CBLH | Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP - Intellectual Property and Business Law Firm with offices in Wilmington, Delaware; Washington, DC; Los Angeles, California

Practice Areas

Education

  • University of Southern California Law School (J.D., 1983)
    Honors: Hale Honors Moot Competition
  • University of Nebraska (B.S., 1980)
    Major: Mechanical Engineering Honors: Graduated with Distinction

Bar Admissions

  • California, 1983
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office, 1986
  • United States Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1984
  • United States Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1998
  • United States Supreme Court, 1996
  • United States Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1983

Professional Experience

  • Bingham McCutchen

  • Riordan & McKinzie

  • Lyon & Lyon

Certifications & Specialities

  • Southern California Super Lawyer

  • Religious Liberty Award

Attorney Profile

Scott R. Miller

Partner
Wells Fargo Center
333 South Grand Avenue
Suite 2300
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Tel: (213) 787-2510
Fax: (213) 687-0498

Scott R. Miller is a Partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group. He is a vice-chair of the firm's Intellectual Property Litigation Section.

Scott is a trial lawyer and problem solver who represents clients in litigation and non-litigation intellectual property matters. He has been the first chair in numerous patent, trademark, trade secret and copyright litigations. Scott also has substantial experience in the areas of patent counseling and opinions, due diligence, licensing and buy/sell transactions and patent and trademark prosecution. He has acted as lead IP counsel on hundreds of different transactions for strategic buyers/sellers, private equity and/or venture capital funds. He has also handled substantial corporate merger, acquisition and licensing transactions involving all types of intellectual property rights.

While Scott’s patent practice has focused on technology innovations in the areas of optics, lasers, fiber optic technologies, liquid crystal display and medical products, he has represented numerous consumer product companies (including American Honda and ViewSonic) in conjunction with patent issues as well as some of the most valuable and well-known trademarks in the United States. He also represents the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and numerous other clients in patent and trademark counseling and disputes.

Professional Associations

  • International Trademark Association (Member, Issues and Policy Committee, 1995 - 1997)
  • International Trademark Association (Member, Meetings Committee, 1998 - 2002)
  • International Trademark Association (Speaker, Trademark Basics Program, 2002)
  • International Trademark Association (Member, Enforcement Committee-Provisional Remedies, 2006 - Present)
  • Los Angeles County and American Bar Association (Member)

Legal Publications

  • Miller, Scott. "Wireless Application Protocol." Los Angeles Daily Journal 21 Aug. 2000.
  • Miller, Scott. "Spam." Los Angeles Daily Journal 6 Nov. 2000.
  • Miller, Scott. "An Appraisal of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit." Southern California Review 57 (1984): 301.