James A. Gale
Florida
Cozen O’Connor
Southeast Financial Center, Suite 3000
200 South Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL 33131
Tel: (305) 358-1991
Email:
jgale@cozen.com
Web:
www.cozen.com
James A. (Jim) Gale is Co-Chair of the IP Litigation practice at Cozen O’Connor and based in the firm’s Miami and Washington, D.C. offices.
Jim is a registered patent attorney with 42 years of experience and is Chambers Band 1 ranked in Intellectual Property, Martindale AV Preeminent© rated, Board Certified in Intellectual Property by the Florida Bar, and the former inaugural chair of Florida’s IP Board Certification Committee.
Jim has handled hundreds of cases involving patents, theft of trade secrets, restrictive covenants, trademarks, unfair competition, and internet disputes. He has appeared in over 400 federal cases in more than 48 federal district and circuit courts, as well as handled hundreds of injunctions in over 35 different states around the nation.
Jim’s work and work ethic have always told a lot about his character. In 1989 his story was featured in The American Lawyer. An accomplished intellectual property litigator, Jim’s client list includes national and international high-technology manufacturers, as well as traditional brick-and-mortar clients. He was awarded the title of Patent Law Lawyer of the Year in Miami for 2016, 2017, and 2018 by Best Lawyers in America®. Jim was also appointed to the 11th Circuit Jury Instruction Panel to assist in drafting jury instructions for the recently enacted Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act.
Jim has also served as an adjunct professor of trade secret and restrictive covenant law at the University of Miami School of Law, an adjunct professor of patent and trade secret law at Florida International School of Law and an adjunct professor for patent and trade secret law for the LLM program at the Franklin Pierce, New Hampshire School of Law.
Admitted in Florida and the United States Patent & Trademark Office. Not admitted to the D.C. Bar. Practice in D.C. limited to matters before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.
At the core of every commercial, scientific, or artistic endeavor is an innovator and an idea. Cozen O’Connor’s intellectual property attorneys are committed to protecting the rights of innovators, the power of ideas, and a fair marketplace for intellectual property assets.
Cozen O’Connor’s renowned Intellectual Property Department stands out from its competitors in part by providing comprehensive IP service coupled with the reach and resources of a full-service law firm. While many peer firms have quietly narrowed offerings, Cozen O’Connor’s 50-lawyer IP group advises on all aspects of patent, trademark, copyright, trade secrets, and unfair competition, from clearance and procurement to litigation. The firm maintains a soup-to-nuts model because, quite simply, that’s what’s best for clients.
Members of the IP team have diverse backgrounds in industry and technology; graduate science degrees; and decades of relevant experience as firm counsel, in-house counsel, or government regulators. Equally important, our lawyers are business people. We don’t just find legal solutions; we find practical and sustainable business solutions.
Founded in 1970, Cozen O’Connor has more than 925 attorneys practicing internationally in 32 cities across North America and Europe. We are a full-service firm with award-winning practices in litigation, business law, and government relations, and our attorneys have experience operating in all sectors of the economy. Our diverse client list includes global Fortune 500 companies, middle-market firms poised for growth, ambitious startups, and high-profile individuals.
In an industry built on talk, Cozen O’Connor has made its name by doing. As one of North America’s fastest-growing law firms, we continue to build our firm one case, one victory at a time. Our attorneys have impeccable academic credentials and are able to combine intellectual rigor with practicality and efficiency. We provide sophisticated, business-minded advice aimed at one simple goal: getting the right result for our clients. Ranked among the top 100 law firms in America, our commitment to excellence has earned us recognition from many legal and business organizations, including Chambers & Partners, The American Lawyer, The Legal 500, and Best Lawyers. No matter how complex, contentious, or critical the undertaking, we persevere until the job is done.
What you’ve built, we can defend. What you envision, we can help construct.
“James Gale is a registered patent attorney and has substantial experience in representing clients in litigation involving trademarks, theft of trade secrets and unfair competition claims.”