Charles Landrum

Senior Counsel

education

  • Georgia State University College of Law

    J.D., 2008

  • LeTourneau University

    B.A. History-Political Science, Minor in Computer Science, 2000

bar admissions

  • Georgia

court admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Charles Landrum is senior counsel in Thomas Horstemeyer’s litigation practice group. He is experienced with all aspects of intellectual property litigation, including patent, trademark, copyright, and various other intellectual property disputes.

Charles handles opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board. He also counsels clients on trademark prosecution matters, licensing, anti-counterfeiting, due diligence, clearance issues, and developing corporate IP strategies.

Charles received his undergraduate degree from LeTourneau University and his J.D. from Georgia State University School of Law. His background in computer programming and database makes him skilled at providing technical analysis in support of client goals, in addition to handling their complex intellectual property litigation matters in the US and various jurisdictions around the world.

While at Georgia State, Charles worked at BellSouth Business Systems (now AT&T) designing databases to interact with modern and legacy systems used throughout the sales and support organizations.

Before joining Thomas Horstemeyer, Charles was an attorney at two Atlanta-based intellectual property firms.

Representative matters

  • ATX Networks (Toronto) Corp., v. Technetix, Inc., Civ. Action No. 1:24-cv-01391-SKC-KAS

    Asserting patent infringement claims related to a patented chokeless power coupler and method used to pass RF and AC signals in CATV network.

  • CM Systems, LLC v. TransAct Technologies, Inc., Civ. Action No. 3:22-cv-00624-JCH (D. Conn.)

    Asserted patent infringement claims for three U.S. Patents related to food management safety systems for compliance with safety regulations across multiple food service establishments.

  • Rock Solid Ventures LLC v. Big-Un's Biscuits, Civ. Action No. 4:25-cv-00209-WMR (N.D. Ga.)

    Defended Big-Un's Biscuits in claims of trademark infringement related to restaurant services.

  • IEP Technologies, LLC. v. KPM Analytics, Inc., et al., Civ. Action No. 1:21-cv-10417-RWZ (D. Mass.)

    Defended KPM in claims of trademark infringement. Asserting counterclaims for cancellation of asserted trademark due to fraudulent procurement and non-use.

  • Thursday Pools, LLC v. Discount Fiberglass Pools, LLC dba Tallman Pools, Civ. Action No. 1:21-cv-143-TWT (N.D. Ga.)

    Defended patent infringement claims for two asserted U.S. Patents related to fiberglass swimming pools.

  • Axis AB v. Axzez LLC, Opposition No. 91277162 (Trademark Trial & Appeal Board)

    Asserted trademark rights on behalf of major security and surveillance company, prevailing at trial against a trademark application for an infringing mark.

  • Western Sizzlin Corp. v. Georgia Services System, LLC, No. 4:23-cv-00297-WMR (N.D. Ga.)

    Defended trademark, trade dress, and breach of franchise agreement claims related to restaurant services.

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professional activities

  • Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance (GIPA)
  • State Bar of Georgia: Intellectual Property (IP) Law Section
  • Atlanta IP Inn of Court
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