Cynthia Parks

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PRACTICE AREAS

Cynthia is a co-founder of the firm and a member of the State Bar of Georgia. The heart of her practice involves counseling sophisticated clients that own substantial intellectual property portfolios. Cynthia’s primary focus is trademark law – including global portfolio management, litigation, oppositions, cancellations, prosecution, selection and clearance. In addition, a significant portion of Cynthia’s practice is directed to patent counseling, licensing, dispute resolution, and prosecution. Her clients include multinational corporations that are pacesetters in high stakes industries, including telecommunications, food and beverages, energy, consumer goods, restaurant services, packaging, and banking. Cynthia is a registered member of the patent bar, and regularly prosecutes trademark and patent applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Cynthia has secured U.S. and foreign patent protection in the electrical and mechanical arts.

PRACTICE SUMMARY

Before co-founding the firm, Cynthia was an in-house attorney for Cingular Wireless (now AT&T), where she helped to continue the development of that company’s intellectual property portfolio by prosecuting patent applications and licensing technology related to wireless hardware, software, and networks.

Prior to joining Cingular, Cynthia practiced in the intellectual property group of Kilpatrick Stockton LLP fielding patent, trademark and litigation matters for clients, including multinational telecommunications providers, manufacturers of software, hardware, consumer electronics, chemical products, packaging systems, and aluminum products, as well as financial services providers.

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

From 1990 to 2000, Cynthia was an electrical engineer in the power systems, software, and consulting industries, having completed five years of internship in the energy industry as a cooperative engineering student with Georgia Power Company from 1985 to 1990.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Georgia State University College of Law
Atlanta, GA
J.D., 2001

Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, 1990

ADMISSIONS

• State Bar of Georgia, 2001
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 2001
• United States Patent and Trademark Office, 2002
• Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2002
• Supreme Court of Georgia, 2002

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• State Bar of Georgia, Member Intellectual Property Section
• International Trademark Association (INTA), Member
• National Bar Association (NBA), Member
• Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (GABWA), Executive Board Member 2006
• Georgia Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL), Committee Member 2007
• American Bar Association (ABA), Member Intellectual Property Section
• Atlanta Volunteer Lawyer's Foundation (AVLF), Guardian ad Litem
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)
• Licensing Executives Society (LES)