Joel D. Myers

Overview:

A native of Cobb County, and an alumnus of Georgia Tech and the University of South Carolina School of Law, Joel is a founding member of Myers & Kaplan Intellectual Property Law, LLC, and a registered Patent Attorney practicing in the mechanical, electrical, software and business method arts. Additionally, Joel practices trademark and copyright law, prepares and negotiates licensing agreements and litigates all areas of intellectual property law. Prior to joining Myers & Kaplan, Joel was the founder of the law firm of Myers & Associates, P.C., a firm practicing intellectual property, technology, and entertainment law.

Representative Litigation:

• Photoworks v. Bowie (Federal Court - successfully represented Plaintiff for Copyright Infringement and Breach of Contract)
• US Art v. Tunde, et al. (Federal Court - successfully represented Plaintiff for Copyright Infringement)
• BNE, US v. Leader's, Inc, et al. (Federal Court - successfully represented Plaintiff for Ex Parte search and seizure of Copyright Infringing Chinese movies and television series)
• Zbysko v. World Wrestling Entertainment, et al. (Federal Court - currently representing Plaintiff for Trademark Infringement)
• Southland Homes v. Trinity Homes (Federal Court - currently representing Plaintiff regarding Copyright Infringement of architectural plans)
• Custom Glass Products of Carolina, Inc v. Collins Custom Millwork et al. (Federal Court - currently representing Defendant regarding Patent Infringement)
• Genesis Equipment Corp. v. Iron Ax, Inc. (Federal Court - currently representing Iron Ax in its claims of Patent Infringement)
• Architectural Metal Specialties, Inc. v. Dallas Metal Products, Inc. et al. (Federal Court representing AMSI in its claims of copyright infringement)
• Biba's Enterprises, LLC v. Antoneta Biba's Pizza & Pasta, et al. (Federal Court - Representing Biba's Enterprises in its claims of trademark infringement and unfair trade practices)
• Latham Entertainment, Inc. v. Jenkins, et al. (Federal Court - Representing two defendants regarding claims of trademark and trade dress infringement)

Biography:

Nuclear/ Mechanical Engineer for the Department of Defense. President, Intellectual Property Law Society, University of South Carolina. Business Manager, Environmental Law Journal, University of South Carolina. Legal Writing and Oral advocacy Teaching Assistant, University of South Carolina.