Intellectual property.

• Author: Mills, E. Eric

I am a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve. I have served in operational and engineering billets in the past and now serve as an officer with the Legal Service Command. I also lead a different group of young men as a den leader for my boys' Cub Scout pack.

Vita: Born June 20, 1970, in Raleigh; bachelor's and master's from N.C. State University and law degree from UNC Chapel Hill; wife and two sons. What he'd be if not a lawyer: I love flying and think being a helicopter pilot would be interesting. Why he chose to specialize in this area: My father, John G. Mills III of Wake Forest, is a retired patent attorney and first piqued my interest in patent law by taking me on patent-search trips. I probably spent more time researching patents by Thomas Edison and the...