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 Patricia A. Martone
Partner




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PRACTICES
Intellectual Property

International
    Practice

    Patricia Martone is a partner in Ropes & Gray's Intellectual Property Group and a co-head of the firm's International Practice Group. Specializing in litigation for more than 30 years, Pat has tried more than a dozen cases, including the landmark patent infringement liability and damages trials in Polaroid v. Kodak. In recent years, she has led the licensing and enforcement activities of major patent holders. Pat is also experienced in resolving through negotiation or litigation, contract claims and defenses arising out of patent license agreements. Pat joined Ropes & Gray when it merged with Fish & Neave, the IP boutique where she had been a partner since 1983.

    Professional Experience

    Patricia has served as lead trial counsel in numerous patent cases including In re: Halftone Color separations ('809) Patent Litigation, Civil Action No. 8:08-ML-01926 CJC; Aisin AW v. TomTom N.V. et al., Civil Action No.9:08-CV-00070 RC (E.D. Tex); MediaTek v. Sanyo Electric Co., Civil Action No. 6:05 CV 323 (LED) (E.D. Tex.); Sanyo Electric Co. v. MediaTek, 2006 WL 4542736, 4532984 (C.D. Cal.); Combined Logic Co. v. Avid Technology, Inc., 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23875 (S.D.N.Y. 2004); British Telecommunications v. Verizon et al., (Civil Action Nos. 03-528-SLR D. Del.); Plasma Physics v. IBM et al., (Civil Action Nos. 02-3463, 02-3475, 02-3484 E.D.N.Y.); SEL v. Sanyo Electric Co., Civil Action No. 00-018 GMS (D. Del.); Applied Materials v. Plasma Physics et al., Civil Action No. 00-2199 (E.D.N.Y.); Plasma Physics Corporation et al. v. Fujitsu et al., 99 Civ. 8593 (E.D.N.Y.); Allied Signal v. Allegheny Ludlum, 29 USPQ2d 1039 (D. Conn. August 6, 1993), 132 F.R.D. 134 (D. Conn. 1990).

    She has also served as trial counsel in numerous patent cases including Polaroid Corp. v. Eastman Kodak Co., 16 USPQ2d 1481 (D. Mass. 1990) (damages), 641 F.Supp. 828 (D. Mass. 1985), affirmed 789 F.2d 1556 (Fed. Cir. 1986) (liability); Scripto-Tokai Corp. v. Gillette Co., 1994 Trade Case 70,821 (C.D. Cal. 1994), 788 F. Supp. 439 (C.D. Cal. 1992); Motorola v. Rockwell, No. 95-575-SLR (D. Del.); Motorola v. U.S. Robotics, No. 97-10339 (D. Mass).

    In addition, she has served as trial counsel in trademark and copyright cases including NBA v. Motorola, 105 F.3rd 841 (2d Cir. 1997); Pignons S.A. de Mechanique v. Polaroid Corp., 657 F.2d 482 (1 Cir. 1981).

    Patricia has been lead negotiator for major patent licensing programs in technologies including semiconductor manufacturing, flat panel displays and telecommunications and has closed more than forty license agreements. Representative clients in the United States, Japan and Europe include Aisin AW, British Telecommunications, Casio, Plasma Physics, Ricoh, Sanyo Electric, and Solar Physics.

    Honors & Awards

    • The Best Lawyers in America (2003-2007)
    • Litigation Counsel of America (Trial Lawyer Honorary), Fellow
    • The Legal 500 US (IP - Non-Contentious/Transactional Patent licensing) (2007)
    • Who's Who in America
    • New York Bar Foundation, Fellow
    • New York Super Lawyers (2006, 2007)
    • Honored by New York Lawyers for the Public Interest in 2006 for service to the organization


    Professional & Civic Activities

    • Adjunct Professor of Law, New York University School of Law (1990-present) 
    • Board of Directors, New York Lawyers for The Public Interest, 1988-2006 (Chair, 1996-98; Vice Chair, Development, 2002-2005).  Joined Emeritus Board in 2006
    • Board of Directors, Legal Services of New York (1991-1995)
    • Frequent speaker and author on intellectual property subjects
    • Contributing author of chapter on patent misuse issues to Drafting License Agreements (4th Ed., Aspen Publishers)
    • Contributing author chapter on attorney-client privilege and work product to Patent Litigation (PLI Press)


    Memberships & Affiliations

    • American Intellectual Property Law Association
    • American Bar Association
    • American Chemical Society
    • Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Past Member, Committee on Environmental Law; Committee on Trademarks and Unfair Competition)
    • Federal Bar Council
    • Licensing Executives Society
    • New York Bar Association
    • New York Intellectual Property Law Association


    Bar Admissions
    • New York


    Courts
    • Supreme Court of the United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
    • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
    • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
    • U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado


    Education
    • 1973, J.D., New York University School of Law; Managing Editor, Review of Law & Social Change; Founder's Day Award (top 10% of class)
    • 1969, M.A. (Physical Chemistry), The Johns Hopkins University; National Science Foundation Graduate Traineeship
    • 1968, B.A. (Chemistry), New York University; Washington Square College


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