Gregory S. Gewirtz

Gregory S. Gewirtz is a partner in the firm. His practice spans various areas of intellectual property law, with extensive experience in patent and trademark litigation, licensing, studies and opinions involving electrical engineering technologies, mechanical products and medical devices. He has been the lead counsel in numerous district court actions throughout the United States as well as appellate actions before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He has substantial expertise as lead counsel in IPRs reexaminations and other post grant proceedings before the USPTO. He also has extensive prosecution experience and has negotiated many license agreements in electronic, mechanical, computer and pharmaceutical arts.

Clients frequently comment that he is their “go to” counselor on bet the company issues involving litigation, negotiations and patent office proceedings. Although his litigation success rate is impressive, his clients are often most pleased with the high rate of early and favorable settlements that he has achieved in numerous cases for over 25 years. These successes are earned, in part, by his ability to simplify the most complex technical and legal issues so that they are readily understood by judges, clients, adversaries and jurors. Referrals are gladly provided upon request.

Mr. Gewirtz has negotiated and drafted many license agreements involving patents, trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual properties in electronic, mechanical, computer and pharmaceutical arts.

He is licensed to practice before the PTO and has prosecuted hundreds of U.S. and international patent applications in the electrical and mechanical arts as well as software and business method areas. His experience also includes numerous successes in many complex aspects of patent prosecution and post grant proceedings including inter partes reviews (IPRs – where he has established trial and settlement successes even after others have failed on the same patents), reexaminations, reissues and appeals.

He has substantial experience in all aspects of domestic and international trademark issues including prosecution, opinions, licensing and litigation. He has successfully negotiated many trademark disputes as well as oppositions and cancellation proceedings before the PTO.

Mr. Gewirtz has lectured and authored on various aspects of patent litigation and prosecution, and is a former Master in the John C. Lifland American Inn of Court. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Rutgers University College of Engineering, and worked as an electrical engineer for RCA and General Electric in their aerospace divisions.