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Martin G. Belisario practices intellectual property and technology law, including representation before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and foreign patent offices, technology licensing, counseling and litigation. His practice focuses primarily on the mechanical arts, including transmissions, HVAC systems, small appliances, medical, software and electro/mechanical devices. Mr. Belisario's experience encompasses a broad range of intellectual property and technology issues, including litigating patent disputes concerning validity and infringement of patents; providing opinions on patent infringement and validity; supervising the preparation and prosecution of both U.S. and foreign patents for large high technology portfolios; and providing counsel on portfolio strategy, including protection options. Mr. Belisario has argued before the European Patent Office and is a frequent speaker on the subjects of technology and intellectual property. Prior to joining Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP, Mr. Belisario was a partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP and Panitch Schwarze Jacobs & Nadel, P.C. He began his career as a patent examiner with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Belisario received his B.S.M.E. in 1985 from Drexel University and his JD. cum laude in 1991 from Widener University, where he was a member of The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law. Mr. Belisario is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association. Mr. Belisario is listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2007) and The Best Lawyers in America (2007). In 2006 he was named in a survey of his peers as a Pennsylvania "Super Lawyer."
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MARTIN G. BELISARIO, Partner