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Francis Christopher Mizzo

Francis Christopher Mizzo

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Experience 4.5 star rating
Industry Recognition 2.0 star rating
Professional Conduct 5.0 star rating

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Overview

Practice Areas

  • 40% Patent Infringement
  • 30% Intellectual Property
  • 30% Litigation

Contact Information

  • Kirkland & Ellis LLP
    655 Fifteenth Street
    Washington, DC 20005
    202-879-●●●● - show
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About me: F. Christopher Mizzo is a partner in Kirkland Ellis LLPs Washington, D.C. office.His practice focuses on complex intellectual property litigation in the state... more

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Résumé

Licenses

  • 10 years since Francis Christopher Mizzo was first licensed to practice law in NY.
  • 2 years since Francis Christopher Mizzo was first licensed to practice law in DC.

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Work Experience

Position Duration
Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP A LAW FIRM SERVING GLOBAL CLIENTS 2005–present
The Honorable William J. Martini, U.S.D.J. 2004–2005
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Education

School Major Degree Graduated
University of Virginia School of Law Law JD - Juris Doctor 1999
Rutgers University Industrial Engineering BS - Bachelor of Science 1996

Associations

Position Association Name Duration
American Bar Association

Portfolio

Publications

Article Publication Date
The USPTO's Proposed Rule Changes & GlaxoSmithKline's Challenge to the Rules The Sedona Conference 2008
Unpublished Opinions Rising, But Do They Help? New York Law Journal 2002

Cases

Title:
Tafas v. Doll, No. 08-1352 (Fed. Cir. July 6, 2009)
Practice Area:
Intellectual Property
Outcome:
En banc appeal at the Federal Circuit pending.
Description:
Order granting GSK's motion for rehearing en banc and vacating the panel decision Tafas v. Doll, 559 F.3d 1345 (Fed. Cir. 2009).

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Speaking Engagements

Speaking Engagement Name Conference Date
The PTO's New Rules Are Void: GlaxoSmithKline v. Dudas -- Stories from the Front 15th Annual Kirkland & Ellis Technology & Law Seminar 2008
Open Forum: Ask the Judges About Patent Litigation 13th Annual ALI-ABA Trial of a Patent Case 2005