Samuel C. Miller

Samuel C. Miller, III focuses his practice on client counseling and opinion work on patent issues in the technical fields of optics, electronics and general mechanics. He is admitted to practice in Virginia and the District of Columbia and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

In 2013, Sam was recognized as a “brief writer extraordinaire” in IAM’s 2013 Patent 1000. He was also noted in the publication for his ability to “deftly untangle the knottiest patent problems and does a terrific job in evaluating the merits of patent cases.”

Sam was a partner with Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis, one of the oldest and largest law firms in the U.S. focusing exclusively on intellectual property, until its lawyers and other professionals joined Buchanan in 2005. He is also an adjunct professor for the Georgetown University Law Center, teaching trademark, patent and trade secret law courses for more than 25 years.

Education:

• Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1975
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, B.S., 1970, Physics

Affiliations:

• American Bar Association Section of International Law
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• District of Columbia Bar
• Adjunct professor, trademark, patent and trade secret law, Georgetown University Law Center