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John S. Pratt

Adjunct Professor of Law

B.S., Clemson University
J.D., Harvard University

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Courses

Patent Law

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Biographical Information

John S. Pratt is a partner in the Atlanta office of Kilpatrick Townsend, which he joined in 1977.  He chairs the firm’s intellectual property practice and specializes in the patent area including patent prosecution, litigation and licensing. Instrumental in the drafting the Georgia Trade Secrets Act of 1990, Pratt lectures at continuing education seminars in the areas of patent law, licensing, trade secret protection and restrictive covenants. He was listed as number one in the 2011 and 2012 editions of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Intellectual Property and has also been included in the publication’s selection each year since 2005. Furthermore, he was listed in the International Who’s Who of Patent Lawyers for 2011 and was named in the 2011 edition of International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers in the area of Patent Law. Pratt earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1974 from Clemson University and his law degree from Harvard University in 1977.

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