Brad regularly counsels US and foreign clients in all areas of intellectual property, with a focus on trials and appeals of patent infringement cases, client product development and strategy, rendering opinions on patent infringement and validity, intellectual property due diligence investigations, licensing, preparation and prosecution of patent applications, and patent portfolio management in a variety of technologies, including electrical devices, computer hardware and software, e-commerce, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, cosmetics, consumer products, and mechanical arts.
Brad has litigated patent infringement and invalidity, trademark, unfair competition, and trade secret disputes before US district courts and the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in matters involving multiple patents and complex technologies. He has also represented a multinational technology and consulting firm before the US Supreme Court as an amicus curiae in eBay v. MercExchange, LLC, 126 S.Ct. 1837 (2006) and Lab Corp. of Am. v. Metabolite Labs Inc., 126 S. Ct. 2976 (2006).
Before joining Mintz Levin in 2008, Brad practiced at a New York intellectual property boutique, where he started as a summer associate in 2003. Brad began his legal career in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania as a law clerk to the Honorable John T. J. Kelly. Prior to law, Brad worked as a project engineer at the Ingersoll Rand Company, where he was responsible for the research, development, and design of industrial light-duty assembly tools.
During law school, he was editor-in-chief of the Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.
Representative Matters
- Defending a cosmetic company in a patent infringement and unfair competition action in the Central District of California; achieved a favorable claim construction ruling and summary judgment of noninfringement
- Representing a computer software company in a patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation action in the Northern District of California
- Defending an electrical components manufacturer in a patent infringement action, involving multilayer capacitors, in the Southern District of California.
- Defending a recreational products manufacturer in three related patent infringement actions, involving 13 patents directed to various personal watercraft technologies, in the Eastern District of California
- Representing a global chemical company in a patent infringement action, concerning fire extinguishing compositions, in the District of Delaware
- Representing a well-known watch company in a trademark infringement action, concerning counterfeit goods, in Northern District of Georgia
- Representing an international restaurant and hotel owner in a Federal Circuit appeal involving contract interpretation issues
- Representing a health care waste management company in a Federal Circuit appeal involving patent invalidity and licensing issues
Professional & Community Involvement
- Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Member, New York Intellectual Property Law Association
- Member, Federal Bar Council
- Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- Member, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce
Brad regularly counsels US and foreign clients in all areas of intellectual property, with a focus on trials and appeals of patent infringement cases, client product development and strategy, rendering opinions on patent infringement and validity, intellectual property due diligence investigations, licensing, preparation and prosecution of patent applications, and patent portfolio management in a variety of technologies, including electrical devices, computer hardware and software, e-commerce, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, cosmetics, consumer products, and mechanical arts.
Brad has litigated patent infringement and invalidity, trademark, unfair competition, and trade secret disputes before US district courts and the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in matters involving multiple patents and complex technologies. He has also represented a multinational technology and consulting firm before the US Supreme Court as an amicus curiae in eBay v. MercExchange, LLC, 126 S.Ct. 1837 (2006) and Lab Corp. of Am. v. Metabolite Labs Inc., 126 S. Ct. 2976 (2006).
Before joining Mintz Levin in 2008, Brad practiced at a New York intellectual property boutique, where he started as a summer associate in 2003. Brad began his legal career in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania as a law clerk to the Honorable John T. J. Kelly. Prior to law, Brad worked as a project engineer at the Ingersoll Rand Company, where he was responsible for the research, development, and design of industrial light-duty assembly tools.
During law school, he was editor-in-chief of the Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.
Representative Matters
- Defending a cosmetic company in a patent infringement and unfair competition action in the Central District of California; achieved a favorable claim construction ruling and summary judgment of noninfringement
- Representing a computer software company in a patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation action in the Northern District of California
- Defending an electrical components manufacturer in a patent infringement action, involving multilayer capacitors, in the Southern District of California.
- Defending a recreational products manufacturer in three related patent infringement actions, involving 13 patents directed to various personal watercraft technologies, in the Eastern District of California
- Representing a global chemical company in a patent infringement action, concerning fire extinguishing compositions, in the District of Delaware
- Representing a well-known watch company in a trademark infringement action, concerning counterfeit goods, in Northern District of Georgia
- Representing an international restaurant and hotel owner in a Federal Circuit appeal involving contract interpretation issues
- Representing a health care waste management company in a Federal Circuit appeal involving patent invalidity and licensing issues
Professional & Community Involvement
- Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Member, New York Intellectual Property Law Association
- Member, Federal Bar Council
- Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- Member, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce
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