Robert Jeffrey Veal

Robert (Jeff) Veal is a partner in the Intellectual Property Section of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP.

His practice Is a blend of litigation of IP matters with preparation and prosecution of patent and trademark applications as well as counseling clients on IP matter. His litigation matters include patent, copyright, trademark and unfair competition issues. His representations include:

• Veeck v. Southern Bldg. Code Congress Intern, 49 F. Supp. 2d 885 (E.D. Tex. 1999), affd. 241 F.3d 398 (5th Cir. 2001) rehearing en banc 293 F.3d. 791 (5th Cir. 2002); cert denied 537 U.S. 1043, 123 S.Ct. 650 (2002), 539 U.S. 969, 123 S.Ct. 2636 (2003); (Copyright)
• Vulcan Engineering Co. v. Fata Aluminum, Inc., 278 F.3d 1366 (Fed. Cir. 2002)(Patent)
• Decorations for Generations, Inc. v. Home Depot USA, Inc., No. CIV-S-01-0284 DFL PAN (E.D. Cal. Sep. 22, 2003) reversed in Decorations for Generations v. Home Depot USA, 128 Fed.Appx. 133, 2005 WL 548205 (Fed. Cir. 2005) cert denied 546 U.S. 1075, 126 S.Ct. 827 (2005). (Patent and Trade Dress)
• Central Admixture Pharmacy Services v. Advanced Cardiac Solutions et al, (N.D. Alabama 2006) reversed in Central Admixture Pharmacy Services v. Advanced Cardiac Solutions,482 F.3d 1347 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (Patent)
• In re EBSCO Industries Inc., 41 USPQ2d 1917 (TTAB 1997)(Trademark)
• In re Homeland Vinyl Products Inc., 81 USPQ2D 1378 (TTAB 2006)(Trademark)

His prosecution of patents in the United States Patent Office has resulted in over 700 issued patents, and he has prosecuted over one thousand Trademark applications before the United States Trademark Office.

Mr. Veal received his Bachelor of Science in Physics from Auburn University in 1975 and earned his Juris Doctor, from The University of Alabama College of Law in 1980. He is a former Officer in the United States Navy.

He is licensed to practice in the states of Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi and is a member of their respective bars. He is a registered patent attorney, admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office in 1982. He has also been admitted in the following courts: The Supreme Court of the United States; The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; The United States Court of Federal Claims; The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; The United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama; The United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama; The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia; The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan; The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas; and The United States District Court for Western District of Arkansas, in addition to numerous admissions pro hac vice on particular matters.