Jonathan Rigdon Smith Jr.

Jonathan Rigdon Smith Jr.

Jonathan Rigdon Smith, J.D., PC
  • Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks ...
  • Fed. Dist. Ct., Eastern District of Texas, Fed. Dist. Ct., Southern District of Georgia, Florida, Georgia, U.S. Pat. & Trademark Office
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Biography

Mr. Smith holds a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from the University of Virginia and a law degree (Juris Doctor) from Florida Coastal School of Law. He began his professional life as a research engineer at The Chesapeake Corporation of Virginia in 1969 and moved on to Mead Corporation in 1973, concentrating on environmental engineering and becoming a Senior Consultant. In 1980, Mr. Smith relocated to Mead's then-joint venture Brunswick Pulp and Paper Company in Brunswick, Georgia as environmental manager. Mr. Smith became a Georgia Registered Professional Engineer in 1981 and began working as a manager of environmental affairs for Georgia-Pacific Corporation in 1988, winning the G-P President's Award in 1989. After having practiced engineering in industry for 24 years, Mr. Smith left G-P in 1993 and formed Rigdon Engineering in Atlanta to help inventors design and prototype their inventions. Mr. Smith became interested in patent law as a result of working with patent agents on his own inventions from 1993 to 2000, and obtained registration to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office as a Patent Agent in August of 2000. Mr. Smith was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 2007 and the Florida Bar in 2008. His practice currently concentrates on Intellectual Property Law. Mr. Smith and his wife Elaine "Ace" Gaughf-Smith currently reside in Brunswick, Georgia. He has a son Daniel, two grandchildren Danil and Madeline, and a stepdaughter Carli.

Education
Florida Coastal School of Law
J.D. (2006)
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University of Virginia
B.S. (1969) | Chemical Engineering
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Professional Experience
Owner
Jonathan Rigdon Smith, J.D., PC
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Owner
Rigdon Patents & Engineering
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Owner
Rigdon Engineering
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Environmental Manager
Georgia-Pacific Corp.
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Environmental Manager
Brunswick Pulp and Paper Co.
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Senior Consultant
Mead Corporation
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Research Engineer
Chesapeake Corp. of VA
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Certifications
Registered Professional Engineer
Georgia Secretary of State Professional Licensing
Professional Associations
Florida State Bar  # 57311
Member
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State Bar of Georgia  # 365655
Member
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Georgia Secretary of State Professional Licensing  # 13092
Registered Professional Engineer
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Fed. Dist. Ct., Eastern District of Texas
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Fed. Dist. Ct., Southern District of Georgia
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Florida
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Georgia
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U.S. Pat. & Trademark Office
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Practice Areas
Intellectual Property
Patents
Patent Appeals, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution
Trademarks
Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Websites & Blogs
Website
Jonathan Rigdon Smith, J.D., PC
Contact & Map
706 G St.
Ste. 202
Brunswick, GA 31520
Telephone: (912) 261-1202
Fax: (912) 261-8489