Mark Terry

areas of practice
Patent, Trademark and Copyright Prosecution
Intellectual Property Licensing and Counseling
Intellectual Property Litigation
Board Certified Intellectual Property Lawyer

education
J.D., George Mason University School of Law
B.S. Physics and Mathematics, The American University

admitted to practice
Florida; United States Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. District Courts: Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals: Eleventh Circuit

biography
Mark Terry is a registered patent attorney in Florida concentrating exclusively on patent, trademark, copyright and licensing matters. He focuses primarily on the preparation and prosecution of U.S. and international patent and trademark applications, as well as related litigation, including enforcement and defense. In addition, Mr. Terry provides patent infringement and non-infringement opinions and freedom-to-operate assessments.

Mr. Terry started his career as a software engineer for the engineering firm of Trident Systems in the Washington D.C. area. For over four years, Mr. Terry researched and developed numerous software applications for the Army, Navy and Department of Defense in a wide variety of areas, including requirements engineering, traceability, situational awareness, neural networks, target recognition, trajectory paths and high fidelity simulations. He developed software on an assortment of platforms, including Windows, Unix and Linux and in a range of programming languages, including C++, Pascal, Fortran 77, and Visual Basic.

Mr. Terry continued his career as a Patent Examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He was a member of Technology Center 2700 and examined patent applications for a wide range of technologies including database access, data storage, database management systems and data display methods. As a Patent Examiner, Mr. Terry graduated from first year Examiner training at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Academy. While at the USPTO, Mr. Terry worked on multiple controversial and high profile cases, including patent applications related to Y2K solutions and Amazon patent applications. Mr. Terry speaks fluent Spanish.

memberships
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA); Intellectual Property Law Association of Florida; and Dade County Bar Association

Mark Terry

Contact
Tel. 786.443.7720
Fax 561.244.1062
mterry@crgplaw.com