Randall K. McCarthy, Shareholder/Director

Mr. McCarthy is a registered U.S. patent attorney who practices in all areas of intellectual property law prosecution, litigation and counseling. His expertise includes development and management of client IP assets, licensing, IP strategy formulation, and portfolio valuation. Mr. McCarthy focuses on patent prosecution in a number of high tech areas with special emphasis on data storage systems (magnetic, optical, and solid state), computer hardware, software and networks, control systems, communication channels, and a variety of complex mechanical arts. Mr. McCarthy has an extensive administrative appeal practice, and currently coordinates several hundred domestic and foreign patent and trademark matters.

Practices

• Intellectual Property
• Intellectual Property Litigation

Education

• Oklahoma City University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1995)
• University of Oklahoma (B.S.E.E., 1987)

Related News & Events

• Fellers Snider Attorneys Recognized In the 2010 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
• Fellers Snider Attorneys Recognized as the 2007 Best Lawyers in America

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to bar, 1995, Oklahoma
• Admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Registered Patent Attorney licensed to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Representative Matters & Clients

• In re Morris, 127 F.3d 1048, 44 USPQ2d 1023 (Fed. Cir. 1997) (USPTO applies the “broadest reasonable interpretation” to claim language consistent with definitions provided in the written description); cited by USPTO MPEP 2111.
• Seagate Technology LLC
• Professional Tool Manufacturing, LLC
• Doug Carson & Associates, Inc.
• Acacia Technologies, LLC
• Taylor Valve Technology
• Rupture Pin Technology
• Dura-Stilts, Inc.
• Freightliner Specialty Vehicles, Inc.
• Rock Fiber Technology, Inc.
• Geir Corporation

Articles & Publications

• Copyright Termination: The Coming Storm; The Journal Record, December 2011
• Copyright Termination (Or Why the Mayans Were Off by 11 Days) – Oklahoma Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, June 2011
• Patent Prosecution Strategies – Overcoming Restriction Requirements – Oklahoma Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, June 2008
• Trademark Law and the Internet; Is it a Tangled Web We Weave, or are We Overhyping Hyperspace? - Oklahoma Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Computer Law Series, March 2001
• Trade Secret Law: Can Oklahoma Employers Use the Doctrine of Inevitable Disclosure to Temporarily Enjoin Competition from Former Employers? 70 Okl. B.J. 1724 (1999)
• Co-Author, Intellectual Property Litigation: Are Oklahoma Courts Missing the Mark(man)? 69 Okl. B.J. 792 (1998)

Professional Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Oklahoma Bar Association (President 1999-2000 Intellectual Property Law Section)
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Phi Delta Phi

Awards & Honors

• Mr. McCarthy was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty area of Intellectual Property Law, 2005 - 2011