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Gerson S. Panitch has over 30 years of experience in patent litigation, strategic planning, licensing, due diligence and portfolio development. He leads the firm's Strategic IP Planning Group and its Israel practice, working with many of Israel's leading companies to help them grow valuation through strategic patenting, and to assert and defend patent infringement claims in U.S. courts. Gerson is on the faculty of the Business School at Tel Aviv University, where, for the last three years, he received the school's Outstanding Lecturer Award for his MBA course on patent strategy. Previously, Gerson taught patent litigation and strategy for five years at the University of Haifa Faculty of Law. Outside of his work representing leading Israeli companies, Gerson represents companies in the United States and Europe as well.
In addition to his patent litigation work in U.S. district courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Gerson handles other contentious IP-related litigation and was recognized by The Legal 500 U.S. for his trade secrets work. In one case, Gerson successfully defended a patent owner from claims of infringement during a $500M+ public transaction, enabling the transaction to proceed on schedule and saving his client over $100M in potential penalties. Although recovery of attorneys' fees is not the norm in U.S. courts, Gerson has developed successful strategies for defending companies accused of patent infringement, and recovering attorneys fees in the process. Gerson led the defense for a major manufacturer against patent infringement claims in a $150M+ case related to commercial cooling systems. He secured a jury decision that two patents involving heat exchangers and electronic system controls were invalid, and won an award of nearly $1M in attorneys' fees from the patent owner after persuading the judge that the case was exceptional.
As leader of the firm's Strategic IP Planning Group, Gerson advocates the application of business principles to patenting decisions to help clients align their patent strategies with their business goals, maximizing patent portfolio impact and minimizing resources wasted on patents unlikely to add value. He combines his experience as an in-court patent litigator with his practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to help companies strategically develop patents designed to provide competitive advantage and withstand courtroom attack.
NICE Ltd. et al v. CallMiner Inc.
Lead counsel in ongoing patent infringement suit involving 17 patents on speech analytics and corresponding inter partes review (IPR) proceedings.
1:18-cv-02024, D. Del., Judge Andrews
Rondevoo Technologies, LLC v. RSIP Vision, Inc.
Lead counsel in suit wrongly accusing Israeli company’s subsidiary of infringing three patents. Aggressively threatened sanctions for baseless suit before answering the complaint resulting in the plaintiff agreeing to voluntarily dismiss the suit.
5:20-cv-03003, N.D. Cal., Judge DeMarchi
Eureka Database Solutions, LLC v. Nexidia, Inc.
Aggressively pushed back as lead counsel on behalf of Nexidia in a patent infringement suit on multiple patents. Achieved extremely favorable early settlement.
6:20-cv-00197, W.D. Tex., Judge Albright
Certain Radio Frequency Micro-Needle Dermatological Treatment Devices and Components Thereof
Represented Syneron-Candela and MGH in patent infringement litigation concerning RF micro-needling technology.
337-TA-1112, ITC, Judge Lord
Kitt Holdings, Inc. v. Mobileye BV
As lead counsel, successfully defended Mobileye in a suit for patent infringement; prevailed on motion to dismiss, favorably ending the litigation.
1:17-cv-02421, S.D. Ind., Judges Barker, Miller, Brookman
Anoto AB v. LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.
3:16-cv-06209, N.D. Cal., Judge Tigar
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Law360"Panitch leads the Israeli practice and helps both American and Israeli companies grow through strategic patenting and enforcement programs."
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
Jeffrey Berkowitz, Bryan Diner, Gerson Panitch and Anand Sharma all represent a class of litigators at Finnegan who benefit from well-rounded patent prosecution, counselling and licensing experience.”
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
"Panitch leads the Israeli practice and helps both American and Israeli companies grow through strategic patenting and enforcement programs."
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
Jeffrey Berkowitz, Bryan Diner, Gerson Panitch and Anand Sharma all represent a class of litigators at Finnegan who benefit from well-rounded patent prosecution, counselling and licensing experience.”
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
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46 Finnegan Attorneys Ranked in 2024 IAM Patent 1000 46 Finnegan Attorneys Ranked in 2024 IAM Patent 1000
June 6, 2024
Intellectual Asset ManagementPress Release
Finnegan Receives Top Rankings from Intellectual Asset Management; 46 Attorneys Ranked Finnegan Receives Top Rankings from Intellectual Asset Management; 46 Attorneys Ranked
June 30, 2023
Intellectual Asset ManagementCommentary
Patenting Lessons Learned from Representing 200 of Israel’s Leading Companies Patenting Lessons Learned from Representing 200 of Israel’s Leading Companies
September 19, 2022
CalcalistPress Release
45 Finnegan Attorneys Recommended by Intellectual Asset Management; Firm Continues to Be Top Ranked 45 Finnegan Attorneys Recommended by Intellectual Asset Management; Firm Continues to Be Top Ranked
July 8, 2022
Intellectual Asset ManagementMedia Mention
Stopping Infringement at the Border: A Winning Strategy in Patent Wars Stopping Infringement at the Border: A Winning Strategy in Patent Wars
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