Scott is well-studied in the "art" of litigation and the skill of business.
Overview
Scott approaches each task with preparation, creativity, and tenacity. As first-chair trial counsel, Scott has won significant, high-profile, multimillion dollar jury verdicts involving patent infringement, false advertising, service mark and trademark infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and breach of contract. He has also obtained attorneys’ fees and injunctions for his clients, including businesses of all sizes from Fortune 500 companies to local enterprises. Complimenting his unique background and experience, Scott's cases involve a variety of technologies such as software, food preparation methods, recreational products, mechanical devices, and pharmaceuticals. Recognizing his litigation skills, Washington University School of Law invited him to serve as an adjunct professor. In this role, Scott teaches trademark litigation to upper-level law students and LLMs.
As a business advisor and registered U.S. patent attorney, Scott helps clients manage their patent portfolios during prosecution and provides strategic advice pertaining to portfolio development and enforcement. He also represents companies before the USPTO. Scott counsels entrepreneurs on how to navigate commercial contract issues related to intellectual property licensing and trade secret protection.
Prior to his legal career, Scott was a registered pharmacy technician. He obtained his M.B.A. and M.H.A. and taught finance to undergraduate students at the University of Missouri.
Practices & Industries
Admissions
- Missouri
- Florida
- Nebraska (inactive)
- U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
Washington University School of Law, J.D., 2005
- Law Review, Articles Editor
University of Missouri, M.B.A., Finance, 2002
University of Missouri, M.H.A., 2002
University of Missouri, B.A., with honors, English, 1999
University of Missouri, B.S., with honors, Biological Sciences, 1999
