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GHillyer@FeldmanGale.com
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EDUCATION

JD, with Honors, Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law, 2000
MS, University of Pittsburgh, 1989
BS, State University of New York, at Oswego, 1985

COURT ADMISSIONS

District of Columbia
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Florida Supreme Court
United States District Court for the District of Maryland
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States Patent and Trademark Office

GREGORY L. HILLYER is a Registered Patent Attorney licensed to practice law in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Pennsylvania and Florida. Mr. Hillyer is Board Certified in Intellectual Property and has litigated a wide variety of cases throughout the country, in both federal and state courts, involving patent, trademark, trade dress, copyright, trade secret and false advertising. Mr. Hillyer's experience in the field of patent law is particularly extensive and includes procurement, litigation, counseling, due diligence, freedom to operate, patentability studies, opinion work and serving as a patent expert.

Mr. Hillyer began his legal career as a Patent Agent for the DuPont Pharmaceuticals Company where he was responsible for drafting and prosecuting foreign and domestic patent applications. He later joined Philadelphia's largest intellectual property law firm, first as a Patent Agent and Scientific Advisor, and later as an Associate Attorney focusing on prosecution and litigation. Prior to establishing practices in Maryland and Florida, Mr. Hillyer developed his courtroom skills as an Assistant Public Defender for the County of Philadelphia.

Mr. Hillyer attended the James E. Beasley School of Law at Temple University, where he graduated with honors and earned the Barrister's Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy. During law school, Mr. Hillyer was a member of Temple's National Trial Team and a finalist in the National Trial Competition for which he was awarded the Lewis Powell Medallion from the American College of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Hillyer is also the recipient of the Most Promising Litigator Award from the Center for Forensic Economic Studies, the Murray Love Award for Advocacy from the Pennsylvania Association of Trial Lawyers and the Trial Lawyer's Prize from the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Following graduation, Mr. Hillyer continued his involvement with Temple's trial advocacy program by serving as an Adjunct Professor and coach of the National Trial Team.

Mr. Hillyer is also an accomplished chemist. Before practicing law, Mr. Hillyer worked as a synthetic organic chemist for DuPont Merck Research Laboratories, where he authored several papers on the synthesis of cardiovascular drug candidates. Mr. Hillyer also served as an Adjunct Professor of Chemistry at Wingate University. Mr. Hillyer holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the State University of New York and a Master of Science Degree from the University of Pittsburgh where he earned a full scholarship and teaching fellowship. Mr. Hillyer received the Safford Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Instruction from the University of Pittsburgh.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Member, Feldman Gale, P.A. (2007 to Present)
Associate, Feldman Gale, P.A. (2003 to 2006
Assistant Public Defender, Defender Association of Philadelphia (2002 to 2003)
Associate, Woodcock Washburn, LLP (2000 to 2002)
Scientific Advisor & Patent Agent, Woodcock Washburn, LLP (1999 to 2000)
Patent Agent, DuPont Pharmaceuticals Company, Legal Division (1997 to 1998)

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Professor of Law, Temple University School of Law (2000 to 2003)
Process Chemist, DuPont Merck Research Laboratories (1995 to 1997)
Adjunct Professor, Wingate University (1994 to 1995)
Medicinal Chemist, DuPont Merck Research Laboratories (1992 to 1994)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

Board Certified as a Specialist in Intellectual Property as Accredited by the Florida Bar, 2007
South Florida Legal Guide, Top Up and Coming Attorneys, 2007
Speaker, The Florida Bar's Intellectual Property Law Certification Review, The Litigation of Patent Infringement Claims, July, 2007.
Speaker, Educational Law Committee Meeting of The Florida Bar, "Securing and Enforcing Patent Rights," September, 2006
Florida Trend Magazine's Legal Elite, 2005
The Lewis Powell Medallion for Trial Advocacy from The American College of Trial Lawyers
The Murray Love Award for Advocacy from The Pennsylvania Association of Trial Attorneys
The Most Promising Litigator Award from The Center for Forensic Economic Studies
The Trial Lawyers Prize from the International Academy of Trial Lawyers
The Barristers Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy from the James E. Beasley School of Law
Safford Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Instruction from the University of Pittsburgh
"Death of a Salesman: Personal Jurisdiction Based On Offers To Sell," National Law Journal, Intellectual Property Edition, Fall 1999 AIPLA meeting
"Discovery of an Orally Active Series of Isoxazoline Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Antagonists," Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 1997, Vol. 40, No. 13, p 2064-2084
"(N-Acyl-N-Alkyl) Glycyl Borolysine Analogs: A New Class of Potent Thrombin Inhibitors," Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, Vol. 6, No. 24, 1996, p 2913-2918
"Balanced Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists. I. The Effects Of Biphenyl "Ortho" Substitution on AT1/AT2 Affinities," Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, Vol. 4, No. 16, 1994, p 2011-2016
"Hydraamphiphiles: Novel Linear Dendritic Block Copolymer Surfactants," Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1994, 116, p 11195-11196