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Al Deaver practices Intellectual Property and technology litigation. His activities include trial work enforcing and defending patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and technology contract rights. He also prepares and prosecutes Intellectual Property applications for electrical, mechanical, and electro-mechanical inventions, and for trademark rights. Mr. Deaver has served business clients on general technology issues for 15 years, advising on a range of issues, including IP audits and due diligence procedures, IP management systems, and IP contracts, licenses, and employee agreements. Education J.D., cum laude, South Texas College of Law, 1989 Law Review Order of the Lytae B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1984 Bar Admissions Texas, 1989 Reported Decisions Emerson Electric Co. v. Spartan Tool, LLC , 223 F.Supp. 856 (N.D. Ohio 2002) Quality Tubing, Inc. v. Precision Tube Technology , 75 F.Supp. 613 (S.D. Tex. 1999) KMG Kanal-Muller-Gruppe GmbH & Co v. Inliner U.S.A., Inc. , 52 U.S.P.Q.2d 1790 (S.D. Tex. 1999) Insituform Tech. v. Cat Contracting , 161 F.3d 688 (Fed. Cir. 1998) Press Release Locke Liddell & Sapp Announces Addition of Two Intellectual Property Partners in Houston Office 8/24/2004 Professional History Partner in the law firm of Locke Liddell & Sapp Partner in the law firm of Howrey Simon Arnold & White, LLP (and predecessor Arnold, White & Durkee P.C) Partner in the law firm of Fish & Richardson, PC Professional Affiliations Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation Member, Houston Bar Association Member, State Bar of Texas Member, American Bar Association Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association Member, Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. | 