Mr. Ventola's practice includes counseling clients, obtaining protection, and litigating disputes under the laws governing patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Mr. Ventola has worked with a variety of technologies, including manufacturing methods, mechanical fasteners, support structures for tools, automobile parts, devices and compounds for automobile detailing, aids for surgical training and instruction, medical devices, equipment for mail processing, computer software, exercise equipment, sports equipment, pet aids, furniture, and decorative items. He has registered trademarks and copyrights, including copyrights for computer software embodying trade secrets. He has aided clients in licensing patents and know-how. In addition, Mr. Ventola has litigated allegations of patent infringement, trademark counterfeiting and infringement (including cybersquatting), copyright infringement, and misappropriation of trade secrets. His litigation experience includes technologies from sports equipment to tobacco products to computer software for designing complex engineering systems. Professional Affiliations · American Intellectual Property Law Association, member · Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association, member · Louisiana State Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section, former secretary Other Distinctions · Chancellor's Alumni Scholar · National Merit Scholar · Tau Beta Pi · Pi Tau Sigma · Phi Delta Phi · Alumni Federation Scholar News 01/30/2011, Ron Ventola Offers Comment in The Philadelphia Inquirer on New Patent Legislation 04/03/2008, Schnader Names Six New Partners 06/13/2006, Schnader Welcomes Three New Attorneys Articles 04/21/2008, "Creative Approaches to Damages for Patent Infringement" 06/01/2005, "Fifth Circuit Affirms Judgment in Copyright Case: Rappers' Songs Don't Infringe" Alerts 06/14/2011, U.S. Supreme Court Affirms the Rule That Patent Infringers Must Prove Invalidity Defense by Clear and Convincing Evidence Speaking Engagements 06/12/2007, Intellectual Property Law Practice for Paralegals' Eleventh Annual National Conference 08/31/2006, IP Issues in Digital Media |