B.C. Killough
Top rated Intellectual Property attorney in Charleston, South Carolina
Kim, Lahey & Killough Law Firm
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Business & Corporate; view more
Licensed in South Carolina since: 1979
Education: University of South Carolina School of Law
Kim, Lahey & Killough Law Firm
147 Wappoo Creek DrSuite 202
Charleston, SC 29412 Phone: 843-577-9800 Email: B.C. Killough Visit website
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B.C. Killough focuses his practice in the areas of intellectual property and commercial transactions. His intellectual property practice includes patent litigation, licensing and prosecution, and trademark litigation and prosecution. His background in engineering and business facilitates his provision of services to technology related businesses.
As an intellectual property attorney, Killough has successfully filed more than 1,000 trademarks applications and has obtained more than 300 domestic patents on behalf of his clients. In addition, he has participated in prosecuting more than 100 foreign patent applications.
As a business attorney, Killough has participated in more than 200 commercial transactions representing buyers, sellers, borrowers and lenders.
B.C. Killough is an engineer, a registered patent attorney, a litigator, a certified mediator and a licensed Title Insurance Agent in South Carolina.
Practice areas
Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Business/Corporate, Technology TransactionsFirst Admitted: 1979, South Carolina
Professional Webpage: https://kimandlahey.com/our-team/bc-killough/
- Federal Bar Association, South Carolina Chapter Co-Chair, Intellectual Property Committee
- National Association of Patent Practitioners
- Senior Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
- Federal Circuit Bar Association
- Certified mediator, certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court Arbitrator and Mediator Certification Board
- Registered patent attorney
- Charleston SC metro market, Best Lawyers in America - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Best Lawyers, 2024
- Thomson Reuters 2024 Stand-Out Lawyer, Thomson Reuters, 2024
- Charleston SC metro market, Best Lawyers in America - Trademark Law, Best Lawyers, 2022
- Charleston SC metro market, Best Lawyers in America - Patent Law, Best Lawyers, 2019
- Charleston SC metro market, Best Lawyers in America - Litigation - Intellectual Property, Best Lawyers, 2013
- Named 2015 Corporate Lawyer of the Year, Charleston SC metro market, Best Lawyers in America - Corporate Law, Best Lawyers, 2010
- Juris Doctor, University of South Carolina
- Master of Business Administration, University of South Carolina
- Bachelor of Industrial Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law, Intellectual Property and Technology (for South Carolina) , Contributor
- Charleston County Bar Association Lunch and Learn CLE – presenter: An Intellectual Property Primer for General Practitioners, Charleston County Bar Association Lunch and Learn CLE – presenter: An Intellectual Property Primer for General Practitioners, 2020
- South Carolina Bar Association 2021 convention – panel: International Intellectual Property matters, Panel, South Carolina Bar Association 2021 convention – panel: International Intellectual Property matters, 2021
- Killough contributes monthly intellectual property case summaries for the Federal Circuit Bar Association Circuit Case Digest, Contributor, Federal Circuit Bar Association Circuit Case Digest
- A representative sample of Bill's clients’ industries include medical devices
- and licensing.
- Digital Printing
- Digital Technology
- electro-mechanical and mechanical devices
- physical chemistry
- Product Packaging
- surgical methods
- Telecommunications
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2015 - 2025