Intellectual Property Litigation involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets
Commercial Litigation

Education 
 

Texas A&M University (B.S.M.E. 1993), magna cum laude
Baylor University School of Law (J.D. 1998), magna cum laude    

  

 

State Bar of Texas
State Bar of Texas Intellectual Property Section, Unfair Competition Committee
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Licensing Executives Society
Association for University Technology Managers
Texas Trial Lawyers Association

 

"Rising Star," Texas Monthly and Texas Super Lawyers (2005, 2006, 2008,2009,2010,2011)
 

Texas
United States District Courts for the Eastern, Western, and Northern Districts of Texas
United States District Court for the Eastern Districts of Michigan
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States Patent & Trademark Office

Key Cases 

Mr. Gilliland has been very involved with many of the firm’s patent cases, including the extensive DataTreasury Corp. litigation against multiple financial institutions.  He has also successfully argued before the Texas Supreme Court.