Gavin B. Parsons

Gavin B. Parsons is a seasoned attorney specializing in high-stakes civil litigation, with a significant focus on intellectual property matters, including patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret claims. His practice also extends to complex commercial disputes, unfair trade practices, and antitrust issues. Parsons' technology experience covers a broad range, including medical devices, mechanical systems, electronics, computer hardware and software, and pharmaceuticals, among other scientific and technical disciplines.

Parsons works both sides of patent litigation. His experience includes representing a patent holder in a jury trial and subsequent appeal to the Federal Circuit, ultimately securing a confidential settlement. He has also defended clients against patent infringement claims, notably achieving a dismissal with prejudice for an online retailer after a Rule 11 letter and motion. His tracked cases further illustrate this balance, showing appearances as lead counsel for a plaintiff in ETN Capital LLC v. Unknown and as counsel of record for a defendant in an untitled case.

Currently, Gavin Parsons is an attorney at Ward and Smith, P.A., where his practice is centered on business and intellectual property litigation. While his firm handles patent reexaminations, reissues, and interference cases before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, there is no specific mention of his direct involvement in IPR or PGR proceedings.

Parsons earned his J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2001 and his B.A. from North Carolina State University in 1998. He was admitted to practice in North Carolina in 2001 and is also admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.