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Charles also has held positions with the U.S. federal government, where he served as a trial attorney with the Department of Justice and as a foreign service officer with the Department of State. He has lived abroad in the Philippines, Guatemala&nbsp;and Thailand.

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J.D., Harvard Law School

M.A., Biological Sciences, University of Colorado

B.S., Biology, Auburn University

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<li>Obtained a favorable ruling for a U.K. client in an international arbitration involving fuel cell technology.</li>
<li>Obtained summary judgment in a patent infringement suit involving two large competing telecommunication companies.</li>
<li>Obtained summary judgment in favor of a client in a patent litigation matter involving on-hold music and messaging technology, successfully upheld on appeal before the Federal Circuit.</li>
<li>Obtained a dismissal in favor of a global telecommunications company in a patent infringement suit involving data packet switching network protocols.</li>
<li>Obtained a dismissal in favor of an Internet social networking client in a patent infringement suit involving smartphone advertising applications.</li>
<li>Represented a multinational disaster relief organization in a jury trial involving allegations of patent infringement for online fundraising. Received a jury verdict in favor of the client on the issue of patent invalidity, which was upheld on appeal before the Federal Circuit.</li>
<li>Obtained a summary judgment of noninfringement in the Eastern District of Virginia granted to a global internet portal and search engine company in a patent infringement suit involving online fantasy football. Defended the judgment on appeal before the Federal Circuit.</li>
<li>Represented a pharmaceutical manufacturer in Abbreviated New Drug Application litigation in the District of Delaware.</li>
<li>Represented a social networking client in a trademark infringement suit in the Southern District of New York.</li>
<li>Represented a prominent GPS navigational equipment manufacturer in various patent litigation matters.</li>
<li>Represented a web portal company in a patent infringement suit in the Eastern District of Virginia involving centralized and instant messaging systems.</li>
<li>Represented an Australian biotechnology firm in a patent licensing dispute in the District of Delaware.</li>
<li>Represented a television set top box manufacturer in a complex patent litigation suit involving television programming guides in the Western District of North Carolina.</li>
<li>Represented a prominent telecommunications company in a complex contractual dispute in the Middle District of Florida.</li>
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