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Primary Practice Areas:

Industry Focus:

Education:

  • Louisiana State University, J.D.
  • Louisiana State University, B.S., Mechanical Engineering

Bar Admissions:

  • Louisiana
  • Pennsylvania
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Languages:

  • English

Ronald J. Ventola is an experienced intellectual property attorney licensed in Pennsylvania and registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He has a broad range of experience, including counseling clients, obtaining protection, and litigating disputes under the laws governing patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. 

Ron Ventola is well versed in a variety of technologies, having prosecuted and advised on patents for industrial equipment, medical devices, manufacturing methods, tools, support structures, automotive components, devices and compounds for automobile repair and maintenance, wetlands restoration equipment, computer software, furniture, exercise equipment, and other mechanical devices.  He also counsels clients on patent clearance and licensing and prepares agreements for both outbound and inbound assignment and licensing of patents and know-how.

 

Ron represents and counsels clients in litigation matters and pre-litigation disputes, including disputes involving allegations of patent infringement, copyright infringement, and breach of agreements involving intellectual property.

 

Memberships
  • Intellectual Property Owners Association, 2020 – Present; U.S. Patent Office Practice Committee, Member 2020 – Present; Secretary, 2023; Vice Chair, Present
  • Louisiana State University (LSU) Alumni Association Philadelphia Chapter, Board of Directors, 2019 – Present

2024 Committee of the Year Award, Intellectual Property Owners Association

  • Represented the claimant in a patent-related dispute. After 16 days of hearings during which the parties called 14 experts, an AAA panel consisting of three neutral arbitrators issued an award of $72.5 million in favor of the claimant. 
  • Prosecuted claims for patent infringement in automotive industry and for breach of settlement agreement related to same. 
  • Defended manufacturers and retailers of sporting goods, sunglasses, clothing, furniture, and computer software against claims for patent infringement, trademark infringement, copyright infringement, and misappropriation of trade secrets. 
  • Evaluated and settled claims for patent infringement. 
  • Prepared and responded to cease-and-desist correspondence asserting infringement of trademarks and copyrights; resolved claims of infringement through co-existence agreements and other settlements. 
  • Represented owners of trademarks in disputes over others’ use or registration of domain names, including contested proceedings under the UDRP (Uniform Domain-Name Dispute Resolution Policy). 
  • Advised inventors and manufacturers of mechanical devices and computer software on patentability and clearance issues. 
  • Prepared patent applications for a wide variety of mechanical devices. 

A native of New Orleans, Ron enjoys the outdoors, fitness, cooking, reading history and fiction, and keeping up with developing technology. He is an avid follower of the automobile industry, technology affecting patent practice, and professional and college football, as well as Formula 1 auto racing. Ron is married, with a son in college and a daughter in high school. He is a retired coach of little league baseball and recreational basketball teams. Ron is also an active member of the Intellectual Property Owners Association and has enjoyed moderating panels on Patent Office practice and the effect of artificial intelligence on Patent Office practice. He serves on the board of directors for the Philadelphia chapter of the Louisiana State University (LSU) Alumni Association and enjoys getting together with his fellow Tigers.

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