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Scot A. Duvall

Louisville, KY
502-587-2080

Scot Duvall is an intellectual property attorney in the firm’s Louisville, Kentucky office. He has practiced in the fields of trademarks and intellectual property for over 25 years, including representing Top Fortune 500 companies. His practice includes brand development and clearance, and trademark registration in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). His transactional experience includes licensing, contracting, due diligence, and IP-related aspects of business transfer and franchise agreements. He also has experience in pre-litigation disputes as well as in litigation in the Trademark Trial & Appeals Board and federal courts.

Capabilities

Practice Areas

Business Litigation

Copyrights

Intellectual Property & Technology

Intellectual Property Litigation

Litigation & Appeals

Telecommunications, Technology & Internet Law

Trademarks

Recent News, Articles & Speaking Engagements

Monetizing Intellectual Property: The Basics and Benefits of Licensing

Stites & Harbison Client Alert, December 18, 2023

Intellectual Property: Gaming and the Arts

Marshall University Technology Transfer Office (TTO), Huntington, WV, November 28, 2023

INTA treatise State Trademark and Unfair Competition Law

Kentucky Chapter, updated yearly

Chasing Moseley's Ghost: Dilution Surveys Under the Trademark Dilution Revision Act

co-author, The Trademark Report, Vol. 98, No. 6, November-December 2008

The Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006: Balanced Protection for Famous Brands

The Trademark Reporter, Vol. 97, No. 6, November-December 2007

Reported Decisions

In re Viterra Inc., 671 F3rd 1358, 101 U.S.P.Q2D (BNA) 1905 (Fed. Cir. 2012). An oft-cited case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Mr. Duvall clarified the scope of registration for word and logo trademarks in the USPTO.

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. v. Community Trust Fin. Corp., 692 F.3d 469 (6th Cir. 2012). Litigation involving trademark use on the Internet, Mr. Duvall argued and won a unanimous decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, reversing a lower court’s finding of personal jurisdiction.

Moseley v. Secret Catalogue, Inc. Served as co-counsel representing the petitioner in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court trademark case in which the Court issued a unanimous 9-0 decision in the client’s favor.

Bar Admissions

Kentucky

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

U.S. Supreme Court

Memberships

American Bar Association

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Member

Kentucky Bar Association

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Member

Louisville Bar Association

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Member

International Trademark Association (INTA)

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Member

Community Involvement

Alumni Guest Professor, Political Humor course and related simulation (Prof. James E. Lennertz), “The Supreme Court Law, Justice and Humor,” Lafayette College (Fall 2000)

Education

J.D.,

1990

cum laude

Washington and Lee University

A.B., Government & Law,

1987

Lafayette College

Presentations

Scot has presented to the following groups:

  • International Trademark Association
  • Midwest Intellectual Property Summit (Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum)
  • TAGLaw Midwest Regional Meeting
  • ALI-ABA
  • Washington College of Law at American University
  • University of Dayton School of law symposium on “Superstar Marks,” with Prof. Graeme Dinwoodie
  • University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law
  • National Business Institute
  • Kentucky Bar Association
  • Louisville Bar Association
  • Kentucky Library Association

More Than Stites & Harbison

Scot has lectured widely and published numerous articles on trademark and copyright law, the Internet and first amendment issues. He previously served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law.

Accolades

Best Lawyers in America®, Trademark Law (2013-25)

Best Lawyers in America®, Louisville area Lawyer of the Year in Trademark Law (2014, 2020, 2023)

Kentucky Super Lawyers® (2007-25)

Kentucky Super Lawyers®, Top 50 Attorneys in Kentucky (2025)

Chambers USA, “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business,” Intellectual Property (2010-24)

WTR 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals, World Trademark Review (WTR) (2024-25)

Louisville Magazine’s Top Lawyers in copyright/trademark law

Contact Resources

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Press Releases

2025 WTR 1000 Recognizes Stites & Harbison’s Trademark Practice

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—World Trademark Review (WTR) has recognized Stites & Harbison, PLLC and three attorneys in the 2025 edition of WTR 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals. Stites & Harbison has been honored for its trademark practice in Kentucky and Tennessee. The firm’s Kentucky honorees include Joel Beres and Scot...
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

February 13, 2025

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Kentucky Super Lawyers Honors 47 Stites & Harbison Attorneys for 2025

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The 2025 edition of Kentucky Super Lawyers recently honored 47 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys in the Covington, Frankfort, Lexington and Louisville, Ky., offices. The publication named 34 attorneys to the Super Lawyers list and 13 attorneys to the Rising Stars list. A number of Stites & Harbison attorneys...
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

December 27, 2024

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Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2025 Best Lawyers® Publications

Honorees Include 12 as “Lawyer of the Year,” 98 in Best Lawyers in America® and 31 in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 98 of its lawyers are included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®....
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

August 16, 2024

Press Releases

Chambers USA Honors 25 Stites & Harbison Attorneys for 2024

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Chambers USA selected 25 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys in Kentucky and Tennessee for inclusion in their 2024 guide. The Chambers USA guide ranks the top law firms and leading attorneys in the United States. “The practitioners have a strong depth of knowledge and are effective advisors,” stated one...
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

June 07, 2024

Press Releases

2024 WTR 1000 Recognizes Stites & Harbison’s Trademark Practice

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—World Trademark Review (WTR) has recognized Stites & Harbison, PLLC and four attorneys in the 2024 edition of WTR 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals. Stites & Harbison has been honored for its trademark practice in Kentucky and Tennessee. The firm’s Kentucky honorees include Joel Beres, Scot Duvall...
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

February 16, 2024

Press Releases

Kentucky Super Lawyers® Honors 49 Stites & Harbison Attorneys for 2024

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The 2024 edition of Kentucky Super Lawyers® recently honored 49 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys in the Covington, Frankfort, Lexington and Louisville, Ky., offices. The publication named 35 attorneys to the Super Lawyers® list and 14 attorneys to the Rising Stars® list. A number of Stites & Harbison attorneys...
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

January 12, 2024

Client Alerts

Monetizing Intellectual Property: The Basics and Benefits of Licensing

Owners of intellectual property (“IP”) rights associated with inventions and creative works have discovered that “licensing” is an effective way to monetize their IP. A license is a contract by which the owner of a patent, trademark, or a copyrighted work conveys to another party (the “licensee”) the right to...
by Scot A. Duvall

December 18, 2023

Press Releases

Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2024 Best Lawyers® Publications

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 101 of its lawyers are included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence according to the publication....
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

August 24, 2023

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