Randolph Tucker Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Prepare and prosecute patent applications for a variety of technologies such as medical devices (e.g., dental equipment, respiratory equipment), mechanical devices, (e.g., agricultural, cleaning, storage, exercise, and safety equipment), consumer packaging (e.g., container closure devices), and many others.Provide strategic planning and advice to acquire patents and create a valuable and useful patent portfolios.

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Provided assistance with intellectual property prosecution and enforcement efforts through applications, USPTO communications, freedom to operate clearances, patentability opinions, cease and desist letters and replies, and pleadings and motions in legal actions, including opposition and cancellation proceedings.

Greenville, Sc

Assisted corporations and individual inventors with effectively and strategically managing their patent and trademark portfolios to maximize protection of their intellectual property assets through education and strategic decision-making. Provided extensive patent prosecution assistance in all phases of the patent process, including patentability searches and opinions, freedom to operate clearances, applications, responses to office actions, restriction requirements, and appeals for a broad range of fields, including but not limited to chemical agents, processes, software and computer systems, and mechanical apparatuses. Utilized the PCT process and filings to enhance prosecution efforts. Assisted clients with trademark prosecution, including trademark clearance, applications, responses to office actions, and enforcement actions, such as cease-and-desist letters, oppositions and cancellation actions before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Provided clients assistance with patent and trademark litigation matters, including infringement and invalidity opinions, pleadings, motions and briefs, and discovery requests in preparation for litigation in federal court as well as causes of action before the PTAB and TTAB. Assisted in matters involving IP transactional work such as licensing agreements, confidentiality agreements and other agreements necessary to protect intellectual property and trade secrets.

Columbia, South Carolina Area

Reviewed and analyzed documents related to patents for large-scale patent infringement litigation. Reviewed and analyzed documents related to clinical trials, technical reports, emails and consumer documentation for a variety of companies, including a global pharmaceutical company, an insurance carrier, and global product manufacturers, for discovery requests and internal audits.Also, assisted a local full-service firm with a large NC mortgage foreclosure caseload by assisting with foreclosure sales for creditor clients. Drafted, filed and ordered service and followed court procedure for all necessary legal documents including payoff letters, Affidavits of Indebtedness, Notice of Hearing, and the Notice of sale. Utilized the programs LawBase and Hotdocs.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Reviewed documents to determine relevancy in large scale litigation projects and performed redactions to ensure privacy as mandated by law. Gained experience utilizing e-discovery software including Relativity and Leverage. Review involved analytical skill and adherence to specific procedures set by the client.

Columbia, Sc

Assisted a federal judge and associated clerks with drafting opinions and orders on a variety of federal legal issues including trademark infringement. Gained experience with and knowledge of the federal judicial system in both a civil and criminal context.

Georgetown, Sc

Worked with trade secret and other proprietary information, including chemical reaction technology using chemistry principles to adapt theory to production. Produced specialty chemicals from complex processes used in consumer goods including, but not limited to, Optical Brighteners and Acrylic Thickeners. Adapted manufacturing systems to meet varying needs of production and to increase workplace safety as chemical campaigns changed. Managed a shift of seasoned employees.

Aiken, Sc

Assisted senior engineers at Savannah River Site in solving nuclear storage issues. Created spreadsheets, flow diagrams, sludge pattern maps, and reports to illustrate the progress and amounts removed during removal campaigns. Prepared action plans that dictated the procedures to which a sludge removal campaign was to proceed under.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Activities and Societies: Delta Theta Phi, Intellectual Property Law Society; Published twice in “The CharlotteLaw Docket”; CSL Merit.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Life Scholarship