Holmes Hawkins

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Holmes Hawkins has over 25 years of experience as a trial lawyer representing clients in intellectual property and technology-related lawsuits. He represents defense contractors, computer hardware and software providers, medical device manufacturers and other healthcare companies, energy providers, financial service companies and universities in patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret and licensing disputes in federal and state courts throughout the U.S. and before the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board. He regularly counsels clients on intellectual property transactional issues, including patent protection and enforcement, trademark portfolio management, and negotiating IP and technology licensing agreements.

Mr. Hawkins regularly serves as a Visiting Professor at Georgia Tech, where he teaches public policy courses relating to intellectual property issues to undergraduate and graduate students. He is currently a member of the Advisory Board of Georgia Tech’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.