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Billy Killough
Hellman & Yates Business, IP, Patent, Trademark Attorney
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Biography
Bill Killough: Registered patent attorney. Litigator. Business counselor. Mediator. Teacher.
With more than 30 years of experience, Killough has participated in prosecuting more than 100 foreign patent applications and has obtained more than 300 United States patents for clients. In addition, he has filed more than 1,000 trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. As a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, Killough is an experienced litigator.
Killough is certified as a mediator by South Carolina Supreme Court Arbitrator and Mediator Certification Board and prefers to mediate intellectual property disputes and commercial disputes.
Education
- University of South Carolina School of Law
- J.D. (1979) | Law
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- University of South Carolina - Columbia
- MBA (1979) | Business Administration
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- University System of Georgia - Georgia Institute of Technology
- B.S. (1974) | Industrial Engineering
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Professional Experience
- Registered Patent Attorney, Business Attorney
- Hellman & Yates
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- Member
- Riley Pope & Laney, LLC
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- Member
- Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms LLC
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- Federal Circuit Case Digest
- Monthly contributor
Certifications
- Certified Mediator
- South Carolina Supreme Court Arbitrator and Mediator Certification Board
Awards
- Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year - Charleston, SC
- Best Lawyers of America
Professional Associations
- Litigation Counsel of America
- Fellow
- Current
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- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Member
- Current
- Activities: Numerous committees
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- Carolinas Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Association
- Member
- Current
- Activities: Former member of Board of Managers
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- Charleston County Bar Association
- Member
- Current
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- South Carolina Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Activities: Patent, Trademark and Copyright Committee
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- South Carolina Public Service Commission Advisory Committee
- Member
- Current
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- South Carolina State Bar
- Member
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- South Carolina
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- 4th Circuit
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- Federal Circuit
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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Fees
- Credit Cards Accepted
Practice Areas
- Patents
- Patent Appeals, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Intellectual Property
- Trademarks
- Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
Additional Practice Area
- General Civil
Languages
- English
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