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John Scillieri, Attorney at Law (Of-counsel)
John Scillieri was admitted to State Bar of California in 1974, to US District Court Central District of California in 1974, to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 1975, to US Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in 1976, to United States Supreme Court in 1978, to Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in 1983, to US District Court Southern District of California in 1991.
Summary of Professional Experience
John Sillieri used to work for Hughes Aircraft Company as a member of the Technical Staff. Later, he worked as a patent counsel for Lear Siegler, Inc., general counsel for American Telecommunications Corp. (acquired by Comdial Corp.), general counsel for Marantz Co., Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary for MagneTek, Inc. Since 1987, he has been working closely with Robert Seldon in Intellectual property law practice. He is an expert witness in patent infringement litigation.
His major areas of practice cover patent, trademark, copyright and unfair competition litigation; preparing and prosecuting U.S. and foreign patent and trademark applications; preparation and prosecution of copyright applications; preparing patent validity and infringement opinions; negotiating and drafting various agreements concerning intellectual property matters; negotiation and preparation of documents respecting mergers and acquisitions, banking agreements and various securities filings
He has rendered patent validity and infringement opinions on telecommunications systems, radar systems, power conversion systems, power supplies, electric motors, submersible pumps, general electrical and mechanical devices.
His clients include but not limited to City of Santa Monica, California Yacht Club, Los Angeles Athletic Club, Bidz.com, Inc. (on-line auction site), General Bank, Cathay Bank, International Waterjet Parts, Inc., EnergyCS (electrochemical energy systems such as batteries and fuel cells, particularly for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid transportation),
Tong Lung Metal Industry Co., Ltd. (Chia-Yi City, Taiwan ROC), Taiwan Machinery Works Co., Ltd. (Taichung, Taiwan ROC), Foluck International Co., Ltd. (Chung-Li, Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan ROC), etc.
Education
1984 - MBA; University of California, Los Angeles
1974 - JD (cum laude); Loyola University of Los Angeles
1969 - B. Engineering (with honor); Stevens Institute of Technology
Professional Associations and Membership
American Bar Association
Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Inns of Court
Robert Seldon, Attorney at Law (Of-Counsel)
Robert Seldon was admitted to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 1974, to Massachusetts Bar in 1975, to California Bar in 1981, to Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in 1982, to US District Court Central District of California in 1985, to US District Court Southern District of California in 1991, to United States Supreme Court in 1991.
Summary of Professional Experience
Mr. Robert Seldon is a specialist in patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret litigation. He started his legal career in Foxboro Company as early as 1975. He used to work for GTE Laboratories and Litton Industries as in a house counsel. Since 1987, he has been working closely with John Scillieri in intellectual property law practice.
His major areas of practice include preparing and prosecuting U.S. and foreign patent and trademark applications, preparing and filing copyright applications, negotiating and drafting patent, trademark and copyright license agreements and assignments, counseling clients regarding protection of proprietary information, including trade secrets and employee agreements and preparing novelty, validity and infringement opinions.
His clients include but not limited to City of Santa Monica, California Yacht Club, Los Angeles Athletic Club, Bidz.com, Inc. (on-line auction site), General Bank, Cathay Bank, International Waterjet Parts, Inc., EnergyCS (electrochemical energy systems such as batteries and fuel cells, particularly for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid transportation),
Tong Lung Metal Industry Co., Ltd. (Chia-Yi City, Taiwan ROC), Taiwan Machinery Works Co., Ltd. (Taichung, Taiwan ROC), Foluck International Co., Ltd. (Chung-Li, Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan ROC), etc.
Areas of Technical/patent Prosecution Experience
Battery (lithium) fabrication; DVD information storage; digital audio amplifiers; electric motors; electrical circuitry; e-commerce applications; extremely long wave (ELF) communication systems; furniture; global position satellite systems (GPS); high pressure fluids; holography; holographic imaging systems; immunological testing systems; Internet-based interactive broadcasting systems; laser systems; machine tools; medical implants; medical doppler systems; medical video systems; modems and ISDN; optical fiber circuitry; optical storage of digital information; circuit board fabrication; process control instrumentation; satellite surveying systems; solid state circuitry; telephone entry control systems; transformers; ultrasound imaging systems; video multiplexing systems; waterjet cutting systems; x-ray imaging systems
Education
1975 - JD; New England School of Law (Boston, MA)
1970 - BSEE; Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester, MA)
