Royal W. Craig, Member

Contact

rcraig@gfrlaw.com
410-576-4109
410-576-4026 (fax)

Teams

Business
Litigation
Technology & Intellectual Property

Roy was named 2020 Baltimore Patent Law "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers.

There’s a way to do it better – find it.

-Thomas Edison

Roy is a practicing patent attorney who represents scientists, engineers and technology-oriented companies. He helps clients protect, defend and commercialize their intellectual property.

Formerly an electronic design and software engineer, Roy has more than 20 years of experience in patent procurement, licensing and transactions as well as in trademark, copyright, trade dress and trade secret issues. He also represents clients in all phases of patent litigation, including district court proceedings and federal circuit appeals, and has provided expert witness testimony in several patent lawsuits.

Roy is active in civic and professional organizations and past Chair of the Intellectual Property Section of the Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA). He is an adjunct professor who holds his J.D. and M.B.A. from the University of Baltimore and B.S.E.E. and B.A. from Lehigh University.

Representative Matters

Expert Witness, Bernardo Footwear, LLC v. Howard Rose et al. (Patent), Montgomery County, Maryland, 2007

Expert Witness, Dr. James N. Campbell, et al. v. Holland & Knight, LLP and Computer Patent Annuities (Patent), Baltimore, Maryland, 2006

Expert Witness, Michael W. Dickinson, Inc. v. T.C. Simons, Inc. et al. (Patent), Baltimore County, Maryland, 2003

Honors

Named to Band 1 of Intellectual Property by Chambers USA© since 2016

Named Baltimore's "Lawyer of the Year" in Patent Law by Best Lawyers in America®, 2013, 2016, 2020 and 2022

Named to The Best Lawyers in America® for Litigation-Intellectual Property, Litigation-Patent, Patent Law and Technology Law since 2011

Named Baltimore's "Lawyer of the Year" in Technology Law by Best Lawyers in America®, 2015, 2018, 2020 and 2021

Named Baltimore's "Lawyer of the Year" in Litigation - Patent Law by Best Lawyers in America®, 2013

Professional and Civic Involvement

Member, American Bar Association

Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association

Member, Federal Bar Association

Member, Licensing Executives Society

Adjunct Professor, University of Baltimore Center for Technology Commercialization

Member, Muscular Dystrophy Association Steering Committee for Top 100 Lawyers Who Care Events

Member, Maryland State Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section

Baltimore County Leadership

Publications and Lectures

  • Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2022, June 27, 2022
  • Gordon Feinblatt’s COVID-19 Information Hub, March 24, 2022
  • Appealing a Rejected Patent Application May Have Less Appeal, November 11, 2021
  • 25 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America® 2022, August 19, 2021
  • Four Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named 2022 Baltimore 'Lawyer of the Year' by Best Lawyers in America®, August 19, 2021
  • Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2021, May 20, 2021
  • President Biden Supports Patent Waiver for COVID-19 Vaccines, May 13, 2021
  • World IP Day Celebrating Creativity in These Difficult Times, April 29, 2021
  • 24 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America® 2021, August 20, 2020
  • Five Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named 2021 Baltimore 'Lawyer of the Year' by Best Lawyers in America®, August 20, 2020
  • Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2020, June 30, 2020
  • Fishing for a Patent: The One that Got Away, May 14, 2020
  • Patents in a Pandemic: Are There Incentives?, April 16, 2020
  • Can Branding Avoid Design Patent Infringement?, November 21, 2019
  • Start Up Maryland: University Technology Transfer - Tech Knowledgy Breakfast & Trivia, October 17, 2019
  • Clear Forum Selection Clause May Avoid Patent Challenge, August 29, 2019
  • Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named 2020 Baltimore 'Lawyers of the Year' by Best Lawyers in America®, August 15, 2019
  • 24 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America® 2020, August 15, 2019
  • Software Means-Plus-Function Claiming, August 9, 2019
  • Forum Selection in Dodocase, August 9, 2019
  • Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2019, June 7, 2019
  • Online Reputations: What to Do When Bad Things Happen to Your Good Business Online and on Social Media, June 4, 2019
  • IP Trivia - Jousting, May 30, 2019
  • Premier Lacrosse League Partners with STX , May 30, 2019
  • 2019 Revised Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidelines More Hospitable to Software , May 30, 2019
  • Cyber Security and Information Privacy Tech Knowledgy Breakfast & Trivia, March 7, 2019
  • Joint Inventorship in a Patent Application Can Be an Elusive Target, November 21, 2018
  • Royal W. Craig Joins Gordon Feinblatt's Technology & Intellectual Property Team, September 11, 2018

Links

IP Tech Knowledgy

Education

J.D., cum laude, University of Baltimore School of Law, 1989
M.B.A., University of Baltimore, 1989
B.A., B.S., Lehigh University, 1982

Court Admissions

United States District Court of Maryland
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Court of Appeals of Maryland

Bar Admissions

Maryland, 1989