Atty. Alan G. Towner
Alan G. Towner focuses his practice on all aspects of intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.
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Alan G. Towner is a Partner based in Erie, Pennsylvania, practicing at Leech Tishman. They have 34+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1992. Their practice focuses on ip. Admitted to practice in Maryland (1992) and Pennsylvania registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (1993). Educated at University of Baltimore (J.D., 1992) and Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1983). Recognitions include BV Distinguished. Serands clients in Erie, PA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Alan G. Towner focuses his practice on all aspects of intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets
- Alan serves as Chair of the Intellectual Property Practice Group
- Alan regularly handles matters including preparing and prosecuting patent, trademark, and copyright applications, patentability opinions, patent infringement and validity studies, trademark clearance opinions, patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret litigation, and general intellectual property counseling
- Alan began his career as a Patent Examiner with the U.S
- Patent and Trademark Office, specializing in mechanical areas of technology
- He also has experience as a research associate and patent attorney in the aerospace industry, where he handled diverse technologies including metal alloys, composites, and ceramics
- In private practice since 1992, Alan has dealt with a broad range of technologies in the chemical, material, medical, mechanical, data storage, electronic devices, and nano-technology areas
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Alan G. Towner's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Alan G. Towner handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
IP attorneys protect inventions, brands, and creative work through patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright, and trade-secret enforcement.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Pennsylvania
Practicing law in Pennsylvania. Legal matters in Pennsylvania are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Erie are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Pennsylvania state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Pennsylvania brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Pennsylvania courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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