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 Howard J. Susser

Howard J. Susser

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Office Phone: 617.345.3738
Location: Boston, MA
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Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

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Howard Susser has extensive experience in litigation involving patent, trademark, false advertising, unfair competition, copyright, licensing, trade secret, employment, and antitrust laws.

Mr. Susser has represented clients in computer hardware and software, telecommunications, electronics, Internet, e-commerce, pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, chemicals and numerous other high- and low-technology industries as to intellectual property and related matters.

In addition to litigating intellectual property cases throughout the U.S., Mr. Susser has conducted numerous commercial arbitration and mediation proceedings involving intellectual property. He regularly counsels clients in complex business transactions involving intellectual property assets, including drafting and negotiating research and development, sales, and license agreements, and supporting M&A, funding rounds, and other due diligence.

Mr. Susser also counsels clients regarding patent prosecution, and has conducted United States Patent & Trademark Office proceedings, including patent reexaminations and interferences, and trademark oppositions and cancellations.

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Recent Articles and Publications:

Changing the Focus of the Patent Damages Case
Business Law Today, November/December 2009

Contentious Changes to US Patent Law Looming
Vantage, WPI Venture Forum, May 2009

Broad Copyright Protection Extended To Corporate Training Materials, Even "Aggressively Vapid" Ones!
Intellectual Property Update, April 2009

Who Owns an Employee's Invention?
BSCES News - Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section / ASCE, March 2008

Speaking Engagements:

West LegalEdcenter Webinar, 6.22.2011
Role: Speaker
Topic: Patent Infringement after the Global-Tech Supreme Court Decision

"Intellectual Property and Technology Commercialization", 4.15.2008
Location: Technology Center, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Role: Presenter
Jesse Erlich spoke on Intellectual Property, Government Rights in IP and Export Control Laws Under Government Contracts, and Licensing. Howard Susser spoke on Enforcement of IP Rights. This program was hosted by the Institute for Economic Development - Small Business Development Center.

SBANE - Cutting Edge Series, 3.6.2008
Location: Doubletree Hotel, Waltham from 7:30 - 9:30
Role: Invited Speaker
Topic: Protecting the Crown Jewels: Your Intellectual Property Assests
This seminar will deliver practical, real-world information you can use to create an effective IP strategy that achieves your business objectives.

American Bar Association Committee Forum, 8.12.2007
Role: Speaker
Topic: Important Patent Law Developments for the Business Lawyer