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Anthony A. Laurentano

Anthony A. Laurentano

Partner

One Financial Center
Suite 3500
Boston, MA 02111
T 617.217.4624
F 617.217.4699
anthony.laurentano@nelsonmullins.com
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With more than 30 years of experience in intellectual property, Tony brings deep experience and knowledge to the ever-changing IP field and works closely with clients to protect their most important inventions and brands. Tony focuses on patent and trademark prosecution, strategic landscape and due diligence reviews, litigation support, as well as preparing patentability, invalidity,...

With more than 30 years of experience in intellectual property, Tony brings deep experience and knowledge to the ever-changing IP field and works closely with clients to protect their most important inventions and brands. Tony focuses on patent and trademark prosecution, strategic landscape and due diligence reviews, litigation support, as well as preparing patentability, invalidity, and non-infringement opinions.

Tony regularly assists clients in the strategic and comprehensive development, protection and management of patent and trademark portfolios in a wide variety of technical areas, including artificial intelligence, data analytics and processing technologies, complex electrical, complex mechanical and electro-mechanical devices, telecommunications, medical devices, alternative energy technologies, automotive technologies, and computer related inventions.

Anthony A. Laurentano

and non-infringement opinions.

Tony regularly assists clients in the strategic and comprehensive development, protection and management of patent and trademark portfolios in a wide variety of technical areas, including artificial intelligence, data analytics and processing technologies, complex electrical, complex mechanical and electro-mechanical devices, telecommunications, medical devices, alternative energy technologies, automotive technologies, and computer related inventions.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Previous Professional Experience 

  • Partner and Executive Committee Member, Boston based boutique firm (1999–2010)

Representative Matters

  • Assists an industrial products company with developing a world-wide patent and trademark portfolio covering the companies most important products and brands.
  • Assists a consumer products company with developing a patent portfolio covering key new products.
  • Developed global protection strategy for a Fortune 100 company covering their state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence innovations.
  • Assist various start-ups and institutions to identify and protect important innovations.
  • Defended consumer products company against allegations of trademark infringement which resulted in a highly favorable settlement.
  • Provide freedom to operate analysis, counseling, and non-infringement and invalidity opinions for various technology companies.
  • Provide strategic counseling and risk management advice on competitor landscape patent portfolios.
  • Provide strategic counseling and risk management advice for various consumer product companies on various product names and brands.
  • Assisted start-up and early stage companies in identifying the best use of limited resources to obtain patent protection that is aligned with their business goals.
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Previous Professional Experience 

  • Partner and Executive Committee Member, Boston based boutique firm (1999–2010)

Representative Matters

  • Assists an industrial products company with developing a world-wide patent and trademark portfolio covering the companies most important products and brands.
  • Assists a consumer products company with developing a patent portfolio covering key new products.
  • Developed global protection strategy for a Fortune 100 company covering their state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence innovations.
  • Assist various start-ups and institutions to identify and protect important innovations.
  • Defended consumer products company against allegations of trademark infringement which resulted in a highly favorable settlement.
  • Provide freedom to operate analysis, counseling, and non-infringement and invalidity opinions for various technology companies.
  • Provide strategic counseling and risk management advice on competitor landscape patent portfolios.
  • Provide strategic counseling and risk management advice for various consumer product companies on various product names and brands.
  • Assisted start-up and early stage companies in identifying the best use of limited resources to obtain patent protection that is aligned with their business goals.

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Recognitions

The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.

Professional Activities

  • American Bar Association
  • Boston Bar Association
  • Massachusetts Bar Association
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Boston Patent Law Association
  • Eta Kappa Nu
  • Tau Beta Pi
  • UMass Lowell’s Industrial Advisory Board of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

With more than 30 years of experience in intellectual property, Tony brings deep experience and knowledge to the ever-changing IP field and works closely with clients to protect their most important inventions and brands. Tony focuses on patent and trademark prosecution, strategic landscape and due diligence reviews, litigation support, as well as preparing patentability, invalidity,... and non-infringement opinions.

Tony regularly assists clients in the strategic and comprehensive development, protection and management of patent and trademark portfolios in a wide variety of technical areas, including artificial intelligence, data analytics and processing technologies, complex electrical, complex mechanical and electro-mechanical devices, telecommunications, medical devices, alternative energy technologies, automotive technologies, and computer related inventions.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Previous Professional Experience 

  • Partner and Executive Committee Member, Boston based boutique firm (1999–2010)

Representative Matters

  • Assists an industrial products company with developing a world-wide patent and trademark portfolio covering the companies most important products and brands.
  • Assists a consumer products company with developing a patent portfolio covering key new products.
  • Developed global protection strategy for a Fortune 100 company covering their state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence innovations.
  • Assist various start-ups and institutions to identify and protect important innovations.
  • Defended consumer products company against allegations of trademark infringement which resulted in a highly favorable settlement.
  • Provide freedom to operate analysis, counseling, and non-infringement and invalidity opinions for various technology companies.
  • Provide strategic counseling and risk management advice on competitor landscape patent portfolios.
  • Provide strategic counseling and risk management advice for various consumer product companies on various product names and brands.
  • Assisted start-up and early stage companies in identifying the best use of limited resources to obtain patent protection that is aligned with their business goals.

Education

  • Suffolk University Law School, JD, cum laude (1992)
  • University of Massachusetts Lowell, BS, Electrical Engineering, summa cum laude (1989)

Admissions

  • Massachusetts
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
  • U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

Practice Areas

Industries

The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.

  • American Bar Association
  • Boston Bar Association
  • Massachusetts Bar Association
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Boston Patent Law Association
  • Eta Kappa Nu
  • Tau Beta Pi
  • UMass Lowell’s Industrial Advisory Board of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering