{"id":499,"date":"2019-02-27T14:58:52","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T20:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/63.247.142.118\/?post_type=team&p=499"},"modified":"2023-08-17T12:44:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T17:44:07","slug":"douglas-sorocco","status":"publish","type":"team","link":"https:\/\/dunlapcodding.com\/team\/douglas-sorocco\/","title":{"rendered":"Douglas J. Sorocco"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\u201cI help creators, makers, artists, and innovators protect and defend their art, inventions, and ideas, allowing them the opportunity to profit from their creativity and power our economy, communities, and future.\u201d<\/em><\/p>

Douglas J. Sorocco\u2019s practice covers all areas of intellectual property law, including patent, trademark, copyright, technology, and e-commerce. He advises and represents clients on intellectual property matters involving asset enforcement through litigation and licensing, technology counseling, and complex transactions involving domestic and international IP assets. Doug litigates on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants from multiple industries in jurisdictions around the country in cases involving patent, trademark, and copyright infringement, trade secrets, unfair competition, and legal malpractice. The highly regarded Chambers USA<\/em> ranks him in Band 1 (the top band) for intellectual property law.<\/p>

Doug is registered to practice before the\u00a0United States Patent and Trademark Office<\/strong><\/a>. He particularly enjoys collaborating with clients on acquiring and\/or commercializing intellectual property assets and conducting strategic portfolio management; advising on licensing and transactional matters, and representing them in enforcing their intellectual property rights.<\/p>

His scientific background includes all areas of biotechnology and life sciences, medical devices and equipment, and chemistry and chemical engineering. Before attending law school, Doug was an MIS\/IT consultant with Ernst & Young (now EY) in Indianapolis and leverages the knowledge and insight gained in this role in his work with start-up and legacy companies in the computer software and Internet-enabled technology industries.<\/p>

Doug has considerable experience providing strategic and tactical intellectual property counsel to individual clients, universities, large pharmaceutical, chemical, and manufacturing companies, and start-ups across various technologies.<\/p>

He is currently an adjunct faculty member at the\u00a0Oklahoma City University School of Law. He has served similarly within the Physiology Department of the\u00a0University of Oklahoma\u2019s Health Sciences Center.<\/p>

Doug is honored to have been previously named one of the 15 Minority Rainmakers of the Year by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. He has also received the George Lewis Advocacy Award from the Oklahoma City Mayor\u2019s Committee on Disability Concerns.<\/p>

He is also humbled and appreciative of his selection as Time Magazine\u2019s 2006\u00a0Person of the Year<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>

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