Rodney Carroll has over 25 years of experience in all areas of intellectual property law including U.S. and foreign patent preparation and prosecution; patent litigation and post-grant proceedings; non-infringement, invalidity, and freedom to operate opinions; and business transactions such as technology transfers and licensing, merger and acquisition, due diligence, and research & development agreements. His experience spans such diverse arts as petroleum exploration, production, and refining; petrochemical production; polymer compositions, catalysts, and end-use processing; pharmaceuticals and cosmetics; mechanical devices, including oilfield, automotive and watercraft components, medical devices, and lasers; analog and digital printing technology; telecommunications and GPS electronics; and computer hardware and software, including computer implemented business methods, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.

Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Carroll served as in-house patent counsel for Conoco, Inc. and its former parent company, DuPont, as well as for Atlantic Richfield Company. Mr. Carroll was also a patent litigation associate for the firm of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell in Wilmington, Delaware.