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Gale Peterson
Gale Peterson
Cox Smith
112 E. Pecan Street
San Antonio, TX 78205
USA
Gale R. Peterson is a senior partner in the intellectual property law department of Cox Smith in San Antonio, TX. Mr. Peterson provides litigation and transactional representation to emerging and established technology-based and research-oriented companies in intellectual property, information technology, e-commerce, and related unfair competition law. He represents clients in obtaining and enforcing domestic and international patent, trademark/trade dress, domain name, copyright, and trade secret protection, as well as defending clients charged with infringing those rights. That representation includes covenants-not-to-compete and other restrictive covenants. Mr. Peterson also represents clients in domestic and international technology acquisition and licensing. He has served as court-appointed special master, expert, court technical advisor, mediator and arbitrator in cases involving technologies ranging from communications to pharmaceuticals. He received his J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1975, and he received his LL.M in Trade Regulation Law (with highest honors) from George Washington University in 1978. Mr. Peterson serves as Division Head for the American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section and is also a member of the Féderation Internationale des Conseils Propriété Industrielle, the Licensing Executive Society, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the International Trademark Association, the Computer Law Association, and the American and Federal Bar Associations. He was selected as a "Texas Super Lawyer" in 2003 and 2004 by Texas Monthly, was selected for "Chambers USA America’s Leading Business Lawyers" 2003-05, and has been selected in “The Best Lawyers in America” since 1991. Mr. Peterson has taught Patent Resources Group's course on Federal Circuit law since 2001.
Publications:
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Federal Circuit Law 2004-2006,
3 Volume Set,
Patent Resources Group,
2006
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Inequitable Conduct Under Current Federal Circuit Law,
1 Volume,
Patent Resources Group,
2008
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Annual Patent Law Updates for State Bar of Texas, Intellectual Property Law Section, Oklahoma Bar Association, DuPont, and others,
1995-present
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Trade Secrets in an Information Age,
Houston Law Review,
1995
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State Trademark and Unfair Competition Law,
International Trademark Association, Texas Section, Clark Boardman,
1987-present
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Trade Secrets and Employee Contracts in the Field of Computer Law and Technology,
The Law and Business of Computer Software, Clark Boardman,
1988 - 1994
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Rights in Federally-Funded Inventions: Technology Transfer and Licensing Considerations for Universities and Industries,
Licensing Law and Business Report, Clark Boardman,
1990
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Ethics, Inequitable Conduct and Fraud in Prosecution, with Kayton,
Patent Practice, Patent Resources Group, 4th ed. 1989, rev. 4th ed. 1992,
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Recent Developments in Patent Law - Decisions by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, with Pizarro,
Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal,
Spring 2003
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