Joseph M. Bennett-Paris, Ph.D, counsels clients in matters of patent prosecution, non-infringement, patentability, invalidity, and various other legal issues. He focuses primarily on the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries with specific emphasis on the generic drug industry. His practice also includes copyright matters and entertainment law, particularly with regard to the music and publishing industries. A member of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the American Bar Association and the Atlanta and Georgia State bar associations, Dr. Bennett-Paris is active in Georgia Bio, a life sciences partnership, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce. In addition, he provides pro bono work to the arts community through the Georgia Lawyers for the Arts. Prior to entering law, he served on the faculty of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

Dr. Bennett-Paris is a 1999 graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Law and a graduate of Loyola University Chicago (Ph.D., Pharmacology) and the University of Southern California (B.S., Biological Sciences).

Areas Of Practice

Intellectual Property
Patents

Professional Activities

American Bar Association
- Intellectual Property Section
Atlanta Bar Association
Georgia State Bar Association
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
American-Israel Chamber of Commerce
Georgia Lawyers for the Arts
Georgia Bio - The Life Sciences Partnership

Admissions

Georgia
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Education

University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1999
Loyola University Chicago, Ph.D., Pharmacology, 1988
University of Southern California, B.S., 1983

Experience

Duane Morris, LLP
- Partner, 2007-present
Merchant & Gould, PC
- Partner, 2006-2007
- Associate, 2003-2005
King & Spalding
- Associate, 2001-2003
Jones & Askew LLP (formerly Kilpatrick Stockton)
- Associate, 1999-2001
Wake Forest School of Medicine, Wake Forest University
- Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, 1995-1999

Selected Speaking Engagements

"Putting the PI in IP: A Chat with Ken Taylor of Marksmen on the How and Why of IP Investigations," Podcast on BP/G Radio, All IP, All the Time, broadcast July 18, 2008
"The Thunder Down Under: Australia Veers from US on Obviousness," Podcast on BP/G Radio, All IP, All the Time, broadcast June 7, 2008
"Search Engine Optimization," Podcast on BP/G Radio, All IP, All the Time, broadcast March 30, 2008
"IP and the Media Vol. 1: Dirty Little (Trade) Secrets," Podcast on BP/G Radio, All IP, All the Time, broadcast February 25, 2008
"IP Offshoring: Don't Worry, You Won't Lose Your Job," Podcast on BP/G Radio, All IP, All the Time, broadcast January 30, 2008
"What Trademark Lawyers Can Learn From A Brand Expert," Podcast on BP/G Radio, All IP, All the Time, broadcast October 30, 2007
"Copyright Crawlers - Protection or Intrusion?" Podcast on BP/G Radio, All IP, All the Time, broadcast October 2, 2007