Jacob Lee Martin Bryant
IP and Corporate Attorney at Gentry Locke
Jake is an associate attorney at Gentry Locke, one of Virginia's oldest and largest law firms. His practice focuses on intellectual property, technology law, media/entertainment, mergers & acquisitions, and other commercial transactions. Jake has extensive experience with all aspects of intellectual property, technology-based contracting, IP licensing deals, and other related commercial transactions. He has also litigated intellectual property cases in various federal courts across the country and has registered countless trademarks and copyrights.
Jake's scholarship has been published by the peer-reviewed American Intellectual Property Law Association Quarterly Journal, the Trademark Lawyer Magazine, and the Liberty University Law Review, where he focuses on IP and the intersection of the law and emerging technologies. Prior to joining Gentry Locke, Jake served as Of Counsel for a boutique intellectual property law firm and as a research assistant for the Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy in Washington, DC. He obtained his LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law from George Mason University and his Juris Doctor from the Liberty University School of Law, where he served as a managing member of the law review, led the school's intellectual property clinic, and received numerous awards for oral advocacy, legal writing, and intellectual property.
- George Mason University School of Law
- LL.M. (2024) | Intellectual Property Law
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- Honors: Capstone thesis on copyright and Generative AI published with the AIPLA
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- Liberty University School of Law
- J.D. (2023) | Intellectual Property and Business Law
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- Honors: Editorial Board, Law Review; Vice President, IP Clinic; National Finalist, Best Brief, Regional Champion (2023 INTA Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition); Third Place, 1L Moot Court and Negotiations Competitions; CALI Award (Trial Advocacy)
- Activities: Law Review Moot Court ADR Student Ambassador Executive Chair, Business & Transactional Law Society
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- Roanoke College
- B.B.A. (2020) | Business Management and Economics
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- Honors: Writing Center Fellow
- Activities: Varsity Tennis, Resident Advisor
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- Attorney
- Gentry Locke
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- Spearheaded the firm's intellectual property practice with a focus on copyright, trademarks, trade secrets, artificial intelligence, media/entertainment, and technology law. My practice further includes general corporate transactions and data privacy.
- Counsel
- Darkhorse Attorneys
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- Intellectual property litigation across various federal courts.
- Research Assistant
- Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy
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- Assisted fellows with research and policy development regarding intellectual property law and scholarship.
- Law Clerk
- Darkhorse Attorneys
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- Legal research and other supervised assignments regarding complex IP litigation, IP registrations, and other aspects of civil litigation.
- Best Lawyer
- The Roanoke Times
- Voted Best Lawyer in regional newspaper's community voting contest
- National Finalist, Best Brief, Regional Champion - 2023 Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition
- International Trademark Association
- Top Article on Computer Law
- Rutgers Computer Law and Technology Journal
- Article "Dancing in the Dark: Exploring the Collision of Copyright with NFTs and the Works They Represent" named as a top law and tech article for 2022.
- Virginia State Bar # 99696
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- Roanoke Bar Association
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- American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
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- Activities: Artificial Intelligence task force member, Copyright Committee Member
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- Virginia
- Virginia State Bar
- ID Number: 99696
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- Intellectual Property
- Trademarks
- Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Finance, Business Formation, Mergers & Acquisitions
- data privacy protection
- Media/Entertainment
- Technology law (SaaS contracts, Artificial Intelligence, Data Processing, etc.)
- Copyrights, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, NIL, Rights of Publicity
- English: Spoken, Written
- Website
- Jake Bryant Attorney Profile - Gentry Locke