John Pratt joined the firm in 1977. He founded and led the phenomenal growth of the firm's Atlanta patent prosecution practice, chairs the firm's intellectual property practice and practices primarily in the patent area, including patent prosecution, litigation and licensing.
Mr. Pratt served, from 1999 through 2001, as general counsel to an Internet consulting firm, Enterpulse, during which period Enterpulse survived the Internet downturn. Mr. Pratt regularly lecturers at continuing education seminars, particularly on patent law, licensing, trade secret protection and restrictive covenants. He was involved in drafting the Georgia Trade Secrets Act of 1990.
Mr. Pratt is listed in the 2009 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Intellectual Property each year since 2005. He has also been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2010 and each of the 19 years preceding. He was recognized as a 2009 Georgia "Super Lawyer" in Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Litigation by SuperLawyers magazine. He was named as one of Georgia's "Legal Elite" by Georgia Trend magazine and is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
An accomplished woodworker, furniture maker and woodworking tool expert, Mr. Pratt devotes a portion of his practice to tool and furniture patent matters. His woodworking has been the subject of an ABA Journal article, and he has been featured in the Fulton County Daily Report and the Atlanta Business Chronicle for the beautiful American Flag that he recently created. The spectacular piece of artwork is made of black cherry (red), curly maple (white) and walnut (brown and dyed blue) and currently hangs in Kilpatrick Stockton's Atlanta office.
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