Scott Skiles is an experienced intellectual property attorney and trial lawyer. He counsels clients of all shapes and sizes, from Fortune 500 companies and private equity funds to local nonprofit organizations and individuals, leveraging his engineering and legal backgrounds to break down complex problems and craft workable business solutions. Scott always aims to provide sophisticated and comprehensive legal service designed to bring his clients’ goals within reach.
Scott is a member of the firm’s Patent Litigation Team. Although he concentrates on patent issues, his experience covers the range of intellectual property matters including trademarks, false advertising, unfair competition and trade secrets. As a trial lawyer, Scott is skilled in all phases of litigation, from pre-filing investigations, pleadings and fact and expert discovery, to summary judgment, trial and post-trial work. In patent cases, Scott also performs portfolio analysis, drafts contentions, conducts claim construction and evaluates remedies. Beyond litigation, Scott has experience in post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and, on the advertising side, in challenges before the National Advertising Division (NAD) at the Council of Better Business Bureaus. Scott routinely relies on his strong technical background in cases comprising a wide variety of technologies, such as computer software, consumer electronics, household appliances, retail display systems, medical devices, golf clubs and agricultural products.
Scott maintains an active pro bono practice, with notable experience litigating claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, advancing public records requests under state and federal law, and serving as a court-appointed guardian ad litem.
Prior to joining BakerHostetler, Scott worked in the Intellectual Property Litigation group of a top 10 Vault 100 international law firm.