Richard W Miller

Practice Areas

Rich Miller is the Practice Leader of Ballard Spahr's Intellectual Property Litigation Group, the Managing Partner of the firm's Atlanta office, and a member of the firm's Expanded Board. With a strong background and experience in engineering, Rich is able to seamlessly integrate legal issues with clients' core business models. He is capable of looking at client’s needs from the eyes of both a patent litigator and counselor, giving unique insight and solutions to the most complex IP issues that may arise.

Rich has handled dozens of patent infringement cases relating to a wide variety of technologies in the Eastern District of Texas and the District of Delaware. He has also taken cases through trial in the International Trade Commission (ITC), and has argued appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Rich also has extensive experience litigating copyright, trademark, trade dress, and trade secret cases.

Career

Admissions:

Georgia

South Carolina

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit

Professional Memberships

Georgia Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section, Chair

Atlanta Intellectual Property Inn of Court, Executive Committee

Contributor, 11th Circuit Trademark Model Jury Instructions

Taught portions of courses in intellectual property litigation at Emory University School of Law, Georgia State University, and Mercer University

Certified Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy

Personal

University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006)

Associate Editor-in-Chief, South Carolina Law Review

Order of the Coif and Order of the Wig and Robe

Recipient, Compleat Lawyer Award

University of Arizona (B.S., computer engineering, 1998)