Practice:

• Intellectual Property / SciTech

Bar Admissions:

New Hampshire
Vermont
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Federal and Second Circuits
U.S. District Courts for New Hampshire and Vermont

Experience:

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Gates was a litigation associate at the Vermont law firm Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC. While there, Mr. Gates worked on over 35 litigation matters for both plaintiffs and defendants, including patent and trademark litigation.

Additional Information:

• While attending law school, Mr. Gates was the editor-in-chief of the Penn State Environmental Law Review, an active member of the ATLA Trial Competition Team, received the ABA-BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property Law and the CALI Award for Highest Grade in Environmental Litigation.

Education:

• J.D., cum laude, The Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University, 2005
• B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 2002

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