$ 400-500 per hour
Sidney Wallis Kilgore
About Sidney
Biography
Sidney W. Kilgore is a U.S. Patent Attorney (USPTO Reg. No. 57,047) with a technical background in computer science. A member of the Florida Bar (Attorney No. 0558907), Mr. Kilgore maintains a comprehensive intellectual property practice in the Tampa Bay area, and a limited, exclusively federal practice in the preparation, filing, and prosecution of patent applications in the Research Triangle Park area near Raleigh, North Carolina under the trade names RTPatent Law and Triangle Patent Law. He enjoys substantial legal experience in both the public and private sectors, encompassing domestic and international commercial transactional work as well as civil and criminal trial and appellate litigation in state and federal courts, arbitration, and mediation.
Mr. Kilgore is available to assist individuals, entities, local governments and educational institutions in patent and copyright matters nationwide, and to provide consulting and support services to law firms in patent, trademark, and copyright infringement matters.
Practice Areas
5
Practice Areas
Patent Application
75%
21 years
Trademark Application
10%
31 years
Copyright Application
5%
21 years
Intellectual Property
5%
36 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
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Chat withLicenses
Licensed in Florida for 39 years
State: Florida
Acquired: 1986
No misconduct found
Location
Sidney W. Kilgore, P.A.
5027 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, FL, 33710
Mailing Address
Post Office Box 91295, Raleigh, NC, 27675
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"I have known Sid over the years. He's very knowledgeable in patents and organized many IP events when I practiced law in Florida. He is an attorney with diverse legal skills and will be a trusted advisor for clients."
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Experience
Honors
2009
Legal Elite - Intellectual Property Law, Florida Trend Magazine
Work Experience
2011 - Present
Shareholder, Sidney W. Kilgore, P.A.
2010 - 2010
Adjunct Professor - Copyright Law, Stetson University College Of Law
2005 - 2011
Shareholder, Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell and Dunbar, P.A.
2002 - 2005
Associate Attorney, McWhirter Reeves, P.A.
2000 - 2002
Construction Attorney, Pasco County Attorney's Office
1997 - 2000
Assistant County Attorney - Infrastructure, Hillsborough County Attorney
1996 - 1997
Assistant CCRC, Office of the Capital Collateral Regional Counsel
1995 - 1995
Adjunct Professor - Public International Law, Stetson University College Of Law
1991 - 1994
Adjunct Professor - International Studies, University of South Florida
1988 - 1995
Shareholder, Sidney W. Kilgore, P.A. - Coton, Kilgore and Lavigne, P.A.
1986 - 1987
Assistant Public Defender, Office of the Public Defender - Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida
1986 - 1986
Assistant CCR, Office of the Capital Collateral Representative
Associations
2005 - Present
Intellectual Property Law Committee of the Florida BarMember
1991 - Present
Export Legal Assistance Network (ELAN) program of the Department of Business Administration, U.S. Department of CommerceRegional Coordinator
1983 - Present
Phi Delta Phi Legal FraternityMember
2017 - 2018
Wake County Bar AssociationMember
2015 - 2017
Triangle Intellectual Property Law AssociationMember, Events Committee
2007 - 2010
Federal Practice Standing Committee of the Florida BarMember
2006 - 2008
Intellectual Property Law Section of the Hillsborough County BarFounding Chair
1988 - 2014
Tampa Bay Area Committee on Foreign RelationsMember
Sample of Legal Cases
Patent No. US 8,405,547 (Gianinni et al.) Mar. 26, 2013
U.S. Patent Issued
Patent No. US 8,182,268 B2 (Rekort) May 22, 2012
U.S. Patent issued.
Patent No. US 7,654,388 (Catron) Feb. 2, 2010
U.S. Patent issued.
Epic Metals Corporation v. Souliere, 99 F.3d 1034 (11th Cir. 1996)
Judgment of trial court reversed in part in favor of the defendant.
Pat. No. US 8,454,901 B1 (Snyder et al.) June 4, 2013
Patent Issued
Canales et al. US9056215 B2 June 6 2015
Patent Issued
Savage US 9517094 B1 Dec. 13, 2016
Patent issued
Portable Antenna with Built-In Amplifier for Two-Way or One-Way Communications
Issued as Myers, U.S. Pat. No.10,122,387 Nov. 6, 2018
Education
1988
Notre Dame Law School
LL.M.
1985
Stetson University College of Law
Juris Doctor
Speaking Engagements
2009
Intellectual Property Law CLE Seminar
Patent Law
2005
Intellectual Property Issues for Florida Professional Engineers
Basic Patent Law
Publications
2010
Res Ipsa Loquitur Magazine
Business Method Patents Survive Scrutiny Under Bilski
2010
The Journal of the Business Law Section of the Florida Bar
2009 Intellectual Property Case Law Summaries
2007
The Journal of the Business Law Section of the Florida Bar
2006 Intellectual Property Case Law Summaries
2007
Lawyer (HCBA)
When should you seek a patent opinion and why?
2007
Res Ipsa Loquitur (CBA)
When should a Florida trustee seek the advice of special intellectual property counsel?
2006
Lawyer (HCBA)
Of Troglodytes and Trade Dress
2006
Res Ipsa Loquitur (CBA)
Has the Patent Troll Met His Billy Goat Gruff?
2005
Compliance and Management Report, Toigo Partners International
Meeting the Requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley: The Data Storage Challenge May Not Be So Bad
Languages
French
Spanish
Swedish
Activity
Legal Answers