Brannon McKay

Partner - Intellectual Property Attorney

Brannon co-founded the firm after practicing patent law at Finnegan. He primarily focuses on patent counseling, but also has extensive experience as an IP litigator.

Brannon performs patent counseling services for large Fortune 100 companies as well as smaller tech companies. He uses his computer engineering background to focus primarily on computer-related inventions across various technology areas. One such tech focus has been the health and wellness space, where Brannon has prosecuted patents and performed diligence and opinion work. Brannon has drafted patent applications related to methods and devices for performing cardiac ablation, physiological monitoring and optimization, and intravascular tool delivery systems.

Brannon is also very well-versed in technology related to virtual machines, 5G, artificial intelligence, enterprise mobility management, wireless communication protocols, telecommunications, and encryption. Brannon has drafted and successfully prosecuted hundreds of patent applications spanning these areas.

Brannon is also an experienced patent litigator and represents both plaintiffs and defendants in this capacity. Brannon has acted as both lead and local counsel. Based on his wide range of experience, large clients often rely on Brannon for other pre- and post-litigation strategies, such as opinion letters.

Brannon also has a robust trademark practice that includes over 100 marks acquired for CMB's clients. Brannon has successfully defended opposition and cancellation proceedings.

Bars / Courts Admitted:

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Eastern District of Texas
Northern District of Georgia
Supreme Court of Georgia
Fulton County Superior Court
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
USPTO Patent Bar
Georgia Bar

Educational background:

JD, Georgia State University College of Law
BS CmpE, Georgia Institute of Technology