Terence P. Ross Terence P. "Terry" Ross is a nationally respected first-chair trial attorney with a practice concentrated on civil lawsuits involving intellectual property, media and technology. He has represented clients in numerous high-profile cases, including in the application of intellectual property laws to the Internet and e-commerce. Terry has broad experience in various types of intellectual property disputes, including patent and copyright infringement; trade secret and unfair competition litigation; and trademark/trade name disputes. Terry's experience at both the trial and appellate levels is extensive. In more than thirty-five years in practice, he has tried more than 50 jury or bench trials, as well as dozens of arbitrations. He has been first chair for 13 Markman hearings in patent cases.

He also has conducted numerous preliminary injunction hearings. In addition, Terry has made oral arguments to the Supreme Court of Virginia, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Terry writes and speaks frequently on intellectual property topics and is a former Adjunct Professor at George Mason School of Law.