Attorney profile
Dority & Manning, P.A.
The short version
Greenville-based intellectual property firm handling patent portfolio management, post-grant proceedings, IP litigation, and trademark and copyright work for clients ranging from regional innovators to international associates.
Strengths
- Broad IP coverage spanning patent portfolio management, post-grant proceedings, litigation, licensing, and trademark and copyright work
- Technology-focused practice groups covering chemistry and materials, life sciences, electrical engineering and computer science, software, energy, transportation, and consumer products
- Team of more than 80 patent professionals, according to the firm's own description
- Website published in five additional languages, indicating support for international clients and foreign associates
- Documented public recognition, including attorney inclusion on the IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders list and a favorable Second Circuit outcome in a trademark matter
Considerations
- Written clients describe competent, friendly, professional service rather than repeated complaints about attorney explanations or the handling of patent matters.
- European clients describe helpful representation during U.S. examination proceedings rather than recurring communication or case-handling disputes.
About Dority & Manning, P.A.
Dority & Manning, P.A. is an intellectual property law firm at 75 Beattie Place in downtown Greenville, South Carolina. Its practice centers on patent portfolio management, post-grant proceedings, IP litigation, trademarks and copyrights, and related IP counsel such as licensing, transactions, and agreements. Within trademarks specifically, the firm’s listed work covers applications and registrations, clearance searches, filings, monitoring, prosecution, proceedings, and trial matters.
Technology coverage is broad and organized by discipline: chemistry and materials, healthcare and life sciences, electrical engineering and computer science, transportation and logistics, software, energy, and consumer products. The firm describes itself as scientists and engineers at heart, and states that its team of more than 80 patent professionals applies proactive approaches and industry knowledge to client problems. Its litigation group emphasizes procedural knowledge, timeliness, and attention to detail across AIA post-grant phases, while trademark and copyright attorneys focus on helping clients distinguish and protect their brands. The firm frames its working style as a partnership approach, positioning itself as an extension of a client’s in-house team. The website is published in Chinese, German, French, Japanese, and Korean alongside English, which aligns with a client base that includes foreign associates and international rights holders. The firm also maintains careers, diversity and inclusion, and news sections, and has publicized attorney recognition on the IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders list and a favorable Second Circuit outcome in a trademark dispute.
The firm holds a 3.90 average across 11 ratings, and written commentary is largely positive, describing competent, professional, and friendly service, hardworking staff, and strong U.S. examination work on behalf of European clients. Reviewers have specifically credited individual attorneys with securing robust U.S. patents, and one long-standing reviewer rated the firm the best intellectual property practice in the region.
Written clients describe competent, friendly, professional service rather than repeated complaints about attorney explanations or the handling of patent matters. European clients describe helpful representation during U.S. examination proceedings rather than recurring communication or case-handling disputes.
A European-client account specifically commends Bagarazzi and Bondura for their work during U.S. examination proceedings.
The European-client reviewer recommends both attorneys and their team for U.S. patent assistance.
Recurring feedback
What clients consistently mention
- Written reviews consistently describe the firm as competent, professional, and friendly, with particular credit given to individual attorneys handling U.S. examination proceedings for European clients.
- Reviewers describe the team as hardworking, smart, and helpful, and several indicate they would recommend the firm.
- A long-standing reviewer characterizes the practice as a leading intellectual property firm in its region.
- Recent ratings trend lower than the historical written feedback, and those low ratings arrive without accompanying commentary explaining the change.
All reviews
3.9 out of five stars based on 11 reviews.
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