to the USA

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Oklahoma

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