Scott Harper is a partner at Harper & Bates LLP, a Dallas-based intellectual property law firm that provides comprehensive legal services to clients in various sectors. He is a registered patent attorney with over 20 years of experience in intellectual property, commercial and aviation trial practice.He specializes in patent, trademark, and copyright prosecution, licensing, and litigation, as well as intellectual property audits, due diligence, and transactional matters. He has successfully handled complex intellectual property and insurance/aviation disputes in federal and state courts, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. He is also a certified mediator and an expert witness in trademark law.