Polasek, Quisenberry & Errington LLP
Contact Us: 1+832-778-6000
Email: firm@pqelaw.com
Douglas H. Elliott - Partner
Phone: Fax: Email:
832-778-6000 832-778-6010
EDUCATION:
- The University of Tulsa College of Law, J.D., 1986
- The University of Tulsa, B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1983
- Fluent in Spanish
HONORS:
- American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law and Administrative Law
- Order of the Barristers
- College of the State Bar
PRIOR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Widsom, L.L.P., Partner
- Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P., Partner
- Tobor, Goldstein & Healey, Partner
- Arnold, White & Durkee
ADMISSIONS:
- All Texas Courts
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- United States District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- United States Court of Federal Claims
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
- American Bar Association
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Houston Bar Association
- Houston Intellectual Property Law Association
Doug Elliott recently joined the firm as partner. Elliott brings over 25 years of experience in intellectual property law, including litigation of patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret cases, as well as claims involving unfair competition, breach of contract, ownership and licensing.
Doug Elliott’s litigation practice is dedicated primarily to patent litigation, particularly representing small and medium sized businesses and individual inventors.
- Intellectual Property Owners Association
- Order of the Barristers
- State Bar of Texas
- University of Tulsa College of Law Alumni Association
PUBLICATIONS/SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- "Start with a strong trademark when branding a technology," HoustonBarJournal,Week of November7-13,2008
- "Opinion Letters and Risk Management For Businesses With Patented Technology,” Executive Legal Adviser,September/October 2007)
- "Ensuring Your E-Discovery Procedures are in Compliance with the New Rules,” (E-Discovery: Applying the New FRCP Changes,National Business Institute, August 17, 2007)
- "Offshore Activities and U.S. Patents," Executive Legal Advisor, July/August 2006
- "BlackBerry still on life support as legal battle continues to rage," Houston Business Journal, Week of February 10-16, 2006
- "Festo Shows Value of Carefully Drafted Patent Claims,” Texas Lawyer, June 3, 2002
- "Trademarks,” Intellectual Property Institute,South Texas College of Law (1998)
- "Intellectual Property Basics (Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets),” Sponsored by Northeast Harris County Bar Association (1997)
- "Confidentiality Agreements and Other Intellectual Property Issues,” Advanced Oil and Gas Short Course, Sponsored by the University of Houston Law Foundation(Houston and Dallas, 1997)
- "Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law: The Basics,” Corporate,Partnership and Business Law Institute, Sponsored by the University of Houston Law Foundation (Houston and Dallas, 1996)
