Stephen Dorvee 404.873.8680 [direct] 404.873.8681 [fax] stephen.dorvee@agg.com Area of Practice Intellectual Property Protection; Copyright, Trademark and Patent; Commercial Litigation

Mr. Dorvee chairs Arnall Golden Gregory's Litigation Practice Group and is leader of the Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Teams. He has over twenty years of litigation experience focusing on trade secret litigation, copyright, trademark and patent infringement cases, cases involving restrictive covenants, and unfair competition matters. He successfully pursued the first action involving software under the Georgia Uniform Trade Secrets Act. He also has extensive experience in information technology litigation. Mr. Dorvee advises numerous foreign and domestic clients on the proper use, registration and maintenance of trademarks and has practiced frequently before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. He is experienced in licensing, and internet-related matters and data privacy. He frequently lectures on technology and intellectual property law topics and is often quoted in the media regarding technology-related issues.

Professional Activities

• American Bar Association (Sections: Intellectual Property Law; Litigation, Committee on Computer Litigation)
  
• State Bar of Georgia (Sections: Intellectual Property Law; Computer Law)
  
• Trustee, Copyright Society of the U.S.A.
  
• International Trademark Association (Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee)
  
• Business & Technology Alliance
  
• Board Member, e-conomyVentures
  
  
Speeches and Presentations

• Electronic Discovery In Technology Litigation, presentation at the Practicing Law Institute's 23rd Annual Computer Law Institute, February 6-7, 2003.
  
• Co-chairman, First and Second Law Seminars International Information Technology Litigation Seminar, speaking topics included: Why Is Information Technology Litigation Unique? Effective Trial Techniques In Information Technology Cases, December 9-10, 2002; December 13-14, 2001.
  
• Intellectual Property Investigations: What Do You Do When You Think Your Trade Secrets Have Been Taken?, presentation at the ASIS Investigating Council, October 29, 2002.
  
• The European Union Directive On Protection of Personal Data, presentation to the Georgia Electric Commerce Association, Privacy Working Group, October 23, 2001.
  
• Trademark Litigation Update, presentation at Law Seminar International's National Intellectual Property Litigation Conference, April 23-24, 2001.
  
• Intellectual Property Audit, presentation to various chapters of the Georgia Society of CPAs, 2000-2001.
  
• Are You Ready When Your Secrets Walk Out The Door?, presentation at "Protecting Your Business In the Information Age" seminar, sponsored by Arnall Golden Gregory, Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce, Coopers and Lybrand, LLP, October, 1999.
  
• Using the Internet Without Giving Away The Store, presentation to Georgia Society of CPAs North Atlanta Chapter, June 1999.
  
• Maximizing Return on Your Information Technology Investment, presentation to Georgia Society of CPAs various chapters, 1999-2001.
  
• Lawyers and Engineers: Why Can't We Just All Get Along?, presentation to students at Georgia Institute of Technology, April 2000.
  
• You Be The Judge: Noncompete, Confidentiality and Non-Solicitation Agreements, presentation as part of "Contract And Agreement Strategies To Protect Your Business" seminar sponsored by Lorman Education Services, Atlanta, GA, August 27, 1998.
  
• The Key To The Bank: Legal Liabilities Surrounding A Security Breach, presented at "Lockdown: Protecting Your Data And Today's Internet Environment," June 25, 1998.
  
• "What's In A Name?," Tissue Engineering magazine, Fall 1998.
  
• Protecting Assets - Using Nondisclosure and Noncompete Agreements to Protect Intangible Assets, presentation as part of "How To Have An Oscar Winning Workplace" seminar sponsored by Arnall Golden Gregory, May 20, 1998.
  
• Maintaining The Edge, A Comprehensive Overview Of The Protection Of Innovations, Information And Technology, presentations to Georgia Society of CPAs, May 4, 1998 - March 2002.
  
• Legal Issues In Advertising and Public Relations, Ad Agency Presentation, June 24, 1997.

Education
A.B., Dartmouth College, 1979 (cum laude with high honors)
J.D., Duke University School of Law, 1982
      Member, Editorial Board of the Duke Law Journal, 1981-82
      Author, Note, "Protecting Trade Secrets Through Copyright," Duke Law Journal,       1981
      Semi-Finalist, Hardt Cup Moot Court Competition, 1981

Admitted to Practice
State of Georgia, 1982
Georgia Superior Courts, 1982
Georgia Court of Appeals, 1983
Georgia Supreme Court, 1983
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 1983
United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, 1991
United States District Court for the District of Colorado, 2002
nited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1986
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1989