Mr. Gilchrist is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in the area of Intellectual Property Law and serves on the Florida Bar’s Intellectual Property Certification Committee. Certification is the highest level of evaluation by The Florida Bar for competency, experience, professionalism and ethics in an area of law. In his nearly 30 years of intellectual property litigation, he has tried a variety of cases including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, deceptive trade practices and restrictive covenants. Mr. Gilchrist has been attorney of record in over 200 patent cases across the country, over 100 trademark cases and over 75 copyright cases, he has obtained multimillion dollar judgments and defended against multimillion dollar claims. He has obtained and defended against injunctions, successfully defended and challenged expert witnesses and has prevailed on numerous summary judgement motions.
Mr. Gilchrist has been rated an “AV” attorney by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating available, since 1996. He is listed on their “Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.” In addition, he is regularly recognized in Florida Super Lawyers, Florida Trend’s Legal Elite, Best Lawyers in America and Orlando Magazine’s Best Lawyers.
Mr. Gilchrist is certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a mediator. He has been appointed as a mediator by Judges of the District Courts of Florida and by private parties seeking to resolve their disputes. He is also a member of the Florida Academy of Professional Mediators and is a Panel Mediator for the International Trademark Association (INTA).
Mr. Gilchrist is a shareholder of Allen, Dyer, Doppelt + Gilchrist, one of Florida’s oldest and largest Intellectual Property boutique law firms. He is the firm’s managing shareholder. In addition, he is a Florida Bar Foundation Fellow member and a member of the Central Florida Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He serves on the 9th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee.
In addition to his other activities, Mr. Gilchrist volunteers to act as a Guardian ad Litem for abused and neglected children through the Orange County Legal Aid Society. Through those efforts, he has received Awards of Excellence and numerous Certificates of Appreciation. He has represented over 100 children in his role as a Guardian ad Litem.
Representative Cases:
Chico’s Fas, Inc. v. Clair, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 2313 (Fed. Cir. 2017)
Yellowfin Yachts, Inc. v. Barker Boatworks, LLC, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21745 (M.D. Fla., Feb. 16, 2017)
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. v. royalcaribean.com, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 3447, (11th Cir. 2017)
Yellowfin Yachts, Inc. v. Barker Boatworks, LLC, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 149754 (M.D. Fla. Nov. 4, 2015)
Mike Murphy’s Enters. v. Fineline Industries, LLC, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 150670 (E.D. Cal. Oct. 31, 2016)
Omega Patents, LLC v. CalAmp Corp., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 174577 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 5, 2016)
Advanced Media Networks, LLC v. Harris Caprock Communs., Inc., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 182949 (M.D. Fla. Oct. 28, 2015)
Malibu Boats, LLC v. Nautique Boat Co., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 178960 (E.D. Tenn. Jan. 26, 2015)
Indus. Eng’g & Dev., Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc., 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 141821 (M.D. Fla. Oct. 6, 2014)
Diamondback Firearms, LLC v. Saeilo, Inc., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 156895 (M.D. Fla. Nov. 1, 2012)
Omega Patents, LLC v. Skypatrol, LLC, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 100833 (S.D. Fla. June 19, 2012)
Advanced Cartridge Techs., LLC v. Lexmark Int’l, Inc., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 190851 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 26, 2012)
Am. Tech. Inc. v. Am. Future Tech. Corp., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 33992 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 14, 2012)
Harris Corp. v. Fed. Express Corp., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 91895 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 16, 2011)
Sportcrete Ltd. v. Sternberg, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 73721 (M.D. Fla. July 7, 2011)
