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Tina Dorr
OVERVIEW

Tina Dorr, Ph.D.

Partner

Atlanta

3340 Peachtree Rd NE
Suite 2900
Atlanta, GA 30326-1092

P 470-832-7588

F 404-264-4033

Email : Tina.Dorr@btlaw.com

Tina Dorr architects sophisticated intellectual property legal strategies, safeguarding innovations and trade secrets. She aligns each client’s IP assets with their distinct business goals, protecting inventions, elevating brands, and shielding assets from competitors. Her approach to legal counsel combines deep technical knowledge with sharp communication skills.

OVERVIEW

Tina Dorr architects sophisticated intellectual property legal strategies, safeguarding innovations and trade secrets. She aligns each client’s IP assets with their distinct business goals, protecting inventions, elevating brands, and shielding assets from competitors. Her approach to legal counsel combines deep technical knowledge with sharp communication skills.

Tina's legal advice and strategies often directly affect her client’s market position and profitability. She helps businesses maintain their competitive edge, boost profit margins, and secure innovations. By translating complex concepts into actionable, tactical plans, Tina’s clients are well-positioned to fully leverage their IP across myriad local, regional, national, and global markets.

Tina's Ph.D. in chemistry and biochemistry bridges scientific innovation and legal protection. She works across technologies that range from chemical and life sciences to aerospace and beyond. This versatility allows her to ably guide scientists and engineers through developing market-advantageous inventions.

Beyond patents, Tina educates clients on IP's business value. She aggressively defends client rights against challenges to their IP assets with the goal of ensuring long-term protection. Her community outreach and relationship-building extend her influence and impact. She continuously cultivates a professional network that supports her clients' broader professional goals.

Professional and Community Involvement

Vice chair, Intellectual Property Owner’s Association Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Issues Committee

Board member and vice president of professional development, Georgia Tech Alumni Atlanta Intown

Immediate-past president, Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association

Member, State Bar of Georgia Committee to Promote Inclusion in the Profession

Co-vice chair, Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) Trade Secret Committee

Member, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA)

Previous member, Law360 Intellectual Property Editorial Advisory Board

Previous co-vice chair, Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) Leadership Development Committee

Previous chair, Intellectual Property Education Foundation (IPOEF) Employ & Encourage Committee

Previous co-chair, Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association Women’s Leadership Development Committee

Honors

The Best Lawyers in America, 2025; Ones to Watch, 2021-2022

Georgia Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2024-2025

Lawyers of Color Wonderful Women List, 2023

World IP Review, Elite Leader, 2022

CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Biotechnology Law, 2015

CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Patent Drafting and Prosecution, 2014

CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Legal Research, Writing, and Advocacy II, 2013

CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Legal Research, Writing, and Advocacy I, 2012

EXPERIENCE
Experience
  • Partner, Cantor Colburn LLP, 2021-2022
  • Counsel, Cantor Colburn LLP, 2019-2020
  • Associate, Cantor Colburn LLP, 2016-2018
  • Patent Agent, Cantor Colburn LLP, 2013-2016
  • Technical Advisor, Cantor Colburn LLP, 2012-2013
  • Research Assistant, The Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006-2012
  • Undergraduate Research Assistant, The University of Georgia, 2003-2004
Presentations
  • Speaker, IP Strategies, Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Commercialization Workshop, March 2025.
  • Panelist, Global Trade Secret Protection with AI and Data Protection Trends, Intellectual Property Owners Association Annual Meeting, September 2024, Chicago, Illinois.
  • Panelist, Health & Biotechnology Policy General Body Meeting, Science & Technology Policy Connections, Georgia Institute of Technology, April 2024, Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Moderator, Leadership Lessons from Ted, Intellectual Property Owners Association Annual Meeting, September 2022, Los Angeles, California.
  • Moderator, Diversity in the Legal World as a Key Performance Indicator, Georgia IP Alliance Corporate IP Institute, October 2022, Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Panelist, The Seven Deadly Sins of IP, presented by the National Security Innovation Network, November 2021, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Panelist, Moving and Shaking in the Legal World, Pathways to Success, presented by the South Asian Bar Association, October 2021, virtual webinar.
  • Panelist, Announcing the Re-Launch of the Diversity in Innovation Law Firm Toolkit, presented by the Intellectual Property Owners Association, virtual webinar.
  • Panelist, Navigating the Current Obviousness Landscape: Integrating the Latest Developments in Obviousness-Type Double Patenting and Inherency into your Patent Prosecution Approach, July 2021, virtual conference.
  • Moderator, Stories and Advice from Inside the Patent Process, February 2021, virtual webinar.
  • Testimony on behalf of Intellectual Property Owners Association at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) public hearing on the Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Act of 2018 (SUCCESS Act), June 2019, USPTO’s Silicon Valley regional office, San Jose, California.
  • Presenter, From the Bench to the Bar: Patent Law Careers for Scientists, April 2014, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia.
Publications
  • Patents vs. Trade Secrets – What Makes Sense for Your Invention? Dorr, T. and Russell, M. (November 2022) The Patent Lawyer Magazine.
  • The Seven Deadly Sins of IP, April 6, 2021, Made in America, Michelle Ciotola, Esq. and Tina Dorr, Ph.D., Esq.
  • Stories from inside the Patent Process, Association for Women in Science, April 1, 2021.
  • Screening for two-dimensional crystals by transmission electron microscopy of negatively stained samples. Dreaden, T. (maiden name), Metcalfe, M., Kim, L.Y., Johnson, M.C., Barry, B.A. and Schmidt-Krey, I. (2012) Methods Mol. Biol. 955, 73-101.
  • Two-dimensional crystallization of membrane proteins by detergent removal through dialysis. Johnson, M.C., Dreaden, T. (maiden name),Kim, L.Y., Rudolph, F., Barry, B.A., and Schmidt-Krey, I. (2012) Methods Mol. Biol. 955, 31-58.
  • Structure function insights on membrane and soluble proteins revealed by electron crystallography. Dreaden, T. (maiden name),Devarajan, B., Barry, B.A., and Schmidt-Krey, I. (2012) Methods Mol. Biol. 955, 519-526.
  • Photosynthetic oxygen evolution: Signaling role for N-formylkynurenine in high light-induced repair. Dreaden, T. (maiden name) and Barry, B. A. (2012) Photosynthesis Research 114, 97-110.
  • Oxidative stress, N-formylkynurenine, and oxygenic photosynthesis. Dreaden, T., Rexroth, S., and Barry, B. A. (2012) Plos ONE 7 (7), e42220.
  • N-formylkynurenine as a marker of high light stress in photosynthesis. Dreaden, T. (maiden name(, Chen, J., Rexroth, S., and Barry, B. A. (2011) J. Biol. Chem. 286, 22632-22641.
  • Assessing two-dimensional crystallization trials of small membrane proteins for structural biology studies by electron crystallography. Zhao, G.*, Rudolph, F.*, Dreaden, T. (maiden name(,*, Johnson, M. C.*, Barry, B. A., and Schmidt-Krey, I. *Equal contribution (2010) J. Vis. Exp. 44, J. Vis. Exp. 44.
  • Two-dimensional crystallization of membrane protein complexes for structure-function studies by electron crystallography. Dreaden, T. (maiden name), Johnson, M. C., Barquera, B., Barry, B. A. Schmidt-Krey, I. (2010) In Microscopy: Science, Technology, Applications and Education. eds. Méndez-Vilas, A. and Díaz, J.. 337-346.
  • Pectin induces apoptosis in human prostate cancer cells: Correlation of apoptotic function with pectin structure. Jackson, C. L., Dreaden, T. (maiden name), Theobald, L. K., Tran, N. M., Beal, T. L., Eid, M., Gao, M. Y., Shirley, R. B., Stoffel, M. T., Kumar, M. V., and Mohnen, D. (2007) Glycobiol.17, 805-819.
INSIGHTS & EVENTS

Events

women in IP concept

Trailblazing Women in IP: Showcasing Excellence in Patents, Trademarks, and IP Litigation

IP Strategies

Productivity Hacks for Improving IP Practitioners’ Productivity & Wellbeing

Global Trade Secret Protection With AI & Data Protection Trends

Alumni Career Event at Georgia Tech

Health and Biotechnology Policy Lesson at the Georgia Institute of Technology Scheller College of Business

Blogs

Patent Filings On the Rise in Asia: What Does This Mean for U.S. Companies?

Patent Filings On the Rise in Asia: What Does This Mean for U.S. Companies?

News

Georgia Super Lawyers Names Eight Barnes & Thornburg Attorneys to 2025 Super Lawyers, Rising Stars Lists

Episode 55 - IP Fridays Podcast

More Than 290 Barnes & Thornburg Attorneys Named to 2025 ‘The Best Lawyers In America®’ List

Barnes & Thornburg Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Georgia Super Lawyers

Lawyers Of Color Names 16 Attorneys, Business Professionals To 2023 Wonderful Women List, Hot List and Diversity Issue

Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association Hosts Annual Gala

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Publications

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Treading Carefully: How to Navigate the Common Law Research Exemption and the Hatch-Waxman Safe Harbor

Tina Dorr: I Am Barnes & Thornburg

Videos and Podcasts

IP Fridays: Virtual Patent Marking and Patent Damages

IP Fridays: Virtual Patent Marking and Patent Damages

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