Scott is well-studied in the "art" of litigation and the skill of business.
Overview
Scott approaches each task with preparation, creativity, and tenacity. As first-chair trial counsel, Scott has won significant, high-profile, multimillion dollar jury verdicts involving patent infringement, false advertising, service mark and trademark infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and breach of contract. He has also obtained attorneys' fees and injunctions for his clients, including businesses of all sizes from Fortune 500 companies to local enterprises. Complimenting his unique background and experience, Scott's cases involve a variety of technologies such as software, food preparation methods, recreational products, mechanical devices, and pharmaceuticals. Recognizing his litigation skills, Washington University School of Law invited him to serve as an adjunct professor. In this role, Scott teaches trademark litigation to upper-level law students and LLMs.
As a business advisor and registered U.S. patent attorney, Scott helps clients manage their patent portfolios during prosecution and provides strategic advice pertaining to portfolio development and enforcement. He also represents companies before the USPTO. Scott counsels entrepreneurs on how to navigate commercial contract issues related to intellectual property licensing and trade secret protection.
Prior to his legal career, Scott was a registered pharmacy technician. He obtained his M.B.A. and M.H.A. and taught finance to undergraduate students at the University of Missouri.
News & Insights
News
Publications
"How Safe is the Harbor? Considering the Economic Implications of Patent Infringement in Section 271 (e) (1) Analysis," 82 WASH. U.L.O. 1169, 2004
Speaking Engagements
"Intellectual Property Law Update," Business Law Update, March 2022
"Are You Taking Advantage of or Being Taken Advantage of by Trade Secret Law?" 2019 CCI Corporate Counsel Institute, May 2019
Co-Presenter "University Patent Infringement Lawsuits: Lessons Learned from Blockbuster Cases," November 2015
Panelist, "AIA's Post-Grant Challenges: What You Need to Know," Symposium on Intellectual Property Law and Policy, March 2015
Co-Presenter, "Inter-Partes and Post-Grant Reviews: How to Protect Your University IP," Technology Transfer Tactics Live Webinar, December 2014
Co-Presenter, "Challenging the Validity of a Patent Before the PTAB," Armstrong Teasdale CLE seminar, July 2014
"How the 'America Invents Act' Affects Innovation and Research," Engineering Connections between Politics and Science conference, University of Missouri-Columbia, March 2012
Co-Presenter, "Up, Down or Sideways: How the America Invents Act Affects Patent Litigation," Armstrong Teasdale CLE client seminar, October 2011
Co-Presenter, "Up is Down? Changes in patent litigation due to the America Invents Act," Kimberly Clark In-House Counsel, WI, September 2011
Co-Speaker, "Deal or No Deal: Business Method Patent Protection," Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, October 2006
Co-Speaker, "Clash of Cultures: Copyright Law in a Digital Age," 25th Annual St. Louis Corporate Counsel Institute for the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, April 2006
Recognitions
Recognitions
Selected to the 2022 Missouri Lawyers Media Intellectual Property Law "POWER List"
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® list, 2023-2027
Certified as an "Advocate" by the National Institute of Trial Advocacy
Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyers, 2013-2015
Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2011-2012
Super Lawyers Business Edition, 2014
Professional & Civic Activities
Professional & Civic Activities
Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
Washington University School of Law, Adjunct Professor, Trademark Practice – Litigation
Missouri Bar
The Florida Bar
American Bar Association
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Green Practices Commission of University City
Practices & Industries
Admissions
- Missouri
- Florida
- Nebraska (inactive)
- U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
Washington University School of Law, J.D., 2005
- Law Review, Articles Editor
University of Missouri, M.B.A., Finance, 2002
University of Missouri, M.H.A., 2002
University of Missouri, B.A., with honors, English, 1999
University of Missouri, B.S., with honors, Biological Sciences, 1999
