Areas of Expertise

Patent Prosecution and Litigation

Patent Clearance and Patentability Opinions

Trademark Prosecution and Litigation

Unfair Competition and Copyright Litigation

Professional Summary
Mr. Weisz practices in all areas of intellectual property law. Most recently, the primary focus of his work is in U.S. patent prosecution, rendering legal opinions and advising clients on infringement and validity issues in the electrical, mechanical and business method arts concerning the following technologies: medical devices, communications systems, components and telephony (optical and mobile communications systems), analog and digital circuitry, microelectronics and semiconductor device design, optic and laser technologies including amplification and optical routing, teleconferencing systems, RF amplification, spectroscopy, software and DSP systems, thermal dissipation devices, and manufacturing processes.

A substantial portion of Mr. Weisz's practice is devoted to trademark and copyright matters. He represents and assists clients in all aspects of securing trademark and copyright protection, in litigation, and in the enforcement and licensing of trademarks and copyrights. He has represented clients in pretrial proceedings and in oral and written arguments before Federal courts and before Examiners and various tribunals of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and other U.S. government agencies.

Education
J.D., New York Law School, 1991
B.S., Electrical Engineering, Rutgers College of Engineering, 1987

Admissions
New York and New Jersey
Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
U.S. District Courts for the District of New Jersey and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Memberships
New York State Bar Associations
New Jersey State Bar Associations
American Bar Association

Articles
“Ask the Expert: Concerns About Patent Rule Changes,” Electronic Business

“Ask the Expert: Is it Better to Brand or Patent IP?”, Electronic Business

“Business Methods and Software Patents in the United States,”Peking University Intellectual Property Review, Vol. 2, p. 350

“International Briefing - How to Determine and Correct Inventorship,”Managing Intellectual Property by Edward Weisz, Partner, and Mher Hartoonian, Associate

“IP Expert Advice: How do I track the status of a patent if the company is defunct?,” EDN-Electronic Business

“IP Expert Advice: How to determine and correct inventorship in U.S. patents,” EDN-Electronic Business by Edward Weisz, Partner, and Mher Hartoonian, Associate

“IP Expert Advice: U.S. inventorship and priority disputes over geography,” EDN-Electronic Business by Edward Weisz, Partner, and Mher Hartoonian, Associate

“Know Your Knockoffs - How patents can protect lighting manufacturers” Residential Lighting

“Patents for Medical Devices and Avoiding Infringement,” Medical Design

“Preventing Loss of Right to Patent,” Peking University Intellectual Property Review, Vol. 2, p. 310

Lectures
“Defending IP in the U.S.”, presented at the Sixth Annual Asia-Pacific Intellectual Property Forum in Hong Kong, September 2009 - by Edward M. Weisz and Martin B. Pavane, Partners

Beijing Institute of Technology (Beijing, China, 2005), on U.S. trademark law

New York Law School, assisted in curriculum development and guest lectured in patent and trademark courses

Global Plastics Environmental Conferences, Detroit, Michigan on general topics concerning U.S. patent law

Peking University, Intellectual Property Law Institute (Beijing, China, 2004 & 2005), on various U.S. patent and trademark law topics

Decisions
Newport News Holding Corp. v. Virtual City Vision, Inc., and Van James Bond Tran., Final Order. Case No. 4:08-cv-0019-FBS (E.D. Va. July 27, 2009).

Newport News Holdings Corp. v. Virtual City Vision, Inc., et al., Case No. 4:08-cv-00019 (E.D. Va. Feb. 3, 2009).

The Pomeroy Collection, LTD. v. Kirkland’s Inc. & Home Essentials & Beyond, Inc., No. SACY 08-0635; AG (US Dist. June 13, 2008).

Westrex Corp. v. New Sensor Corp., 83 U.S.P.Q.2d 1215 (T.T.A.B. May 11, 2007).

In re Les Halles De Paris J.V., 334 F.3d 1371 (Fed. Cir. 2003).

Ideal World Marketing Inc. v. Duracell Inc., 997 F. Supp. 334 (E.D.N.Y. 1998).

Godinger Silver Art Co., Ltd. v. Int'l Silver Co. Inc., No. 95-Civ-9199, 1995 U.S. Dist LEXIS 17696, 1995 WL 702357 (S.D.N.Y. 1995).