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J. Andrew McKinney, Jr. specializes solely in Intellectual Property matters, including patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.
He was registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 1991 and was admitted to the Maryland bar in 1995. Mr. McKinney studied electrical engineering at the University of South Florida (B.S.E.E., 1983) and the Johns Hopkins University (M.S., 1987), and studied law at the Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1994).
His engineering background includes research with the Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis Center (ECAC) where he studied mechanisms affecting electromagnetic compatibility between avionics systems, an effort which included developing and executing test plans for radar and avionics receivers and spread-spectrum communications transmitters and designing RF and microwave test instruments (1983-1986). He also served as a Technical Management Consultant with Booz, Allen & Hamilton where he managed satellite communications systems testing and evaluation projects (1986-1988).
Mr. McKinney is a supporter of the arts community and is a frequent lecturer on Copyrights. He is also an avid amateur loudspeaker builder (1975-present), has been a contributor to Voice Coil magazine (1995-1997) and is a featured columnist in the ALMA (loudspeaker manufacturers association) newsletter ALMANews writing the “Ask Andy” series on patent, trademark and copyright issues. He has also written a number of articles on intellectual property law published in the Baltimore legal newspaper, The Daily Record.
Mr. McKinney is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA), the Anne Arundel Bar Association (AABA) and the Bar Association of Baltimore City (BABC) and has given many Continuing Legal Education (CLE) presentations on intellectual property law topics including several sponsored by these bar associations. He served as co-Chair for the BABC technology committee and is also a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), the American Bar Association (ABA), ALMA International(the loudspeaker manufacturer’s association) and the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
MSBA BAR BULLETIN, November 2004, A new “zero-tolerance” copyright standard for sampling in digital recording.
MSBA Annual Meeting Program, June 2008, IP Section Panel Discussion: Tips for handling Patent, Trademark, Domain Name & E-Commerce Issues.
MSBA IP Section Newsletter, Fall 2010, vol. 3, Bilski v. Kappos: Where Do We Go From Here?
7,301,254 – High efficiency radio isotope energy converters using both charge and kinetic energy of emitted particles.
Inoxcrom, Inc. v. GMPC et al, (D.NJ, 2001-CV-2899JWB) (design patent infringement).
Bond v. Blum et al, (D.Md., 2001-2600 MJG), 317 F.3d 385 (4th Cir. 2003) (copyright infringement, fair use, copyright misuse), 540 US 820 (cert. denied).
Entry-Master v. Chamberlain, (D.Md., 2002-CV-1589) (trademark infringement).
Keng’s Firearms Specialties, Inc. v. Ross, (D.D.C., 2004-CV-01836) (patent infringement).
Presto Electric v. Kindt & Seeco, Inc., (D.Pa., 2007-CV-00758) (trademark Infringement).
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