Paul H. Kochanski

Paul Kochanski is a partner in the firm and practices all areas of intellectual property law, including significant involvement in patent, trademark, trade dress, copyright and pharmaceuticals litigation.

He is especially adept in technical litigation in the mechanical, orthopedic and chemical/biochemical arts. This experience includes leading actions with request to orthopedic products in the nature of implants and instruments, household products and personal care products. He has also led actions where chemical patents have been asserted on behalf of clients, and defending claims of patent infringement. In addition, Mr. Kochanski has directed and supervised Hatch-Waxman-based litigation for firm clients seeking to bring their pharmaceutical products to market. Similarly, he has litigated chemical issues related to flooring products, adhesive products and skin care products. Mr. Kochanski has been active in the areas of infringement and validity analysis with respect to both utility and design patents. He has also been active in the initial stages of client consultation concerning adoption and clearance of trademarks and the ex parte and inter parte prosecution and appeal of numerous trademark applications both in the United States and abroad.

Mr Kochanski's litigation practice is not limited to patent litigation, but also includes extensive experience in litigating trademark issues such as infringement, false advertising, trade disparagement claims, and trade dress in the nature of package similarity and copyright issues.

Mr. Kochanski is a cum laude graduate of Seton Hall University Law School, where he was a member of the Appellate Moot Court Board, and holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Miami. He has supplemented his education and professional experience with graduate courses in organometallic and polymer chemistry and biochemistry.