Professionals
Practice Areas
- Automotive Practice
- Patents
- Utility, Design, and Plant Patent Filing with the USPTO
- Product Clearance
- Foreign & PCT Patent Filing
- Strategic IP Portfolio Development and Management
- Electrical Engineering Practice
- Computer Science Practice
- Artificial Intelligence Practice
- Opinions
- Right to Practice Opinions
- Invalidity Opinions
- Non-infringement Opinions
- Patentability Opinions
Technologies
- Artificial Intelligence
- Automotive Technology
- Computer Science & Software
- Electrical Engineering & Electronics
- Internet & E-Commerce
- Medical Devices
- Optics
- Semiconductor Devices & Processing Methods
- Telecommunications
Honors
- MSIC Blue Chip Cash Award awarded by Defense Intelligence Agency
- Partners in Education Award awarded by the Missile and Space Intelligence Center
Admissions
- District of Columbia, 2007
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2007
- State of Georgia, 2005
Education
University of Georgia School of Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2004
- Intellectual Property Club
- Black Law Student Association
- Christian Legal Society
Tuskegee University, B.S., Electrical Engineering, summa cum laude, 1998
- Distinguished Scholarship Award
- Golden Key National Honor Society
- Dean's List
- Tuskegee University Men’s Basketball Team co-captain
Duane Minley concentrates his practice on drafting and prosecuting patents for electrical, software, and mechanical inventions. In particular, Duane has experience with issues related to quantum technology; wireless communications including cellular technology and mobile phones; semiconductor devices; telecommunications; the Internet; 2D/3D imaging and processing; computer memory devices; processors; nanotechnology; and helicopters. Additionally, Duane focuses on obtaining patents in computer technologies including artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning; computer hardware; databases; networks; operating systems; cloud computing; and software applications. He also has researched and prepared opinions. Duane has experience with medical devices, including DNA characterizing devices, bio-sensing devices, and the like. Duane also counsels start-up companies and universities. Prior to joining Cantor Colburn, he studied a variety of foreign weapon systems including missile and radar systems for the Missile and Space Intelligence Center (MSIC) which is a component of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).
Experience Highlights
Partner, Cantor Colburn LLP, 2021-present
Counsel, Cantor Colburn LLP, 2018-2020
Associate, Cantor Colburn LLP, 2006-2017
Associate, Sughrue Mion, PLLC, Washington, D.C., 2004-2006
Law Clerk, Legal Aid Defender's Clinic, Athens, GA., 2003-2004
Intelligence Officer, US Defense Intelligence Agency/Missile and Space Intelligence Center, Huntsville, AL., 1999-2001
Events
- March 22, 2024
The 102nd Dinner in Honor of the Federal Judiciary will be held on March 22, 2024 in New York City. Cantor Colburn has sponsored the event for more than a decade.
- October 5, 2023Seattle
Cantor Colburn Partner Duane Minley hosts a Roundtable Discussion on Mentorship and Sponsorship at the Driving Diversity in Law & Leadership conference October 5, 2023, in Seattle.
Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association
Georgia Intellectual Property Section of the Georgia Bar
Intellectual Property Owners Association
SEMI
Community/Civic Involvement
Special Emphasis Program Manager for EEOC and Affirmative Advancement and Hiring of all Minority Groups in Federal Employment
School Volunteer at Stonewall Tell Elementary
