About
Mr. Smith holds a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from the University of Virginia and a regulation degree (Juris Doctor) from Florida Coastal School of Law. He started out his professional life as a studies engineer at The Chesapeake Corporation of Virginia in 1969 and moved directly to Mead Corporation in 1973, focusing on environmental engineering and becoming a Senior Consultant. In 1980, Mr. Smith relocated to Mead s then-joint task Brunswick Pulp and Paper Company in Brunswick, Georgia as environmental manager. Mr. Smith have become a Georgia Registered Professional Engineer in 1981 and started running as a manager of environmental affairs for Georgia-Pacific Corporation in 1988, triumphing the G-P President s Award in 1989. After having practiced engineering in enterprise for twenty-four years, Mr. Smith left G-P in 1993 and formed Rigdon Engineering in Atlanta to assist inventors design and prototype their innovations. Mr. Smith have become inquisitive about patent regulation because of running with patent marketers on his personal innovations from 1993 to 2000, and acquired registration to exercise earlier than the US Patent and Trademark Office as a Patent Agent in August of 2000. Mr. Smith changed into admitted to the Georgia Bar in 2007 and the Florida Bar in 2008. His practice presently concentrates on Intellectual Property Law. Mr. Smith and his wife Elaine Ace Gaughf-Smith presently reside in Brunswick, Georgia. He has a son Daniel, two grandchildren Danil and Madeline, and a stepdaughter Carli. › ›
Location
Legal Issues
- Intellectual Property
- Patents
- Patent Appeals, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution
- Trademarks
- Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Costs
Certificates
Georgia Secretary of State Professional Licensing
Languages
Accepted Jurisdictions
Experience
- Owner
Jonathan Rigdon Smith, J.D., PC
2007 - Owner
Rigdon Patents & Engineering
2000 - Owner
Rigdon Engineering
1993 - Environmental Manager
Georgia-Pacific Corp.
1991 - Environmental Manager
Brunswick Pulp and Paper Co.
1980 - Senior Consultant
Mead Corporation
1973 - Research Engineer
Chesapeake Corp. of VA
1969
Educations
Graduation year: 2004
Graduation year: 1964
