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Andrew Y. Piatnicia
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Piatnicia Legal handles matters of various sizes and complexities. On particular matters with client consent, Piatnicia Legal associates with legal personnel including independent and experienced lawyers.
Mr. Piatnicia founded Piatnicia Legal to represent companies of all sizes, including start-ups and international companies.
A former partner at the international law firm Howrey, Mr. Piatnicia is a litigator and registered patent attorney with over twenty years of combined experience in patent litigation (federal court and ITC), post-grant & reexamination, patent prosecution, and licensing. He has also advised on trade secrets and testified as an expert witness in binding arbitration.
Mr. Piatnicia works in a broad range of technologies, whether hardware or software, e.g., cell phones, chip design, computer networks, computer controlled machines, disk drives, graphical interfaces, image sensors, LEDs, memory chips, microprocessors, microwave and antenna technology, position sensors, software defined storage, wafer manufacturing, and wireless communications.
Before entering law, he was a senior design engineer at Westinghouse in microwave technology for six years. Mr. Piatnicia is a former registered Professional Engineer, having passed both required examinations and demonstrated the requisite electrical engineering experience.
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Licensed in District of Columbia for 29 years
State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 1996
No misconduct found
Licensed in California for 31 years
State: California
Acquired: 1994
No misconduct found
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Piatnicia Legal
5339 Prospect Rd., No. 194, San Jose, CA, 95129
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Andrew Y. Piatnicia's Lawyer Endorsements
"I’ve had the opportunity to work with Mr. Piatnicia on several matters over the past several years. He is extremely thorough in his work and very conscientious about delivering the best possible results for his clients. I highly recommend Mr. Piatnicia."
"Andy is very sharp - an excellent advocate!"
Christopher Banys
Litigation lawyer
Daniel Bedell
Intellectual property lawyer
Experience
Honors
2012
Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
2011 - Present
Founder, Piatnicia Legal
1997 - 2011
Partner, Howrey
Associations
1994 - Present
State Bar of CaliforniaMember
Education
1994
New York University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
Speaking Engagements
2013
State Bar of California, Intellectual Property Law Section
The Patent Office Comes to California
2013
Berkeley Center of Law & Technology
Glossary Discussion at U.S. PTO Software Partnership Meeting.
2013
38th Annual Intellectual Property Institute,
Post Grant Proceedings: Focused Update with Practical Advice.
2010
35th Annual Intellectual Property Institute
Nuts & Bolts of New and Not-So-Obvious Decisions on Anticipation and Obviousness
Publications
2015
Portfolio Media (Law360)
Single-Judge Institution May Undermine Purpose of IPR.
2013
Portfolio Media (Law360)
Filing For Inter Partes Review After The 1-Year Deadline
2012
New Matter (State Bar of California IP Section)
Patent Reviews: Alternatives to Litigating Patent Validity
2008
Managing Intellectual Property
How to Achieve Success at Markman
Languages
English
German
Russian