Matias Ferrario

Matias Ferrario

Matias Ferrario focuses on intellectual property matters, including patent litigation, due diligence, prosecution and general counseling. Mr. Ferrario also has experience in complex litigation matters involving trade secret, licensing, contract and business tort disputes. Mr. Ferrario has also participated in a variety of due diligence matters, licensing negotiations and settlement negotiations. Mr. Ferrario has participated in cases in multiple federal courts, including the Eastern District of Virginia, District of Columbia, District of Delaware and Eastern District of Texas. He has also participated in trials and dispositive motion hearings, and has been involved in all aspects of pre-trial discovery including motion practice, expert witness preparation, and conducting and defending depositions. Mr. Ferrario's practice also includes providing freedom-to-operate, invalidity and non-infringement options.

Mr. Ferrario has substantive experience in a number of areas including biotechnology, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, call processing systems, business methods, software systems and mechanical devices.

Selected Experience

· Secured favorable settlement as lead counsel in a patent litigation and contract action before the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

· Conducted the intellectual property due diligence on behalf of a publicly traded company for a $30 million dollar asset purchase.

· Secured favorable settlement in a contract dispute arbitrated before the American Arbitration Association.

Background

· Founder and member of a boutique intellectual property law firm in Washington, D.C.

· Active in pro bono and public service matters.

· Ferrario et al., The luecine-responsive regulatory protein of Eschericia coli negatively regulates transcription of ompC and micF and positively regulates translation of ompF, 177 JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY 103-13 (1995).

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