BC Killough

Overview

B C Killough has counseled businesses and professionals for over 30 years. His experience, business training and education provide him with the tools to facilitate deals, solve problems and protect assets. As a registered patent attorney, Killough has obtained more than 350 United States patents for clients, participated in prosecuting more than 100 foreign patent applications and filed more than 1500 trademark applications with the US Patent and Trademark Office on behalf of his clients. In addition, he has obtained numerous foreign trademark registrations for clients and his foreign patent work includes participation in contested proceedings before the Opposition Division of the European Patent Office. B C Killough formerly served as an adjunct professor, teaching patent law, at the University of South Carolina School of Law.

As a litigator, Bill regularly litigates intellectual property, unfair competition, and trade regulation
matters before US District Courts, and trademark matters before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. He is a member of the Intellectual Property Institute, a national fellowship of intellectual property litigators.

Bill is certified as a mediator by South Carolina Supreme Court Arbitrator and Mediator Certification Board, and he is a member of the International Academy of Alternative Dispute Resolution. In order to focus on matters in which he is most experienced, he limits his mediation practice to commercial disputes and intellectual property matters. Bill Killough’s education in the fields of engineering, business and law, as well as his experience, give him insight into and understanding of disputes in these areas and is proactive in developing creative solutions to complex business issues.

Services

Brand Protection, Invention Protection, Licensing, Contracts, Company Formation, Internet and Domain Name, Data Security and Privacy, Patents, Trademarks, Copyright, Technology Transfer, IP Litigation, Trade Secrets, Internet & Domain Name Pursuits, Business Disputes & Resolutions, Commercial Transactions, and Mediation.

Industries

With more than four decades of experience as an intellectual property and business attorney, BC Killough possesses the knowledge and insight to counsel a wide range of clients from sole proprietors and entrepreneurs to international companies in an array of industries. A representative sample of his clients’ industries include medical devices, surgical methods, physical chemistry, digital technology, telecommunications, electro-mechanical and mechanical devices, digital printing, product packaging, and licensing.

Awards

• Litigation Counsel of America, Senior Fellow
• Martindale-Hubbell AV rating
• Thomson Reuters 2024 Stand-Out Lawyer
• Charleston SC Best Lawyers annually, plus 2015 Corporate Lawyer of the Year
• South Carolina Super Lawyers: Top Rated Intellectual Property Attorney
• Charleston Business Magazine Legal Elite: Intellectual Property and Innovation