DARLENE BARRON

Darlene Barron is a partner and co-leader of AVILA’s Intellectual Property practice. 

As a registered patent attorney, Darlene focuses her practice on intellectual property litigation in patent, trademark, copyright and trade secrets matters. She represents clients before federal courts, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Her clients include licensing companies, manufacturers, marketing companies, nutraceuticals companies, telecommunications providers, software developers, patent holders across various industries, brand owners and artists.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Darlene worked with corporate clients in the telecommunications industry for over a decade. She developed a deep understanding of network solutions, unit cost structure, and break-even points and net present values to assist clients with disaster recovery alternatives and cost savings. During this time, she also interacted with corporate counsel in structuring agent and end user agreements, and advised clients on filing complaints with the Public Service Commission.

Darlene earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Materials Science Engineering, cum laude, and a Master of Business Administration, magna cum laude, from Rutgers University. She later earned a Juris Doctorate, summa cum laude, from the Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center. She is licensed to practice law in the State of Florida, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. District Courts Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

PRACTICE AREAS 

• Intellectual property
• Patent law
• Intellectual property litigation
• Trademark law
• Copyright law
• Trade secrets 

INDUSTRIES 

• Manufacturing and distribution 
• Technology
• Communications