Tim St. Clair is a registered patent attorney who assists clients through all aspects of intellectual property law. He brings a results-oriented, purposeful approach toward maximizing intellectual property value and minimizing IP risks. His practice is three-dimensional: IP litigation, IP transactions, and mediations. And Tim is actively integrating artificial intelligence tools into all of those arenas to enhance efficiency and improve the precision of IP analyses, legal research, and solutions.
Clients turn to Tim for real-world trial lawyer experience that few patent lawyers have. He has litigated 40 patent cases, 44 trademark cases, 12 copyright cases, and 7 trade secret cases (and counting), from South Carolina to Los Angeles, from Detroit to Atlanta, from Delaware to Dallas, and multiple jurisdictions in between. He is proud to be a “lawyers’ lawyer,” having been retained by other attorneys in IP disputes. His pragmatic approach is steeped in his experience from the first 17 years of his career in which he practiced insurance defense litigation – lots of time on his toes in courtrooms, lots of jury trials, and lots of prioritizing competing demands, all with a focus on effectiveness and commercial practicalities.
Tim represents clients nationally and internationally in preparing and pursuing patents and trademark registrations around the world. His practice also includes evaluations of IP coverage in freedom-to-operate opinions, infringement analyses, and due diligence assessments of IP assets. Tim's representation emphasizes effective communications, a craftsman-like approach, value management, and right-sizing IP to meet clients' broader business interests.
As a certified mediator concentrating on IP disputes, Tim leverages all of that experience. He knows IP law and works in it, hands-on, every day. He knows the realities of litigation and has the record to prove it. And he knows that a sensible mediator can often help parties bridge divides to resolve even the most challenging disputes. Tim brings credibility and real-world insight to the mediation table.