The law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce the addition of John Pinkerton as Counsel and Craig Carpenter as an Attorney in the Firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group in Dallas.

“We are honored to have these lawyers join our team. John’s more than 30 years of distinguished experience serving as lead counsel in numerous patent infringement cases is a tremendous asset to Thompson & Knight and our clients. Craig is a bright lawyer with excellent academic achievements, and is a worthy addition to our growing practice. We are excited that they have joined us and look forward to working with them,” says Jane Politz Brandt, Co-Chair of the Firm’s IP Practice Group.

Pinkerton’s primary areas of expertise are patent litigation, patent and technology license agreements, and “designing around” patents to avoid infringement. He also represents clients in trademark and copyright infringement and trade secret misappropriation cases. He received a B.S.E.E. from The University of Texas at Dallas in 1997, an LL.M. in Patent and Trade Regulation Law from George Washington University in 1973, a J.D. from the University of Oklahoma in 1969, and a B.S.E. from the University of Oklahoma in 1966. He is admitted to practice in Texas and Oklahoma and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Carpenter focuses his practice on intellectual property transactions, including domestic and international trademark prosecution and enforcement. He received a J.D., cum laude, from SMU Dedman School of Law in 2012 and a B.S., summa cum laude, in Microbiology from Clemson University in 2009. His Texas admission is pending.

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