Scott D. Smiley is a Registered Patent Attorney who concentrates his practice on Patent and Trademark law, with a special emphasis on the prosecution and litigation of patents dealing with the electronic arts. Mr. Smiley has brought to the firm a formidable combination of education and engineering experience.

Mr. Smiley currently serves as a Professor of Patent Law at Nova Southeastern University's Shepard Broad Law Center, located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Scott holds a degree in Electrical Engineering and, before attending law school, Mr. Smiley designed antenna and communication systems for military and commercial aircraft and magnetic components for a broad range of electronic applications. Scott also served as a Professor of Engineering for several years at a local South Florida college, where he taught classes in both electrical engineering and computer programming.

In addition to his patent practice, Mr. Smiley provides advice to clients on all Intellectual Property matters including licensing, opinion drafting, trademark prosecution and litigation, due diligence studies, and Intellectual Property portfolio management. Mr. Smiley may be reached at at mayback.com.

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Juris Doctor, Nova Southeastern Shepard Broad Law Center (Chief Advocate, Moot Court Honor Society; Technical Editor, Journal of Comparative and International Law; Student Justice, Honor Court) Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University Adjunct Professor of Patent Law, Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center Associate, Mayback & Hoffman, P.A Associate, Fleit, Kain, Gibbons, Gutman, Bongini, & Bianco, P.L. Contract Attorney, Lerner & Greenberg, P.A. Intern, Blakeley Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman, LLP Adjunct Professor, Electronic Circuit Theory and Design and Computer Programming, Broward Community College. Antenna Design Engineer, Dayton Granger, Inc. Magnetics Design Engineer, Coiltronics, Inc. Registered to Practice Before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office The Florida Bar Intellectual Property Committee, Business Law Section, The Florida Bar Intellectual Property Committee, Broward County Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Association of Florida (IPLAF) First Runner-up for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Man Year 2008 "Best Written Brief" Award, Worker's Compensation Moot Court Competition National Member of the Order of the Barristers - excellence in oral advocacy Honor Court, Shepard Broad Law Center (one of only two Student Justices elected by student body) Legal Elite (Top 2% of all Florida Lawyers) 2009 - Florida Trend Magazine Super Lawyer's Rising Star (Top 2.5% of all Florida Lawyers) 2009 Electrical Engineering (circuits, components) Semiconductors and Superconductors Fiber optics Computer Hardware, Software, and Networking Power Generation - nuclear and alternative Telecommunications (cellular and RF) Mechanical Engineering (assembly-line, medical, automobile, safety) Building construction Chemical Clothing Household products