Our firm has unparalleled experience in preparing and prosecuting patent applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). In the last 10 years alone, our firm has prosecuted over 20,000 patents to issuance. With over 50 experienced attorneys, including many former USPTO Examiners, our prosecution group has successfully prosecuted patents in all technologies including the electronic, chemical, biotechnology and mechanical arts for clients ranging from Fortune 100 corporations to internet start-ups.

We take pride in preparing patent applications which will help our clients accomplish their real world business objectives. For example, our broad litigation and licensing experience are invaluable in obtaining patents that can be effectively licensed or enforced against infringers. We also advise on the strategic aspects of patent prosecution, helping our clients develop appropriate and cost-effective patent portfolios.

Our patent prosecution practice includes specialized and sophisticated areas that many smaller firms rarely handle. For example, our staff includes several attorneys who are expert in interference procedures, i.e. the inter partes procedure used in the USPTO to determine priority among competing applications to patent the same invention. Similarly, we have attorneys with substantial experience in prosecuting reissue applications and reexaminations of issued United States patents.

Representative Cases

Arqule, Inc. v. Hon. David J. Kappos
D. D. C. 2011

PUBLICATIONS

CLS Bank v. Alice Corporation: En Banc Federal Circuit Finds Financial Services Patents Invalid Under 35 U.S.C. § 101 As Patent Ineligible
Fitzpatrick Case Update
May 10, 2013
Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Myriad Genetics
Fitzpatrick Case Update
April 15, 2013
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto's Patent Prosecution Update
Volume 1, Issue 6
March 6, 2013
Federal Circuit Hears Oral Argument on the Patent Eligibility of Computer-Implemented Methods, Systems and Products
Fitzpatrick Case Update
February 8, 2013
Isolated DNA Sequence Patents - Safe for Now in the US
Intellectual Asset Management
November/December 2012
CLS Bank v. Alice Corporation and Bancorp Services v. Sun Life: Contrary Outcomes in Latest Federal Circuit Decisions on Patent-Eligibility of Financial Services Inventions
The Banking Law Journal
October 2012
Strategic Patent Protection in the “New World” after the America Invents Act
China Intellectual Property Magazine
September 10, 2012
Akamai Technologies v. Limelight Networks and McKesson Technologies v. Epic Systems: Federal Circuit Changes the Law of Active Inducement
Fitzpatrick Case Update
August 31, 2012
Association for Molecular Pathology et al. v. USPTO and Myriad Genetics: The Federal Circuit Again Affirms the Patentability of Isolated Human Genes
Fitzpatrick Case Update
August 2012
New Uncertainty In Subject Matter Eligibility For Biopharma Products
Financier Worldwide Magazine
July 2012
Bancorp Services v. Sun Life: Latest Federal Circuit Case Finding Financial Services Patents Invalid Under 35 U.S.C. § 101
Fitzpatrick Case Update
July 26, 2012
A Cautionary Tale – Recent Trends Show That False Advertising Cases Are Proliferating With the Stakes Higher Than Ever
Fitzpatrick Client Alert
July 23, 2012
The Federal Circuit’s Decision in CLS Bank v. Alice Corporation: Abstraction Must Be “Manifestly Evident” To Hold A Patent Ineligible And Invalid Under 35 U.S.C. § 101
Fitzpatrick Case Update
July 9, 2012
AIA & Paragraph IV Litigation: What’s Next?
LMG Life Sciences
May 2012
Conducting an IP Audit When Laws Change
New York Law Journal
May 9, 2012
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto's Patent Prosecution Update
Volume 1, Issue 5
May 8, 2012
The Limited Ability of a Patent Owner to Amend Claims and Present New Claims in Post-Grant and Inter Partes Reviews
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto's Patent Prosecution Update
May 2012
Supreme Court Holds That the Federal Rules of Evidence Are the Only Evidentiary Restriction in District Court Review of Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences Decisions
Fitzpatrick Case Update
April 18, 2012
The Supreme Court's Decision in Mayo v. Prometheus: Medical Process is an Unpatentable Law of Nature
Fitzpatrick Case Update
March 20, 2012
Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Hyatt v. Kappos
Fitzpatrick Case Update
January 9, 2012
The Scope and Ramifications of the New Post-Grant and Inter Partes Review Proceedings at the USPTO
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto's Patent Prosecution Update
December 2011
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto's Patent Prosecution Update
Volume 1, Issue 4
December 2011
Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument on the Patent Eligibility of a Medical Process
Fitzpatrick Case Update
December 7, 2011
Patent Reform in the US
Financier Worldwide Magazine
December 2011
Patent reissue allows inventors to hedge their bets
The National Law Journal
October 2011
Myriad Interpretations for Biological Patents
Intellectual Property Magazine
October 2011
IP Monetisation Due Diligence: The Duration of Exclusivity II
Financier Worldwide
October 2011
America Invents Act Webinar: September 27
September 27, 2011
Third-Party Opposition of Patent Issuance
China Intellectual Property Magazine
August 2011
Treatment of "Hybrid" Claims in the Courts
Bloomberg Law Reports: Intellectual Property
July 2011
Startup America: a commercialisation wakeup call for potentially dormant patented technology
Financier Worldwide
July 2011
Innovator versus Generic
European Pharmaceutical Contractor
June 2011
The fate of biological patents: a Myriad analysis
Intellectual Property Magazine
June 2011
US patent reform has global implications
China Daily
June 2011
IP Monetisation Due Diligence: The Duration of Exclusivity
Financier Worldwide
April 2011
Accelerating the Acquisition of an Enforceable Patent: Bypassing the USPTO’s Backlog
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto's Patent Prosecution Update
April 2011
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto's Patent Prosecution Update
Volume 1, Issue 3
April 2011
Microsoft v. i4i: Will the Supreme Court Alter the Patent Invalidity Standard?
Intellectual Property Today
March 2011
Establishing an Intellectual Property Program
Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal
March 2011
A Myriad of Amicus Briefs
Executive Counsel
Major DNA Patent Case Before The Federal Circuit
February/March 2011
Ensuring That Your Nanotechnology Invention Is Properly Disclosed and Claimed
Nanotechnology Law & Business
Volume 7, Issue 3
December 2010
The Value of Patents to Technology Driven Companies
Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal
December 2010
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto’s Patent Prosecution Update
Volume 1, Issue 2
November 2010
The Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Of Claims In Reexamination: A Standard Making It Easier to Invalidate Patent Claims
Bloomberg Law Reports: Intellectual Property
October 11, 2010
Traversing Art Rejections in Nanotechnology Patent Applications – No Small Task
Nanotechnology Law & Business
September 2010
US Chapter: Patent Enforcement
The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Patents 2011
September 2010
The Supreme Court's Decision in Bilski v Kappos: Machine-Or-Transformation Is Not The Sole Test, But Claims Still Found Unpatentable
Fitzpatrick Case Update
June 28, 2010
The Changing Attitudes Toward Inter Partes Reexaminations
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto’s Patent Prosecution Update Volume 1, Issue 1
June 9, 2010
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto's Patent Prosecution Update
Volume 1, Issue 1
June 9, 2010
The Future of Means-Plus-Function Claiming for Computer-Implemented Processes
Bloomberg Law Reports
June 7, 2010
Describing Written Description: The Implications of Ariad
China IP Magazine
June 2010
Patent Policing
European Pharmaceutical Contractor
March 2010
Supporting Patentability With Commercial Success
Law 360
September 24, 2009
Make your IP work harder for you
IP Review
Summer 2009
Patent Infringement: The Return of the Opinion of Counsel?
Bloomberg Corporate Law Journal
2009
Five Ways to Improve Your Company's Bottom Line Through Proactive Intellectual Property Management
SGMA
February 12, 2009
Digital Jack-of-All-Trades
IP Law & Business Almanac
December 2007
High court to rule on territorial reach of patents
The National Law Journal
January 22, 2007
Patent Specification Drafting, in Fundamentals of Patent Prosecution 2006: A Boot Camp for Claim Drafting & Amendment Writing
Practising Law Institute
August 2006
An Introduction to Claim Drafting
Fundamentals of Patent Prosecution 2006: A Boot Camp for Claim Drafting & Amendment Writing
August 2006
Patent's Meaning Not Found in Dictionary
Executive Counsel
January/February 2006
Corporate Officers Beware: Will Corporate Veils Preclude Personal Liability For Patent Infringement?
Intellectual Property Today
October 2005
Effect of 'Knorr-Bremse' on Decisions to Rely on Opinion of Counsel
The New York Law Journal
May 12, 2005
The Patent Quality Assistance Act of 2004
The New York Law Journal
February 17, 2005
EPO's Differing Standards
The National Law Journal
October 25, 2004
Patent Notice Letters: Manage With Care
GC New York
October 12, 2004
Staking A Claim In The Nanoworld
Corporate Counsel
June 2004
Federal Circuit Leaves Open the Question of Which Materiality Standard Should Apply in Inequitable Conduct Determinations
Corporate Counsel
October 2003
IP for the High Tech Industry
Building and Enforcing Intellectual Property Value: An International Guide for the Boardroom 2003
June 2003

EVENTS/PRESENTATION

21st Annual Fordham Intellectual Property Law and Policy Conference
Fordham IP Institute
April 4-5, 2013
International Series Program – Best Practices in Patent Law
Federal Circuit Bar Association
Berlin, Germany
November 28, 2012
Advanced Practical Seminar on Protecting IP Rights Overseas
Beijing, China
October 18, 2012
Women’s Initiative Program - Panel Discussion
New York Office
October 11, 2012
3rd Advanced Summit on Biosimilars
American Conference Institute
May 23, 2012
6th Annual Paragraph IV Disputes
American Conference Institute
April 24, 2012
Pre-Grant Procedures for Patent Practitioners Under the America Invents Act: Filing and Prosecuting Patent Applications
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) - Webinar
December 15, 2011
Staying Ahead of the Curve: The Coming Changes to Inter Partes Procedures Before the USPTO
IP Law & Management Institute
November 6-8, 2011
USPTO Implementation of the America Invents Act
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) - Webinar
October 27, 2011
America Invents Act: The Significant Changes for Patent Prosecutors and Litigators
Lawline.com
October 21, 2011
12th Annual Maximizing Pharmaceutical Patent Life Cycles Conference
American Conference Institute
October 3-5, 2011
America Invents Act Webinar: September 27
America Invents Act Webinar: September 27
September 27, 2011
Women’s Initiative Program - Panel Discussion
New York Office
June 23, 2011
Supplementing PTE Through the Use of Second Generation Patents
American Conference Institute
Raymond Mandra spoke on Patent Term Extensions
January 27, 2011
Contrasting Patent Invalidation in China with Patent Re-Examination in the US: Alternative Solutions to Litigation When Being Sued
American Conference Institute
Fitzpatrick Sponsoring 2nd Advanced China IP Counsel Forum
January 19, 2011
12th Advanced Forum on Biotech Patents Conference
American Conference Institute
Partner Raymond Mandra spoke at ACI's 12th Advanced Forum on Biotech Patents Conference.
November 30 - December 1, 2010
Examining Reexaminations: Promises and Pitfalls of Reexamination as a Litigation Tactic
IP Law & Management Institute
November 7-9, 2010
Inter Partes Reexamination: Suddenly all the Rage
CIPI Corporate IP Institute
Scott Malpede moderated a panel at the Corporate IP Institute on November 4th.
November 4, 2010
Advanced Patent Prosecution Workshop 2010: Claim Drafting & Amendment Writing
Practicing Law Institute
July 26-27, 2010
Beyond Bilski: The Future of Patent-Eligible Processes
Law 360 Webcast
June 30, 2010
Follow On Biologics Conference
American Conference Institute
Partners Raymond Mandra and Leisa Smith Lundy presented at ACI's Follow On Biologics Conference on June 21st.
June 21-22, 2010
Fundamentals of Patent Prosecution 2010: A Boot Camp for Claim Drafting & Amendment Writing
Practicing Law Institute
Fitzpatrick Attorneys presented at PLI's Patent Bootcamp on June 16th.
June 16-18th, 2010
Managing IP Budgets: Selectively Using Outside Counsel and Other Resources to Efficiently Enhance and Enforce IP Portfolios
Corporate IP Institute Intellectual Property Conference
November 3, 2009
Corporate IP Counsel Summit
World Research Group
April 2009
Global Patent Strategies: Protecting Innovation in a World of Change
AIPLA Mid Winter Institute
January 30, 2009
Highlighting In-Depth Interference Practices, Patent Life Cycle Management and Litigation Tactics
IQPC's 2nd Annual Patent Strategies for the Pharma, Biotech and Medical Device Industries
July 15-16, 2008
Recent US Case Law Developments Affecting Primary and Secondary Pharma Patents
C5's 7th Annual Pharma Patent Lifecycles Conference
June 27, 2008
Providing Quick and Efficient Due Diligence Reviews to Enhance the Commercial Value of Licensing and Transactions
Worldwide Business Research’s PharmaBiotech IP Summit
May 30, 2008
Best Practices for Restriction Practice & the New Rules on Alternative Claims
AIPLA Spring Meeting
May 14, 2008
Brand v. Miller: Standard of Review of Factual Findings Made by the PTO Board of Appeals
24th Annual Joint Patent Practice Seminar
April 20, 2008
Key Factors in Long-Term Lawyer-Client Relationships
AIPLA 2008 Mid-Winter Institute
January 24, 2008
Patent Drafting Considerations In Light Of Some Notable Court Interpretations Of The Written Description Requirement
16th Annual Advanced Patent Prosecution Workshop
July 2007
Preventing Adverse Findings From Terminating the Deal
Technology IP Due Diligence Conference
June 21, 2007
Resolving Domestic and International IP Disputes Through Arbitration and Mediation
D.C. Bar Intellectual Property Law Section
May 22, 2007
In re Nuijten, Patentable Subject Matter Under 35 U.S.C. § 101
2007 NYIPLA Joint Patent Practice Seminar
May 9, 2007
The Use of Reexamination As a Litigation Tactic
AIPLA 2007 Spring Meeting
May 9-11, 2007
Unlocking IP Value: What Every Corporate Patent Practitioner Should Know
22nd Annual ABA Intellectual Property Law Conference
April 2007
Eyes Wide Open: What You Must Do to See Beyond the Veil (FTO in the Wider Context)
C5 4th International FTO Forum
March 29, 2007
Recent Judicial Developments in U.S. Patent Law
C5 6th Annual Pharmaceutical Patent Lifecycles Conference
January 23, 2007
Selected Topics in Advanced Patent Prosecution
16th Annual Advanced Patent Prosecution Workshop
November 2006
U.S. Claim Construction Since Phillips
Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, 80th Annual Meeting
September 28, 2006
Claim Construction
NYIPLA/Federal Circuit Bar Association Conference
October 14, 2005
Patent Opinions of Counsel: Practical Decision Points in an Evolving Environment
AIPLA Online Seminar
July 29, 2005
Protecting, Defending and Enforcing Your Patents
Patent Strategies in Deals 2004
November 2004
Interesting Developments in the Monsanto v. Schmeiser Decision: Patentable Subject Matter and Damages
Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, 78th Annual Meeting
October 14-16, 2004
Putting Post-Grant Patent Opposition On Trial: A Litigator's Viewpoint
2004 AIPLA Spring Meeting
May 13-15, 2004
Claim Construction-The Ordinary Meaning of Terms As Revealed By Dictionaries and Learned Treatises
20th Annual Joint Patent Practice Seminar
April 22, 2004
Japan's Article 35- Developments in Employees Remuneration Of Company-Owned Patents
20th Annual Joint Patent Practice Seminar
April 22, 2004
Patent Law and Issues of Professionalism For the Engineer
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
February 26, 2004
Recent Reforms in PCT Practice
New York Intellectual Property Law Association Fall CLE Program
November 21, 2003
Compliance with the Written Description Requirement
AIPLA's Advanced Patent Prosecution Training Seminar
June 12, 2003
Recent Developments in Inter Partes Reexamination Practice
NYIPLA's 19th Annual Joint Seminar Program, Patent Practice Update
May 8, 2003
Update: Written Description and Enablement Issues
NYIPLA CLE Luncheon
April 25, 2003
Whether Government Patent Offices Should Contract With Private Companies To Search The Prior Art
International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys and the American Intellectual Property Law Association Colloquium
April 8-9, 2003
Claim Construction, Anticipation and Section 112 Issues
NYIPLA CLE Luncheon
March 28, 2003
Exploring the Need for Harmonization of Law: Impending Impact of Globalization
2001 ABA Annual Meeting
August 2001
Is it Good Lawyering to Write Bad Claims?
ABA Section of IP Law
April 2001
Patent Infringement and Right to Use Opinions
November 1, 2001

IN THE NEWS

Fitzpatrick Listed as Leading Bio Life Sciences Firm
Managing Intellectual Property
April 2013
Sixteen Fitzpatrick Partners Recognized as IP Stars
Managing Intellectual Property
April 2013
Fitzpatrick Receives 2013 US IP Specialty Firm of the Year Award
Managing Intellectual Property
March 19, 2013
Fitzpatrick partner recognized as ILO Client Choice Winner
International Law Office, Client Choice Guide 2013
February 2013
Fitzpatrick Receives Top 5 Patent Prosecution Ranking for Leading Patent Filers
Managing Intellectual Property
January 29, 2013
Fitzpatrick Recognized as a Tier 1 New York Best Law Firm: Patent Litigation
Leaders League
December 2012
Fitzpatrick Recognized as "National Tier 1" and "New York Tier 1" firm by Best Lawyers and U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
November 2012
Nicholas M. Cannella inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers
October 26, 2012
Fitzpatrick Attorney Named Award Winner by Profiles in Diversity Journal
Profiles in Diversity Journal
September/October 2012
Twelve Fitzpatrick Partners Named As Top New York Intellectual Property Litigators
Super Lawyers: New York Metro Edition
September 2012
Nine Fitzpatrick Lawyers Recognized as Best IP Lawyers in America 2013
Best Lawyers in America 2013
August 2012
Fitzpatrick Recognized as a Leading Life Sciences Intellectual Property Firm
LMG Life Sciences
June 2012
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto Recognized as a Leading Patent Firm by IAM Patent 1000
IAM Patent 1000
June 2012
Fitzpatrick Recognized as First Tier Intellectual Property Firm by Chambers USA Nine Years in a Row
Chambers USA
June 2012
Fitzpatrick Listed as Tier 1 Bio Life Sciences and Patent Litigation Law Firm
Managing Intellectual Property
May 2012
Fitzpatrick is listed in The Intellectual Property Hot List
The National Law Journal
May 2012
Fitzpatrick listed as a Leading Intellectual Property Firm in Chambers Global 2012
Chambers Global 2012
April 2012
Fitzpatrick listed as a leading Intellectual Property firm
PLC Which Lawyer
April 2012
Fitzpatrick partner recognized as ILO Client Choice Winner
International Law Office, Client Choice Guide 2012
February 2012
Fitzpatrick Recognized by Six Fortune 500 Companies as their "Go To Law Firm"
Corporate Counsel
January, 2012
Fitzpatrick Honored by The Legal Aid Society
The Legal Aid Society
November, 2011
Nine Fitzpatrick Lawyers Recognized as Best IP Lawyers in America 2012
Best Lawyers in America 2012
November 2011
Fitzpatrick Recognized as a "National Tier 1" and "New York Tier 1" firm by Best Lawyers and U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
November 2011
Nine Fitzpatrick Partners Named As Top New York Intellectual Property Litigators in the 2011 issue of Super Lawyers: New York Metro Edition
Super Lawyers: New York Metro Edition
September 2011
Major Patent Law Reform Passes
September 14, 2011
Eight Fitzpatrick Lawyers Listed As Top Patent Prosecutors In Patent Buddy 2011
Patent Buddy
June 2011
Fitzpatrick Listed as a Band 1 Intellectual Property Firm in Chambers USA 2011
Chambers USA
June 2011
Fitzpatrick listed in the International Who's Who of Patent Lawyers 2011
Who's Who Legal
May 2011
Fitzpatrick listed as a Leading Firm in Intellectual Property in Chambers Global 2011
Chambers Global 2011
April 2011
Fitzpatrick Ranked Leading Firm in PLC Which Lawyer 2011
PLC Which Lawyer 2011
March 2011
Fitzpatrick Ranked in List of Top Patent Prosecution Firms
Intellectual Property Today
March 2011
Fitzpatrick Listed in Tier 1 for Bio Life Sciences
Managing Intellectual Property
February 2011
Fitzpatrick Receives Pro Bono Award from the Legal Aid Society
Legal Aid Society
November 4, 2010
Nine Fitzpatrick Partners Named As Top New York Intellectual Property Litigators in the 2010 issue of Super Lawyers: New York Metro Edition
Super Lawyers: New York Metro Edition
October 2010
Six Fitzpatrick Lawyers Recognized as Best IP Lawyers in America 2011
Best Lawyers in America 2011
October 2010
Fitzpatrick was chosen as a "National Tier 1" and "New York Tier 1" firm in Intellectual Property Law
U.S. News & World Report
October 2010
Blind Spots: Hidden Risks in Patent Portfolio Management
Counsel to Counsel
Summer 2010
Fitzpatrick Listed as a Band 1 Intellectual Property Firm in Chambers USA 2010
Chambers USA
June, 2010
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto Named the 2010 “Best US IP Law Firm”
International Legal Alliance Summit and Awards
June 8, 2010
Prolonging Patent: Under Wyeth, Many Patent Terms Will Be Recalculated
Inside Counsel
April 2010
Top Patent Firms
Intellectual Property Today
March 2010
Fitzpatrick Listed in Tier 1 for Bio Life Sciences
Managing Intellectual Property IP Handbook 2010
February 2010
ACQ Law Awards
ACQ Finance Magazine
November 2009
Seven Fitzpatrick Lawyers Listed as Best IP Lawyers in America 2010
Best Lawyers in America 2010
October 2009
Nine Fitzpatrick Partners Named As Top New York Intellectual Property Litigators in the 2009 issue of Super Lawyers: New York Metro Edition
Super Lawyers: New York Metro Edition
October 2009
Respond Carefully to Notification of Adversely Held Patents
Counsel to Counsel
May 2009
Fitzpatrick Listed as a Band 1 Intellectual Property Firm in Chambers USA 2009
Chambers USA 2009
June 2009
Fitzpatrick Named as Leading New York Firm
Practical Law Company's Which Lawyer? Yearbook
April 2009
Managing Intellectual Property North American IP Awards
Managing Intellectual Property
March 30, 2009
Fitzpatrick Ranked in Top Five in IP Today's Annual Survey
Intellectual Property Today
March 2009
Eleven Fitzpatrick Lawyers Recognized by Legal Media Group Expert Guides
Guide to the World's Leading Patent Law Practitioners
March 2009
Fitzpatrick Listed as a Tier 1 Intellectual Property Firm in Chambers Global 2009
Chambers Global 2009
January 2009
Seven Fitzpatrick Lawyers Listed as Best IP Lawyers in America 2009
Best Lawyers in America 2009
October 2008
Nine Fitzpatrick Partners Named As Top New York Intellectual Property Litigators in the 2008 issue of Super Lawyers: New York Metro Edition
Super Lawyers: New York Metro Edition 2008
October 2008
Fitzpatrick Named as Leading New York Firm
Practical Law Company's Which Lawyer? Yearbook
2008
Fitzpatrick Ranked in Top Five in IP Today's Annual Survey
Intellectual Property Today
March 2008
Fitzpatrick Listed as a Tier 1 Intellectual Property Firm in Chambers Global 2008
Chambers Global 2008
January 2008
Seven Fitzpatrick Lawyers Listed as Best IP Lawyers in America 2008
Best Lawyers in America 2008
October 2007
Nine Fitzpatrick Partners Named As Top New York Intellectual Property Litigators in the 2007 issue of Super Lawyers: New York Metro Edition
Super Lawyers: New York Metro Edition 2007
September 2007
Fitzpatrick Attorneys Featured in New York Magazine Profile
New York Magazine
July 2-9, 2007
Fitzpatrick Named as Leading New York Firm
PLC Which Lawyer Yearbook 2007
May 2007
Fitzpatrick Ranked Top Patent Firm
Intellectual Property Today
March 2007
Fitzpatrick Attorneys Featured in 2007 Who's Who Legal: Patent
Who's Who Legal: Patent
2007
Fitzpatrick Cella Listed Among the Top 5 Firms for Utility Patents Granted in 2006
United States Patent and Trademark Office
February 2007
Fitzpatrick Listed as Tier 1 Intellectual Property Firm in Chambers Global 2007
Chambers Global 2007
January 2007
Seven Fitzpatrick Lawyers Listed as Best IP Lawyers in America 2007
Best Lawyers in America 2007
October 2006
Two Fitzpatrick Lawyers Named Best of the Best 2006
The US Best of the Best
July 2006
Fitzpatrick Ranked #5 for Initiating Patent Litigation
IP Law & Business
July 2006
Fitzpatrick Named as a Leading Firm in Chambers Global 2006
Chambers Global The World's Leading Lawyers for Business
2006
Fitzpatrick Ranked #7 Most Diverse Law Firm in New York
The New York Law Journal's Book of Lists 2006
March 2006
Fitzpatrick Ranked Top Patent Firm
Intellectual Property Today
March 2006
Fitzpatrick Named as Leading New York Firm
PLC Which Lawyer Yearbook 2006
February 2006
Fitzpatrick Client Canon Inc. Ranked #2 In USPTO Top 10 Patents List
January 10, 2006
Two New Fitzpatrick Partners Named in 2006
January 1, 2006
Fitzpatrick Ranked Leading Firm in PLC Which Lawyer 2005/2006
PLC Which Lawyer 2005/2006
December 2005
Eight Fitzpatrick Lawyers Listed as Best IP Lawyers in America 2006, The Most Listed for IP in New York
Best Lawyers in America 2006
September 2005
Fitzpatrick Ranked in Band 1 in 2005 Chambers USA Survey
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
May 25, 2005
Seven Fitzpatrick Lawyers Included on List of Best IP Lawyers in America
Best Lawyers in America
2005-2006
Fitzpatrick Receives 2004 MCCA Thomas L. Sager Award
November/December 2004
Fitzpatrick Ranked #4 In 2004 Diversity Scorecard
June 2004
Fitzpatrick Ranked as Leading Firm in 2004 Chambers USA Survey
Chambers USA: Leading Business Lawyers
April 21, 2004
Fitzpatrick Highly Ranked in Patent Quality Survey
IP Law & Business
March 2004
Fitzpatrick Ranked As Top Patent Firm in 2004
Intellectual Property Today, 2004
March 2004
Fitzpatrick Elects Three New Partners
January 1, 2004
Seven Fitzpatrick Lawyers Listed as Best IP Lawyers in America
Best Lawyers in America
2003-2004
Fitzpatrick Ranked As A Top U.S. Intellectual Property Law Firm
Chambers Global: World's Leading Lawyers 2003 and Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers
2003-2004
Fitzpatrick Ranked # 10 In 2002 Diversity Scorecard
December 2003
Fitzpatrick Ranked as Top Patent Prosecution Firm
IP Law & Business
March 2003
Fitzpatrick Ranked Top 5 Patent Firm
Intellectual Property Today
March 2003
Six Fitzpatrick Lawyers Ranked as World's Leading Patent Experts
2003 Guide to the World's Leading Patent Law Experts
2003
Fitzpatrick Client Canon, Inc. Ranked #2 In USPTO Top 10 Patents List
2003
Three New Fitzpatrick Partners Named 2002
January 2002
Fitzpatrick Receives 2002 MCCA Thomas L. Sager Award
October 16, 2002
Fitzpatrick Ranked #1 for Biotech Patent Quality
IP Law & Business
June 2002
Fitzpatrick, Cella Recognized for 20 Years of Service to Improving Justice
December 13, 2001
California Office Relocates to Larger Quarters
2001
Charles P. Baker Elected as Chair of the American Bar Association's Intellectual Property Law Section
2001
Four Partners Nominated to the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers
2001

PRESS RELEASES

New Partners Named
January 15, 2013
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto Recognized for the Seventh Time as a Burton Award Recipient
June 16, 2011
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto Recognized as Intellectual Property Leader by Chambers USA Eight Years in a Row
Chambers & Partners USA 2011
June 14, 2011
New Partners Named
January 5, 2011
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto Honored For Industry Excellence in Intellectual Property by Chambers & Partners
Chambers & Partners USA 2010
June 14, 2010
Best US IP Law Firm
International Legal Alliance Summit and Awards 2010
June 2010
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto Elects Jason M. Okun as New Partner
January 4, 2010
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper, & Scinto Named “Decade Award Winner” in Legal Writing by the Burton Foundation
Burton Foundation
December 16, 2009
Fitzpatrick, Cella Listed as a Tier One Intellectual Property Firm
Institutional Investor's 2010 Benchmark Litigation Guide
December 2009
Fitzpatrick named Patent Law Firm of the Year: North America
ACQ Finance Magazine
December 01, 2009
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto's New York Headquarters Relocates
September 2009
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto Honored by Chambers & Partners in Tier 1 for New York Intellectual Property Law Firms
Chambers & Partners USA 2009
June 16, 2009
Firm to be Recognized As a Burton Award Recipient For the Fifth Time
2009 Burton Awards
April 14, 2009
Colleen Tracy named Managing Partner at Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
Health Law & Intellectual Property Law Highlights
March 2009
Colleen Tracy Named as Fitzpatrick's Managing Partner
March 19, 2009
New Partners Named
January 6, 2009
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto Ranked #1 in Intellectual Property
Chambers USA 2008
June 16, 2008
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto Receives 2008 Burton Legal Achievement Award
May 12, 2008
New Partners named in January 2008
January 2, 2008
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto Ranked #1 in Intellectual Property
June 2007
Fitzpatrick Cella Elects Five New Partners
January 1, 2007
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto Ranked #1 in IP
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto Ranked #1 in Intellectual Property in Chambers & Partners’ 2006 U.S. Guide
June 2006
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto Receives Minority Corporate Counsel Association's Thomas L. Sager Diversity Award
October 2004
Fitzpatrick Elects Three Partners
January 5, 2004
John D. Murnane Joins Fitzpatrick's Patent Practice
June 2, 2003
Fitzpatrick Receives Thomas L. Sager Diversity Award
October 2002

Area Leader/Chair:Anthony M. Zupcic

ATTORNEYS IN THIS PRACTICE AREA

PartnersStephen E. Belisle
Jonathan Berschadsky
Frank A. DeLucia, Jr.
Leonard P. Diana
Robert H. Fischer
Daniel S. Glueck
Edmund J. Haughey
Elizabeth F. Holowacz
Brian L. Klock
Edward A. Kmett
Scott D. Malpede
Raymond R. Mandra
John D. Murnane
Michael K. O'Neill
Jason M. Okun
Justin J. Oliver
Lawrence S. Perry
Simon D. Roberts
Alicia A. Russo
Michael P. Sandonato
Douglas Sharrott
Lawrence A. Stahl
Stephen K. Sullivan, Ph.D.
William M. Wannisky
Steven E. Warner
Mark A. Williamson
Lock See Yu-Jahnes, Ph.D.
Anthony M. Zupcic

CounselFeng Xu, Ph.D.

AssociatesErin J.D. Austin
Christopher M. Barkley
Seth Boeshore
Siew Yen Chong, Ph.D.
M. Diana Danca, Ph.D.
Jacqueline A. DiRamio
Melissa Gibson
Vishal C. Gupta
Michael J. Guzniczak
Donald H. Heckenberg Jr.
Gary M. Jacobs
Jason E. Johnson
Chitra M. Kalyanaraman
Leslie Kushner, Ph.D.
Andrew Kutas
Jonathan T. Kwok
David D. Leege
Agatha H. Liu, Ph.D.
Christian Mannino
Leila Kaplus Marcovici
Gabrielle Markeson
Dennis J. McMahon
Scott A. McMurry Ph.D.
Joseph O. McPartland
Dillon J. Murphy
Eunice Ng
Theresa Vy H. Nguyen
Jason E. O'Leary
Joseph P. Pieroni, Ph.D.
Robert W. Pierson Jr.
Joshua D. Schneider
Damond E. Vadnais
Sujatha Vathyam, Ph.D.
Santiago Velez
Sean M. Walsh
Stephen Yam