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Anthony J. Lombardi
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  • 1875 Explorer Street
  • Suite 800
  • Reston, VA 20190-6023
+1 571 203 2779
anthony.lombardi@finnegan.com anthony.lombardi@finnegan.com

Anthony J. Lombardi

Of Counsel

  • +1 571 203 2779 +1 571 203 2779
  • anthony.lombardi@finnegan.com anthony.lombardi@finnegan.com
  • 1875 Explorer Street
  • Suite 800
  • Reston, VA 20190-6023
  • vCard

Anthony Lombardi has experience in all areas of patent law. He leverages extensive experience in patent prosecution and patent litigation to strategically develop patent portfolios.

Anthony has drafted, prosecuted, and overseen the drafting and prosecution of hundreds of patent applications. He has experience in post-issuance matters, including inter partes review (IPR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). He is also skilled in defensive and offensive patent portfolio assessment, patent validity and infringement opinions, due diligence and product clearance studies, patent portfolio management, and portfolio licensing strategies.

Anthony has represented clients in all phases of patent litigation, including matters before U.S. district courts, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. His patent litigation experience includes pre-filing investigations, developing claim construction, validity and infringement positions, managing fact discovery, deposing witnesses, taking expert witness testimony at trial, and preparing Markman briefs and post-trial motions.

Anthony has experience in a wide range of technology areas, including computer hardware and architecture, software, user interfaces, Internet technologies, mobile devices, communication networks, imaging systems, autonomous vehicle navigation systems, microprocessors, medical devices, and semiconductor design and fabrication.

Experience

Certain Computing Devices with Associated Instruction Sets and Software

Represented VIA Technologies and Centaur in ITC investigation against Apple asserting infringement of microprocessor architectures and the instruction sets associated with microprocessors. The case settled favorably prior to an initial determination.

337-TA-812, ITC, Judge Pender

Certain Portable Electronic Communications Devices, including Mobile Phones

Represented respondent HTC Corp. in an investigation involving certain circuitry used in smartphone technology, including radio-frequency modulators and front ends.

337-TA-885, ITC, Judges Essex, Lord, Shaw

Certain Portable Electronic Devices

Represented HTC against Apple in a high-profile investigation and trial involving power management and graphical user interfaces of mobile devices.

337-TA-721, ITC, Judge Bullock

Insights

Articles

Patents Play a Role in Technical Academy Awards Patents Play a Role in Technical Academy Awards

June 18, 2015

Law360

Articles

Discovery Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board Discovery Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

June 20, 2013

The National Law Journal

Prosecution First Blog

Constitutional Challenge to First-Inventor-to-File System Dismissed for Lack of Standing Constitutional Challenge to First-Inventor-to-File System Dismissed for Lack of Standing

May 30, 2013

Articles

Prosecuting Patent Applications from a Litigation Perspective Prosecuting Patent Applications from a Litigation Perspective

May 29, 2013

Westlaw Journal Intellectual Property

Articles

Federal Circuit Rules Software Invention Unpatentable Federal Circuit Rules Software Invention Unpatentable

May 11, 2013

TechCrunch

Articles

Strategies for Developing Patent Portfolios Strategies for Developing Patent Portfolios

May 3, 2013

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Professional Activities

  • American Bar Association
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association
Admissions and Education

Admissions

  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • District of Columbia
  • Virginia
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit

Education

George Washington University Law School
J.D., with honors, 2002
University of Virginia
B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1999

Anthony's Practices

Appeals, Issues, and Legal Strategy
Appeals from the PTAB
Federal Circuit and Supreme Court Appeals
Global IP Enforcement, Litigation, and Trials
Design Rights
Federal Circuit and Supreme Court Appeals
ITC Section 337 Investigations and Trials
Patent Litigation and Trials
Pretrial Strategies
Patent Office Invalidation Proceedings
Ex Parte Reexamination (EPR)
PTAB Invalidation Proceedings: IPR and PGR
Prosecution and Portfolio Management
Appeals to the PTAB
Design Rights
Due Diligence
Ex Parte Reexamination (EPR)
IP Portfolio Management
Licensing, Pooling, and Other Transactions
Opinions and Counseling
Patent Drafting and Prosecution
Patent Mining and Mapping
Patent Reissues

Anthony's Industries

AI, Electronics, and Information Technology
Electrical and Computer Technology
Electronic Devices and Components
Communications
Financial Services and Business Systems
Internet of Things (IoT)
Consumer Goods and Services
Consumer Products
Life Sciences
Digital Health
Medical Device and Diagnostics
Transportation and Logistics
Automotive and Smart Mobility Tech

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