Harrison Kearby represents clients in intellectual property litigation involving mechanical engineering and aerospace innovations, among other technologies.
Harrison previously summered at Fish & Richardson. His legal experience includes authoring research memoranda on discovery under the Administrative Procedure Act and on trade secrets in international disputes. He wrote a brief in support of a motion to compel, which was granted. His legal background also includes drafting invalidity contentions and motions to dismiss, preparing infringement analyses, and supporting inter partes reviews.
Drawing on his background as a flight controls hardware engineer at Lockheed Martin, where he drafted technical specifications for defense control systems, Harrison brings a practical understanding of complex technologies to his client advocacy. He also has a patentee’s perspective on the innovation process from his work at a leading science and technology nonprofit. As an energetic materials researcher and IP specialist, he led internal research and development on heat-resistant explosives and performed prior art searches on biomedical devices.
At the University of Virginia School of Law, Harrison served as a research assistant to Professor Elizabeth Rowe. They co-authored a paper on rights to technical data developed under defense contracts and presented it at the University’s Intellectual Property Rights in Government Contracting Symposium. Harrison was also a quarterfinalist in the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition.
In his free time, Harrison can often be found hiking, woodworking, or cheering for the Buckeyes with his wife, daughter, and dog. He is also conversationally fluent in Italian.
Not admitted to practice in Georgia. Work conducted in Georgia is directly supervised by a member of the Georgia bar or is limited to U.S. federal courts or agencies listed in admissions or otherwise authorized by law.
