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Westwood One, LLC v. Local Radio Networks, LLC (NDIN). Claims of patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation involving technologies for localizing broadcast content and operating a broadcast network.

VerTerra, LTD. et al. v. Dtocs LLC, (D. of Oregon). Patent and trademark infringement dispute involving palm leaf dinnerware.

Verterra, Ltd. et al v. Leafware LLC (EDCA). Patent infringement disp...

  • Rutgers University School of Law, J.D., 2000
  • Boston University,

    M.S. Electrical Engineering, 1993; B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1991

  • Southern District of New York
  • Eastern District of New York
  • State of New York, 2001
  • State of New Jersey, 2000
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA)

  • Board of Directors
  • Patent Law & Practice Committee Co-Chair 2018-2020

Recognized in IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders, 2021-2022

Recognized in IAM Strategy 300 – The World’s Leading IP Strategists, 2017-2023

Winner of The Burton Awards 2016 Distinguished Legal Writing Award for co-authoring “Is PTAB ‘death squad’ just a myth?”

IP Star, Managing Intellectual Property, 2013-2021

Top Patent Prosecutors, Patent Buddy, 2011-2017

Top New York City Intellectual Property Litigator, Super Lawyers: New York Metro Edition, 2014-2021

“Privacy in the Age of AI: Adapting Your Website Policies to Stay Compliant,” Speaker, Association of Corporate Counsel CLE, October 24, 2024

“AI/Software/Cybersecurity/Data,” Panelist, New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA) IP Transactions Bootcamp Day 3, October 22, 2024

“Mergers & Acquisitions, Due Diligence,” Panelist, New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA) IP Transactions Bootcamp Day 3, October 22, 2024

“Protecting IP in Joint Ventures and Collaborative Agreements,” Speaker, Strafford Publication, Inc. April 11, 2024

“Enforceable Nondisclosure Agreements: Protecting Trade Secrets and Other Confidential Business Information,” Speaker, Strafford Publication, Inc., January 17, 2024

“Drafting Restrictive Covenants and Agreements to Protect Trade Secrets,” Panelist, New York City Bar – Trade Secrets Symposium, December 12, 2022

“NYU Tandon – Meet the USPTO,” Speaker, December 2, 2022

Jonathan was a presenter/moderator at the 2021 New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA) Transactions Bootcamp Day 5. The panel described how to go about performing a due diligence from both inhouse and outside counsel perspectives.  Jonathan also taught an M&A due diligence clinic during which he presented a mock data room containing documents and worked with attendees to issue spot. November 4, 2021

Inside View for Working with the USPTO,” Moderator, NYIPLA One-Day Patent CLE Seminar, November 13, 2019

“Section 101 – Three Years of Uncertainty,” Moderator, NYIPLA One-Day Patent CLE Seminar, November 16, 2017

Fundamentals of Patent Prosecution: A Boot Camp for Claim Drafting & Amendment Writing, Practicing Law Institute, 2010- 2020

PTAB Forum 2016, Managing Intellectual Property, May 12, 2016

The 11th Annual Patents for Financial Services Summit, World Congress, July 23-24, 2014

Patent Drafting Considerations in Light of Some Notable Court Interpretations of the Written Description Requirement, 16th Annual Advanced Patent Prosecution Workshop, July 2007

The Uncertain Future of Laches in Patent Litigation, IPWatchdog, co-written with Jason Dorsky, October 26, 2016

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board Designates Five Decisions as Precedential, Fitzpatrick Case Update, May 9, 2016

Is PTAB Death Squad just a myth?, Intellectual Property Magazine, June 2015

IP Due Diligence: key areas of analysis in biotech and pharma transactions, Financier Worldwide, September 2011

IP risk assessment in corporate M&A, Financier Worldwide, April 2010

Software and Patent Damages for Foreign Sales: Have the District Courts Gone Too Far?, The Computer & Internet Lawyer, July 2004

Current Developments in Business Method Patent Law, E-Commerce Law Journal, September 2001