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John D. Lanza

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John D. Lanza

Partner
 
Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP
Two International Place
Boston, Massachusetts  02110
(Suffolk Co.)

Telephone: 617-248-5000
Fax: 617-248-4000
http://www.choate.com



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Practice AreasIntellectual Property Protection; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Infringement; Intellectual Property Litigation; Technology Law
 
EducationNortheastern University School of Law, J.D., 1995, Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1987; M.S., Electrical Engineering, 1988)
 
Admitted1995, Massachusetts; U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
 
MembershipsBoston, Federal Circuit and American Bar Associations.
 
Born1966
 
BiographyIntellectual Property Prosecution: complex patent portfolios, strategic landscape and freedom-to-operate reviews and patentability in a variety of technology areas, including competition and computer-related technologies, software, Internet technologies, electronic commerce and business methods, computer security, cryptograph, imaging systems, software entertainment technologies, semi-conductors, electronic displays, electronic devices and printed circuit technology. Intellectual Property Litigation: assist in infringement cases with electrical and software technologies. Technology Transactions & Licensing: advises clients concerning the strategic acquisition and transfer of rights.
 
ISLN909964984
 
TransactionsDirects worldwide patent portfolio strategy for pre-eminent manufacturer of computer network software. Advises clients regarding intellectual property aspects of acquisitions, including valuation issues. Counsels software clients regarding "open source" issues. Advises leading video game developer regarding clearance issues for proposed titles and counsels client regarding strategic development of patent portfolio. Counsels leading manufacturer of semiconductor devices concerning broad assertion of infringement made against digital signal processing line of products. Developed portfolio strategy for MIT media lab spinoff that manufacturers electrophoretic display technologies. Developed technical strategy forming the basis for Citrix Systems, Inc.'s defense against claims that Meta Frame networking product infringed patent held by plaintiff. Mr. Lanza developed technical issues for this case which resulted in a summary judgment ruling of non-infringement. Orenshteyn v. Citrix Systems, Inc., S.D. Fl. Developed technical strategy forming basis for RSA Security's defense against claims that SecurID Passage computer security product infringed three patents designed to prevent unauthorized use of computer programs and data. After three-day Markman hearing, the Court granted summary judgment that SecurID Passage product did not infringe. Digital Privacy, Inc. v. RSA Security Inc., E.D. Va., 2002. Defended RSA Security in patent infringement action relating to RSA's RC6 encryption algorithm. Luyster v. RSA Security Inc., D. Mass.
 


 

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