Professional Summary
Mr. Margiano's practice encompasses patent litigation, antitrust, unfair competition and trade secret litigation, counseling and licensing. His recent litigations include: In re Metoprolol Succinate patent litigation, 2006 WL120343 (E.D. MO.); In re Relafen Antitrust Litigation (Iu. 03-10506-WGY (D. Mass.); Glaxosmithkline, PLC v. Lek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. OZCU014507 (N.C. Super. Ct.); Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. v. Eon Labs Manufacturing, Inc., 234 F. Supp.2d 464 (D.Del.2002).

Mr. Margiano’s litigations have involved the pharmaceutical, mechanical, electrical and agricultural products of domestic and foreign clients. His licensing work has involved drafting and negotiating a wide variety of intellectual property and technology agreements, including those relating to E-commerce, and he served as intellectual property counsel working with a team of corporate lawyers on high value mergers and acquisitions.

Mr. Margiano has lectured on patent law and on corporate transactions involving intellectual property. His pro bono activities include working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the wake of September 11th, and mentoring minority high school students' mock trial teams in state-wide litigation competitions.

Education
J.D., St. John's University School of Law, 1999, cum laude, Law Review, Dean's List, the Dean's Scholarship (for achieving top rank in class), and Corpus Juris Secundum Awards for Scholastic Excellence in: Patent Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts and Torts

B.A., Mathematics and Economics, Hofstra University, City University of New York, 1991, Dean's List, Honors in Economics, Regent’s Scholarship, and the Dean’s Scholarship

Admissions
New York
U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Western Districts of New York
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Memberships
New York City Bar Association
Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association

Articles
“Protecting Intellectual Property,” Motion System Design

“Preventing Loss of Right to Patent – A Summary of U.S. Statutory Bars to Patentability,” Vol. 2 Peking University Intellectual Property Review

“Special Report: Securing Intellectual Property,” Avionics by Martin Pavane, Partner & Richard Margiano, Associate

“The Ninth Circuit Holds That Internet Domain Name E-Mail and Web Service Provider is Not a Cybersquatter for Trademark Dilution Purposes: Avery Dennison Corp. v. Sumpton” – Vol. 82 No. 2 JPTOS, E-Commerce Law Report, Trademark World

Lectures
“International Digital Rights Developments, Digital Rights: Protecting Your Client's Rights Under Current Regulatory & Marketplace Developments,” Association of the Bar of the City of New York

Decisions
In re Metoprolol Succinate Patent Litigation, No. 2006-1254 (Fed. Cir. July 23, 2007).

Novartis Pharm. Corp. v. Eon Labs Mfg., Inc., 363 F.3d 1306 (Fed. Cir. 2004).