Patent Law Practice Center

Mitch G. Stockwell

Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

Mitch Stockwell is a partner at Kilpatrick Stockton LLP. He focuses his practice on intellectual property dispute resolution, with particular emphasis on patent infringement, trade secret and related intellectual property litigation and licensing transactions.

Mr. Stockwell has represented companies in over sixty lawsuits and arbitrations in federal courts throughout the country. He has tried to verdict, and litigated through judgment and appeal, over a dozen disputes. He has litigated and evaluated patents and trade secret claims in technologies including cable and telephony communications, wireless communications software, e-commerce, electronics, medical products (including athletes, knee and hip systems) and athletic shoes and equipment.

Valerie L. Calloway

Polymer Group, Inc.

Valerie L. Calloway is Chief Intellectual Property Counsel for Polymer Group, Inc. (“PGI”), where she is responsible for the company’s intellectual property matters worldwide. PGI earns revenues of about $1 billion manufacturing primarily nonwoven polymer materials. With 14 manufacturing facilities in nine countries, Ms. Calloway works to develop, maintain, and enforce PGI’s intellectual property portfolio.

During her almost 20 years in the intellectual property profession, Ms. Calloway has worked as both in-house and outside counsel to several Fortune 1000 firms. Before joining PGI, Ms. Calloway was employed as a Patent Attorney for Kraft Foods outside of Chicago, Illinois. Prior to attending Law School, Ms. Calloway was employed in manufacturing management for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.

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