Mr. Shelton's practice focuses on intellectual property litigation in a broad range of technology areas in the electrical, mechanical and computer arts. His practice also includes patent prosecution and rendering opinions on patentability, infringement, and validity. In addition, Mr. Shelton's practice includes due diligence investigations in connection with intellectual property acquisitions and transfers, product clearance analysis, and patent licensing negotiation.
Bars
Virginia, District of Columbia
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. District Court - District of Columbia
Education
University of Memphis (J.D. 2003)
University of Tennessee (B.S.E.E. 2000)
Prior Experience
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Examiner (September 2003 - December 2004) - Responsible for examination of patent applications in the interactive video distribution systems technology area, including cable television, satellite television, Internet video distribution systems, video distribution billing and usage monitoring, advertising, user interfaces and electronic programming guides and associated software.
Representative Cases
B&H Manufacturing Co., Inc. v. Sidel (E.D. Ca. 2007) representing Sidel
CNH America LLC v. Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. (D. Del. 2008) representing CNH
ETG, Inc. v. Sonic Innovations, Inc., et. al. (D. Del. 2005) representing Widex
Service Reminder LLC v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (S.D. NY 2008)
Sidel v. B&G Products, LLC. (E.D. Tenn. 2006) representing Sidel
Xpoint Technologies v. Intel et al. (D. Del. 2009) representing Xpoint
Xpoint Technologies v. Microsoft et al. (D. Del. 2009) representing Xpoint
Associations
American Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association
National Institute for Trial Advocacy- NITA Advocate Designation