Over the past three decades, no field of science or engineering has had a greater impact on the way we live than electronics and computers. Since the inception of our firm, many of the leaders in these fields have chosen Fitzpatrick as their intellectual property counsel.

And with good reason. Our lawyers have provided first class representation to our clients in courts, in arbitrations and before the PTO, as well as in licensing and transactions. We also have extensive experience in client counseling in this area, advising on matters such as intellectual property portfolio development, enforcement strategies, risk assessment and the like, and are routinely called upon to provide such services.

Our experience here is as diverse as the field itself: we've handled matters involving ink jet printers, relational database management systems, video games, computer network routing, medical imaging, wireless and land-line telephony, semiconductors, global positioning systems and interactive CD-ROMS, just to name a few. Our lawyers who practice in this area hold bachelors and advanced degrees in electrical engineering or computer science, and typically have several years of industry experience as well. Given the breadth and depth of our expertise, there is simply no matter that is too complicated for us to handle.

PUBLICATIONS

Federal Circuit Hears Oral Argument on the Patent Eligibility of Computer-Implemented Methods, Systems and Products
Fitzpatrick Case Update
February 8, 2013
Federal Circuit Expands Indirect Infringement
New York Law Journal
January 14, 2013
When are Computer-Implemented Methods Patentable in the United States?
Corporate LiveWire - Expert Guide: Intellectual Property Law
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
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
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
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
Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument on the Patent Eligibility of a Medical Process
Fitzpatrick Case Update
December 7, 2011
Federal Circuit Hears Oral Argument on Infringement by Multiple Parties
Fitzpatrick Case Update
November 18, 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
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
The Value of Patents to Technology Driven Companies
Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal
December 2010
US Supreme Court Confirms Patentability of Business Methods but Sets Stage for Continued Uncertainty
Financier Worldwide
October 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 Future of Means-Plus-Function Claiming for Computer-Implemented Processes
Bloomberg Law Reports
June 7, 2010
Should marking requirement apply to method claims?
Managing Intellectual Property e-Newsletter
March 16, 2010
Patent Policing
European Pharmaceutical Contractor
March 2010
Bilski: the life sciences angle
Intellectual Asset Management
February 2010
Patenting business methods in the US: bullish or bearish outlook
Financier Worldwide
October 2009
Patenting Software and Business Methods After Bilski
Executive Counsel
February/March 2009
Will the Supreme Court Push Back Again On The Patent Pendulum?
Intellectual Property Today
February 2009
Federal Circuit Changes Test for Patenting of Processes
The New York Law Journal
November 10, 2008
Patent exhaustion revitalized?
The National Law Journal
August 18, 2008
Protecting against deception in standards-setting organizations
Intellectual Asset Management
June/July 2008
High court to rule on territorial reach of patents
The National Law Journal
January 22, 2007
Software Patent Damages for Foreign Sales: An Update
The Computer & Internet Lawyer
December 2004
Patent Locally, Win Damages Globally
IP Law & Business
August 2004
Software Patent Damages for Foreign Sales: Have The District Courts Gone Too Far?
The Computer & Internet Lawyer
July 2004
Software and Business-Method Patents: A Decade in Review
The Patent Journal
July 2002
Current Developments in Business Method Patent Law
E-Commerce Law Journal
September 2001
Patent Protection of Computer Software
Computer Software Agreements: Forms and Commentary
June 1999

EVENTS/PRESENTATION

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
6th Annual Paragraph IV Disputes
American Conference Institute
April 24, 2012
Federal Circuit Bar Association's International Series Program Innovation and Commerce - Global Legal Considerations
Tokyo, Japan
October 25, 2011
Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Patent Conference
Wolters Kluwer-Shenzhen, China
Recent U.S. Patent Decisions and Their Significance to Chinese Companies
October 19-20, 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
27th Annual Joint Patent Practice Seminar
Joint Patent Practice Continuing Legal Education, Inc.
April 27, 2011
Beyond Bilski: The Future of Patent-Eligible Processes
Law 360 Webcast
June 30, 2010
5th Annual Conference on Corporate Intellectual Property in China
Shanghai, China
April 22-23, 2010
18th Annual Fordham Intellectual Property Law Institute
New York, NY
April 8, 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
IP Issues and Recent Cases in Standard Setting
5th Annual IP Counsel Forum
March 24, 2009
Key Factors in Long-Term Lawyer-Client Relationships
AIPLA 2008 Mid-Winter Institute
January 24, 2008
Resolving Domestic and International IP Disputes Through Arbitration and Mediation
D.C. Bar Intellectual Property Law Section
May 22, 2007
Unlocking IP Value: What Every Corporate Patent Practitioner Should Know
22nd Annual ABA Intellectual Property Law Conference
April 2007
AT&T v. Microsoft: Extraterritorial Acts/Damages/Software
22nd Annual Joint Patent Practice CLE Seminar
May 3, 2006
Claim Construction
NYIPLA/Federal Circuit Bar Association Conference
October 14, 2005
Web Site Liability: How to Avoid Common Pitfalls and Conduct E-Commerce with Confidence
MCCA's 2nd Annual CLE Expo
May 1, 2003
Non-U.S. Business Method Patents
Joint Patent Practice Seminar - Philadelphia, CT, NJ and NY Intellectual Property Law Associations
September 2002

IN THE NEWS

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 "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, 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 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 Receives Pro Bono Award from the Legal Aid Society
Legal Aid Society
November 4, 2010
Fitzpatrick Listed in Tier 1 for Intellectual Property
Benchmark: The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys 2011
November 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
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
ACQ Law Awards
ACQ Finance Magazine
November 2009
Fitzpatrick Listed in Tier 1 for Intellectual Property
Benchmark: The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys 2010
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
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 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 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
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 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 Associate Featured in NYLJ Article
New York Law Journal
December 12, 2003
Fitzpatrick Ranked # 10 In 2002 Diversity Scorecard
December 2003
Partner Leisa M. Smith Receives The Network Journal's 40-Under Forty Achievement Award
June 19, 2003
Fitzpatrick Announces Two New Partners
January 1, 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, 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
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 Elects Two Partners
January 6, 2003
Fitzpatrick Receives Thomas L. Sager Diversity Award
October 2002

Area Leader/Chair:Michael P. Sandonato

ATTORNEYS IN THIS PRACTICE AREA

PartnersJonathan Berschadsky
Nicholas M. Cannella
John D. Carlin
Donald J. Curry
Frank A. DeLucia, Jr.
Leonard P. Diana
Robert H. Fischer
Daniel S. Glueck
Edmund J. Haughey
Brian L. Klock
Edward A. Kmett
Leisa Smith Lundy
Scott D. Malpede
Michael K. O'Neill
Lisa Barons Pensabene
Marc J. Pensabene
Scott K. Reed
Henry J. Renk
Michael P. Sandonato
Peter D. Shapiro
Douglas Sharrott
Lawrence A. Stahl
William M. Wannisky
Steven E. Warner
Mark A. Williamson
Lock See Yu-Jahnes, Ph.D.
Anthony M. Zupcic

Of CounselEdward E. Vassallo

CounselJessica Hiney

AssociatesDamien N. Dombrowski
C. Austin Ginnings
Michael J. Guzniczak
Gary M. Jacobs
Andrew Kutas
Agatha H. Liu, Ph.D.
Joseph O. McPartland
Dillon J. Murphy
Eunice Ng
Santiago Velez
Stephen Yam