Manager State University
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John D. Dellinger
Alexandria, Virginia 22302
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Summary
Registered Patent Attorney with twelve years of experience in intellectual property law, including all aspects of patent, trademark, and copyright prosecution and litigation, as well as transactional work related to intellectual property.
Technical background in biological sciences and veterinary medicine, but with broad experience in a wide range of technologies, including medical, chemical, electronic, construction, automotive, communications, business method, pharmaceutical, food product, ceramic, semiconductor, and cosmetic inventions.
Admitted to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Virginia and North Carolina Bars, and U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and the Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina.
Legal Experience
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of General Counsel, Washington, DC Intellectual Property Attorney-Advisor, October 2015 – present
Patent practice includes rendering opinions on validity and infringement of patents, negotiation of patent licenses, settlement of patent claims, negotiation of intellectual property clauses in contracts, providing professional legal advice to contracting officers and other procurement personnel on intellectual property matters, and preparation and prosecution of patent applications.
Trademark practice includes preparing, reviewing, and prosecuting trademark applications.
Regulatory practice includes compliance with the intellectual property aspects of the Bayh-Dole Act and the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 in Department contracts, grants, agreements, and licenses, protection of USDA rights in works of authorship under contracts, grants, agreements, and licenses, and compliance with the intellectual property provisions of international agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Litigation practice includes assisting U.S. Department of Justice counsel in USDA Intellectual Prop- erty litigation.
Mainspring Law, Alexandria, Virginia and Vale, North Carolina Owner/Manager, October 2010 – September 2015
Established and managed solo intellectual property practice serving mostly small companies and individuals.
Patent counseling and prosecution, including conducting patentability searches and drafting and prosecuting applications.
Trademark counseling and prosecution, including conducting clearance searches and preparing and prosecuting applications.
Copyright counseling and preparation and prosecution of applications.
Managed several litigations as sole counsel in North Carolina, Virginia, and Texas Federal Courts.
Secured favorable settlement for copyright plaintiff in Virginia case and trademark defendant in North Carolina case.
Secured favorable dismissal for copyright defendant in Texas case. Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, Alexandria, Virginia Senior Associate, December 2006 - September 2010
Associate, August 2002 - December 2006
Summer Associate, May - August 2001
Patent Practice
Counseled clients regarding innovation protection, including providing patentability, invalidity, and infringement opinions.
Drafted amendments and responses to office actions, prepared and revised applications, prepared appeal briefs, and communicated with clients and patent examiners.
Experienced in special prosecution matters, including reexaminations, reissues, expedited prosecution, and interferences.
Experienced in district court, appellate, and ITC Section 337 actions, including all aspects of litigation preparation and discovery, including extensive document review and production experience and legal research and drafting.
Monitored literature and patent publication in the United States and abroad and advised clients regarding the impact of such publications.
Extensive experience working with client personnel and outside scientific consultants regarding client’s and their competitors’ patent holdings.
Advised clients and foreign associates regarding prosecution of PCT applications as well as applications in Canada, Brazil, Japan, China, Taiwan, Australia, and the European Patent Office. Transactional Practice
Drafted and negotiated various patent licenses and general business contracts, including asset purchase agreements, supply and distribution agreements, quality control agreements, confidentiality agreements, and related matters, principally while serving as primary counsel for pharmaceutical company.
Food and Drug Practice
Drafted and submitted proposed U.S. Pharmacopoeia monograph revisions and successful Citizen’s Petitions to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Publications
Co-author, Look Again! Capitalizing on IP Assets, Trademark World, May 2006.
Co-author, Business Method Boot Camp: What Every IP Attorney Should Know About Business Method Patents, Intellectual Property Update and Mid-Year Meeting of the Oklahoma Bar Association, June 2001.
Education
College of William and Mary School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia JD, 2002
Lawrence W. l’Anson Alumni Scholar, 1999 - 2002.
Articles Editor, William and Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review, 2001-2002.
Judicial Council, 2000 - 2002.
Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity, 2000 - 2002.
Graduated in top 1/3 of class.
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina DVM, Veterinary Medicine, 1992
Student American Veterinary Medical Association, 1988 - 1992.
Student American Association of Bovine Practitioners, 1988 - 1992.
Student American Association of Equine Practitioners, 1988 - 1992.
Research: Epidemiology of Bovine Leukemia Virus in a Large Southern Dairy Herd. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina BS cum laude, Animal Science, 1988
Honor Student, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 1986 - 1988.
American Society of Animal Scientists Scholarship award, 1988.
House Council Representative, 1984 - 1988.
Chronicler, Alpha Zeta Fraternity, 1986 - 1988.
Research: Efficacy of Synthetic Oral Progesterone for Bovine Estrus Synchronization. Veterinary Experience
Virginia Equine Clinic, Manakin-Sabot, Virginia Associate Veterinarian, 1997 - 1999 Large Animal Services, Geneva, Alabama Veterinarian/ Practice Owner and Manager, 1995 - 1997 Town and Country Animal Hospital, Centreville, Maryland Associate Veterinarian, 1992 - 1995 Community Activities
Attend Commonwealth Baptist Church, Alexandria, Virginia.
Past Member, American Bar Association Intellectual Property Committee, GP/Solo Division.
Vice-President, North Carolina Charolais Association.
Member, Catawba Valley Cattlemen’s Association.
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