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Mark J. Consilvio

Mark J. Consilvio

Associate | Litigation
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Education

  • BA, Physics, College of the Holy Cross 
  • JD, American University Washington College of Law, cum laude 

Key Technologies

  • Optical scanning 
  • LEDs 
  • Medical Devices 
  • Automotive Sensing Systems 
  • Hydropower 
  • Cell Printing 
  • Neurostimulation 
  • Telecommunications 

  

Practice Groups

Admitted to Practice

  • District of Columbia 
  • Maryland 
  • US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 
  • US Patent and Trademark Office 

 

Location

  • Washington, DC

Overview

Mark Consilvio focuses his practice on patent and trade secret litigation and IP strategy. He represents multinational clients in litigations before the International Trade Commission (ITC) and US district and appellate courts, as well as representing patent owners and petitioners in inter partes reviews (IPRs) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). 

Mark represents clients in a wide range of technologies, including optical scanning, LEDs, wearable health monitoring devices, automotive sensing systems, wireless charging and networks, gaming systems, hydropower, neurostimulation, cell printing, small molecule pharmaceuticals, and telecommunications. 

Mark is experienced in multiple phases of litigation, including discovery management, brief drafting, fact and expert depositions (first chair), expert reports, cross-examination, and oral argument. He is also experienced in advising clients with analyses and opinions, including IP due diligence, freedom-to-operate, non-infringement, and invalidity.  

Prior to joining Wolf Greenfield, Mark practiced at two Am Law 100 firms and an intellectual property firm.  

Prior to becoming an attorney, Mark served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Peter J. Messitte. He also served as a US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) patent examiner for nearly a decade, where he examined utility applications related to optical systems and optical elements, including linear and nonlinear optics/photonics, microscopy, photolithography, lighting and display technologies, and optical communications. 

Recognition

  • Repeatedly recognized on the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list by The Best Lawyers in America® 

Publications

  • Contributing author, Patent Office Litigation (2nd edition, 2017) 
  • Co-author, Unraveling the USPTO's Tangled Web: An Empirical Analysis of the Complex World of Post-Issuance Patent Proceedings, 20 J. Intell. Prop. L. 33 (2013) 
  • Contributions recognized in Garcia & Lopez, Los Retos de la Farmaceútica en el Siglo XXI: Una Visión Comparada Sobre Su Régimen de Propiedad Intelectual (Challenges of the Pharmaceutical Industry in the 21st Century: A Comparative View of Its Intellectual Property Regime), Universidad Nacional Autónoma De México (2012) 
  • Author, The Role of Patents in the International Framework of Clean Technology Transfer: A Discussion of Barriers and Solutions, 3 Am. U. Intell. Prop. Brief 7 (Summer 2011) 
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