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The Gibbons IP Law Alert is an online resource for ongoing legal and business news, analysis and discussion. The blog's editorial board includes David E. De Lorenzi, Chair of the Gibbons Intellectual Property Department, and Frank A. Bruno, a Director in the Gibbons Intellectual Property Department. Blog content is authored by contributing attorneys from Gibbons Intellectual Property Department.

Ralph A. Dengler

Editor, IP Law Alert

Ralph A. Dengler, Counsel to the Intellectual Property Department, has extensive experience in litigating patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret and unfair competition matters. Mr. Dengler has litigated across diverse technologies and arts involving business methods, chemical compounds, pharmaceuticals, computers, electronics, magazines, online gaming and medical devices.

He writes regularly on the areas of IP law, licensing and trademark related matters.

Education

Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1996)
University of Virginia (Master of Education, 1994)
United States Naval Academy (B.S., General Engineering, 1988)

Professional Admissions

State of New York
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Professional Activities

Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
Member, New York Intellectual Property Law Association
Member, Licensing Executives Society of the USA and Canada
Member, Marine Executive Association

David E. De Lorenzi

IP Law Alert Editorial Board

David E. De Lorenzi chairs the Gibbons Intellectual Property Department and has more than 20 years of trial court experience before federal courts nationwide and the International Trade Commission in all fields of intellectual property law spanning a variety of technologies. Roughly one third of Mr. De Lorenzi's practice focuses on counseling clients on their strategic intellectual property development, acquisition, divestiture and enforcement needs, and negotiating intellectual property transactions that accomplish those business goals. Mr. De Lorenzi's representative clients are in the life sciences, telecommunications and consumer products industries. He is recognized as a leading intellectual property lawyer by the Chambers USA Guide to America's Leading Law Firms, New Jersey Super Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America.

Education

Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D.)
Bowdoin College (B.A.)

Professional Admissions

State of New Jersey
State of New York
State of Ohio
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States Supreme Court

Professional Activities

Chair, Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology at the Seton Hall University School of Law
Member, Board of Directors, Saint Benedict's Preparatory School
Chairman, New Jersey Intellectual Property Association, Litigation Committee
Member, American Trial Lawyers
Member, American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association

Frank A. Bruno

IP Law Alert Editorial Board

Frank A. Bruno, a Director in the Gibbons Intellectual Property Department, focuses his legal practice in the area of patent law and has considerable experience in electrical and computer technologies with particular emphasis on semiconductors and telecommunications. He has litigated patent cases involving semiconductor designs and methods of manufacture, digital telephony, image compression, and global positioning systems. He has counseled start-up companies and has represented buyers, sellers, and lenders in corporate transactions, such as acquisitions and financings, where intellectual property was a significant asset.