Gregory J. Lavorgna is a partner of the firm, with 30 years' experience in intellectual property law. Greg litigates intellectual property disputes, and assists clients in protecting, enforcing, and capitalizing on their intellectual property assets, and advises clients on issues of patentability, patent infringement and patent validity; trademark availability, registrability and infringement; copyright registration and infringement; trade secret protection and employee agreements; and licensing.
Greg's clients range from individual inventors and startup entrepreneurial ventures to major corporations, involving a wide range of technologies.
In General. Greg earned his law degree from Temple University School of Law, which he attended while employed as an engineer with General Electric Company, and graduated cum laude. He received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and his master's degree in electrical engineering from Drexel University. While an undergraduate at Drexel, he worked for RCA Corporation doing research in optical recording technology using lasers. Following graduation, he remained at RCA as a member of the engineering staff. Greg moved from RCA to General Electric Company, where he developed design and testing specifications for electronic devices, and worked closely with vendors and customers. His experience as an engineer gives Greg a thorough appreciation for the problems facing clients, and the context for fashioning effective solutions to those problems in both counseling and litigation.
Greg is a member of the bars of Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia, and is admitted to practice before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States. He is also registered as a patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Greg is author or co-author of several publications, including What the General Practitioner Should Know About Patent Law and Practice, Fifth and Sixth Editions, published by the American Law Institute - American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education, and many articles published in legal and professional journals.
Greg is a member of the prestigious American Law Institute, for which he has planned and presented several continuing professional education courses in intellectual property law. He has also participated as a speaker in intellectual property programs for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and Temple University. Greg has taught intellectual property law at Temple University, and was an adjunct faculty member at Eastern University, where he taught courses in business ethics.
Greg is listed in America's Leading Lawyers for Business, published by Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America, and Who's Who in America, and has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer by Philadelphia Magazine.
Publications
5/8/2012, Apple's IPad Issue Highlights Chinese Trademark Laws
Legal Intelligencer
Gregory Lavorgna
5/8/2012, "Apple's IPad Issue Highlights Chinese Trademark Laws"
Legal Intelligencer
Gregory Lavorgna
3/12/2012, Life in the Fast Lane
Intellectual Property Alert
Gregory Lavorgna
2/15/2012, Chinese Apples
Trademark Alert
Gregory Lavorgna
6/30/2011, Europe Getting Closer to Single Patent for EU
Patent Alert
Gregory Lavorgna
4/14/2011, One Patent for all of Europe Closer to Reality
Patent Alert
Gregory Lavorgna
10/22/2010, European Patent Office Adopts New Disclosure Rules for U.S. Applicants
Patent Alert
Gregory Lavorgna
10/11/2010, "On Your Mark, Get Set, Pay"
New Jersey Law Journal
Gregory Lavorgna
8/8/2003, The Case of Merriam-Webster v. Patentee: The Use of Dictionaries in Claim Interpretation after Texas Digital v. Telegenix
Pennsylvania Bar Association IP Law Newsletter
Gregory Lavorgna
7/28/2003, Five Things Financial Institutions Should Know About Patents
Business Week Special Advertising Feature
Gregory Lavorgna
8/6/2002, Intellectual Property Alert: New and Easy Ways to Protect Designs in Europe
Gregory Lavorgna
6/27/2001, Means-Plus-Function Claims After Festo
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Speaking Engagements
5/18/2010, "IP Litigation in the U.S."
Gregory Lavorgna, United Kingdom
4/30/2008, The 24th Annual Joint Patent Practice Seminar
"Recent Developments in Supreme Court Cases"
Gregory Lavorgna, New York, NY
6/7/2007, AIPLA's 2007 Advanced Patent Prosecution Seminars
"Preparing a Common Specification for an International Application"
Gregory Lavorgna, Washington, DC
10/30/2006, LSI's Conference on Calculating & Proving Patent Damages
"Selecting the Best Type of Expert and Tips for Effective Working Relationships"
Gregory Lavorgna, Philadelphia, PA
10/28/2005, AIPLA Annual Meeting
Gregory Lavorgna, Mercedes Meyer, Washington, DC
5/4/2005, Intellectual Property and Competition
Gregory Lavorgna, Birmingham, UK
2/14/2005, Patent Law Seminar
Gregory Lavorgna, Philadelphia, PA
10/14/2003, Institute of Management and Administration (IOMA) Audio Conference
"Best Practices for Selecting and Integrating Lateral Partners"
Gregory Lavorgna