Louis J. DelJuidice
New York
T: +1 212 547 5819
F: +1 212 547 5444
ldeljuidice@mwe.com
Louis J. DelJuidice is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s New York office. He focuses his practice on litigation, prosecution and client counseling in the electromechanical, cellular telephone, computer and medical device areas.
Louis specializes in preparing and prosecuting both inter partes and ex parte reexaminations as both requestor and owner as well as legal opinions on issues relating to patentability, freedom to operate, noninfringement and invalidity.
An important portion of Louis’s practice involves managing portfolios for U.S. and Japanese clients, as well as auditing and performing due diligence on intellectual property assets in the furtherance of licensing.
Louis has represented clients in a wide range of technologies including DVD, audio equipment, cellular telephone, digital rights management (DRM), digital watermarking, internet content providers, optics for digital cameras, cutting tools, dialysis machines, absorbent articles, semiconductors, printed circuit board and circuit board connector technologies.
Further, Louis has patenting experience with green technologies, including fuel cells and lithium batteries. Also, prior to entering the practice of law, Louis was a civil engineer with a concentration and M.S. in water and hydraulics, and has a background in hydroelectric power. Louis also worked extensively in water treatment and with hydraulic machinery.
Prior to joining McDermott, Louis was an associate at an intellectual property law firm in New York. Louis has been active in numerous litigation matters. His experience includes noninfringement and invalidity defenses, claim construction, discovery, analyzing potential patent infringers and pre-filing due diligence fact finding.
The Legal 500 United States has ranked Louis as one of the leading patent litigation lawyers in the United States.
Louis is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey and before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of New York and the District of New Jersey. He is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Louis is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Connecticut.
Education
- Pace University School of Law, J.D. (magna cum laude), 2001
- Lehigh University, M.S., 1995
- Lehigh University, B.S., 1993
