Gregory Mayback
USA Guide 2023
Band 2 : Intellectual Property
Band 2
About
Provided by Gregory Mayback
Practice Areas
During his 30-year career, Mr. Mayback has participated in the issuance of over 1660 patents. His qualifications extend past his electrical engineering training to include diverse technical areas including medical devices and medicine, semiconductors, computer hardware and software, automotive power and security systems, power generation (nuclear and fossil fuel), and telecommunications. Mr. Mayback is a named inventor on twenty-four issued patents.
Mr. Mayback was the lead patent attorney in the patent infringement case Powell v. The Home Depot USA, Inc., in which the plaintiff was awarded damages and attorneys’ fees of over $24.5 Million for intentionally infringing a radial arm saw safety device. Mr. Mayback has also testified as an Expert Witness in various intellectual property matters.
Mr. Mayback’s activities with clients include launching a rocket over 21 miles above the Black Rock Desert and off-road motorcycle riding in the jungles of Costa Rica and on the Baja 1000 rally course.
Professional Memberships
Admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States, 2014 to Present; Appointed to the Biomedical Engineering Industrial Advisory Board of the University of Miami Department of Biomedical Engineering, 2014 to present; Past Member of the Board of Directors of the International Network of Boutique Law Firms, 2015 to 2018; Past Co-Chairman of the Intellectual Property Committee of the Broward County Bar Association, 2005-2006; Law Clerk, Honorable C. Clyde Atkins, Senior Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (1992-1994)
Experience
MAYBACK IP LAW, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL Mar. 2023-Present
President and Founding Partner
DICKINSON WRIGHT, PLLC, Fort Lauderdale, FL Nov. 2018-Mar.2023
Partner
MAYBACK & HOFFMAN, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL Feb. 2006-Oct. 2018
President and Founding Partner
NEUVANA, LLC (formerly NERVANA, LLC), Boca Raton, FL 2015-2017
Board of Directors – Inventor and co-owner of start-up product combining neurostimulation with music (Pat. 9,782,584 et al.)
MAYSER, LLC, Fort Lauderdale, FL 2005-Present
Managing Member and Inventor – Start-up company developing a safety urinary catheter
FELDMAN GALE, P.A., Miami, FL Feb. 2005 - Feb. 2006
Partner Head of the Patent Prosecution Department
LERNER & GREENBERG, P.A., Hollywood, FL 1999 - Feb. 2005
Equity Partner Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Prosecution; Domain Name Dispute Resolution
ZARCO & PARDO, P.A., Miami, FL 1997-1999
Associate Franchise Litigation and Construction Litigation
GREENBERG, TRAURIG, Miami, FL 1996-1997
Associate Corporate Litigation
QUARLES & BRADY, West Palm Beach, FL 1994-1996
Associate Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Litigation and Prosecution
HONORABLE C. CLYDE ATKINS, SENIOR JUDGE 1992-1994
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Law Clerk
Additional responsibility:
Drafted Memoranda and Opinions for panels of the Third and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals
Education
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW
Juris Doctorate
1989 - 1992
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
Bachelors of Engineering in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics
1982 - 1986
Awards
2010 Most Effective Lawyers - Intellectual Property
South Florida Daily Business Review
2010
Chambers - Band 2
Chambers
2022
Best Lawyers - Intellectual Property
Best Lawyers
2022
Florida Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers
2022