Alison A. Davis

Alison A. Davis is a senior associate in the Intellectual Property Patent Group at Alston & Bird in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her practice focuses on drafting and prosecuting patent applications for technology businesses. She handles inventions involving aerospace, gas turbine engines, electric and hybrid vehicle technology, composites, manufacturing processes, and software. Her work helps clients develop patent strategies and secure legal protection for technical innovations across several industries.

Alison earned a B.S. in Computer Science from Texas Tech University in 2004, an M.B.A. from the same university in 2006, and a J.D. from Texas A&M University in 2017. She served on the Texas A&M Law Review. Her education combines computer science, business, and law, providing a foundation for understanding technical inventions and their commercial context when drafting and evaluating patent applications.

Alison has served as patent counsel for clients developing gas detection systems, robotics, sensors, mobile computing equipment, and industrial automation technology. She has also advised a Fortune 500 fintech and insurtech company and a manufacturer of precision trigger products. Before entering her current role, she worked in-house at a Fortune 500 company on rotorcraft patents, invention identification, freedom-to-operate analysis, and patent marking.

Alison A. Davis is admitted to practice in Texas and South Carolina and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. She is based in Charlotte but is not admitted to practice under North Carolina state law. Her experience in private practice and as in-house patent counsel helps her connect invention analysis, patent prosecution, and commercial objectives. She works with companies seeking legal protection for technologies used in products, manufacturing, and industrial systems.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Alston & Bird LLP
• Member, South Carolina Bar
• Member, State Bar of Texas

Licensed State

• South Carolina
• Texas

Education

• Texas A&M University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Texas Tech University
  Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Texas Tech University
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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