Charlena Thorpe
Incorporating Innovation: Protecting and Building Businesses Around Ideas
After over ten years working at large and mid-size patent-specialty and general practice law firms, Charlena Thorpe formed her own practice to provide quality patent law and related IP services to clients in a responsive, flexible, and cost-effective manner.
Charlena Thorpe has extensive patent drafting, patent procurement, and patent litigation experience. Charlena also has significant experience preparing opinions on matters such as patentability, infringement, validity, and essentiality.
Charlena Thorpe's legal education and legal experience is complemented with an exceptional technical education at a top-ranked engineering school and industry experience at Fortune 500 companies and nationally-recognized research institutions.
- Intellectual Property
- Patents
- Patent Appeals, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Duluth
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- Georgia
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- Member
- Georgia State Bar
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- Emory University
- J.D. | Law
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- Honors: Dean's Public Service Award Recipient
- Activities: Intellectual Property Society, President (1997-2000)
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- University System of Georgia - Georgia Institute of Technology
- M.S. | Electrical Engineering
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- Honors: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship; Georgia Tech President's Fellow.
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- University System of Georgia - Georgia Institute of Technology
- B.S. | Electrical Engineering
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- Honors: Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (High Honors); Tau Beta Pi National Honor Society; Eta Kappa Nu National Electrical Engineering Honor Society; Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Certified; Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities
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- Patent Obviousness in the Wake of KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc.
- American Bar Association
- Extrinsic Evidence in a Post-Phillips World
- West Legalworks
- Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006 Signed Into Law
- Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal
- Securing Legal Protection for the Innovations of Start-Up & Small Companies
- MIT Enterprise Forum of Atlanta
- Registered Patent Attorney
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Website
- Website
What Can You Trademark
What Can You Trademark
How Can You Lose Your Right To A Patent
Learn how your patent can become invalid.
How Can I Protect My Idea Internationally
Learn ways to protect your idea.
Does Your Employer Own Your Invention
Learn how you employer could potentially be the owner of your invention.
Is A Developer Of Your Invention A Joint Inventor
Learn if a developer can also be a co inventor
How To Determine If Your Idea Is Patentable
Learn how to know when your idea is patentable
You Can Patent An Application,But You Can't Patent A Rocket Car
Learn why some inventions can be patented even if you personally do not have skills to make your own invention.
The Harm Of Joint Inventors
Learn why you should be cautious with joint inventors
Who Can Get A Patent On An Invention
Learn who is eligible to file for a patent application on an invention
What Is The Difference Between A Utility Patent And A Design Patent
Learn the difference between a utility patent and a design patent
When Does My Provisional Application Become Public
Learn when your provisional application will become public.
Trade Secrets 101
Learn all about Trade Secrets.
How To Prevent Someone From Stealing Your Idea
Learn the different ways you can prevent your idea from being stolen.
What Every Non-Disclosure Agreement Should Include
Learn what your non-disclosure agreement should include.
Why You Should Never File Your Own Patent Application
Learn the reason why you should never file your own patent application.
Know The Difference Between A Provisional And Nonprovisional Patent Application
Learn all about Provisional and Nonprovisional applications.
Beware Of The Four Different Types Of Intellectual Property
Learn about the four different types of Intellectual Property and what problems could you could encounter by choosing the wrong one.
What Every New Business Or Inventor Must Do
Describes what every new business or inventor must do
The Truth About Invention Submission Companies
What Invention Submission Companies will not tell you
About Incorporating Innovation with Charlena Thorpe
Learn more about Charlena Thorpe and why she founded Incorporating Innovation LLC
