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Ashley B. Summer

Ashley B. Summer

Partner

330 Madison Avenue
27th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Greenville ONE
2 W. Washington Street
Suite 400
Greenville, SC 29601
ashley.summer@nelsonmullins.com

Ashley B. Summer, a partner in our New York office, is a trusted advisor and experienced intellectual property litigator.  With nearly 20 years of experience, Ashley has litigated disputes before district courts, federal courts of appeal, the International Trade Commission, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. While...

Ashley B. Summer, a partner in our New York office, is a trusted advisor and experienced intellectual property litigator.  With nearly 20 years of experience, Ashley has litigated disputes before district courts, federal courts of appeal, the International Trade Commission, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. While working with clients to strategically and efficiently manage lawsuits, Ashley’s experience includes aggressively litigating patent and other intellectual property disputes with competitors in various industries.  He is also experienced in false advertising litigation.  Ashley is a registered patent attorney and holds a chemistry degree.  He also previously served as a law clerk on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 

 

Ashley B. Summer

working with clients to strategically and efficiently manage lawsuits, Ashley’s experience includes aggressively litigating patent and other intellectual property disputes with competitors in various industries.  He is also experienced in false advertising litigation.  Ashley is a registered patent attorney and holds a chemistry degree.  He also previously served as a law clerk on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 

 

Ashley B. Summer, a partner in our New York office, is a trusted advisor and experienced intellectual property litigator.  With nearly 20 years of experience, Ashley has litigated disputes before district courts, federal courts of appeal, the International Trade Commission, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. While... working with clients to strategically and efficiently manage lawsuits, Ashley’s experience includes aggressively litigating patent and other intellectual property disputes with competitors in various industries.  He is also experienced in false advertising litigation.  Ashley is a registered patent attorney and holds a chemistry degree.  He also previously served as a law clerk on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 

 

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Experience

  • Experience in litigation for infringement of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secret misappropriation
  • Experience in prosecuting and managing international patent portfolios
  • Has authored one article and co–authored another relating to patent law

Previous Professional Experience

  • Intern, Office of Environment, Science, and Technology, United States Embassy in London

Educational Activities

  • University of South Carolina School of Law
    • Served on pro bono board
  • Furman University
    • Performed research at Los Alamos National Laboratory

Education

  • University of South Carolina School of Law, JD, magna cum laude (2004)
    • Associate Articles Editor, South Carolina Law Review
    • Moot Court Bar’s Order of the Barristers
    • Clerk of Court, Order of Wig and Robe
    • Order of the Coif
  • Furman University, BS, Chemistry (2001)

Admissions

  • South Carolina
  • New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

Clerkships

  • Law Clerk, The Honorable Haldane Robert Mayer, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Practice Areas

Industries

  • Advisory Board, Sigma Chi chapter, Furman University