Scott Cole is an associate in the Intellectual Property Litigation practice group and a member of the firm's Litigation department. He joined the Firm in 2007 and is resident in the Reston office.

Mr. Cole's practice focuses on intellectual property litigation, with a particular emphasis on patent litigation. Mr. Cole is also involved in patent prosecution and patent opinion and counseling work. His technical experience includes a wide range of mechanical, electro-mechanical, and electrical technologies.

Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Cole worked as a summer associate at Marshall, Gerstein & Borun in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Cole was also employed as a patent extern at Holland & Knight in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to entering law school, Mr. Cole worked as an engineer for an industrial combustion equipment manufacturer in the Midwest.

Mr. Cole earned a J.D. with high honors from the Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he was elected as a member of the Order of the Coif, in 2006. During law school, he was a notes and comments editor for the Chicago-Kent Law Review, author of a published comment on Federal Circuit jurisdiction, and a national semi-finalist in the 2005 Giles Rich Patent Moot Court. He earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Purdue University in 1999.

Mr. Cole is admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and is a member of the Virginia State Bar and Illinois State Bar.