Lawrence P. Zale

Lawrence P. Zale

"None better at any billing rate."
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Biography

Atty. Lawrence P. Zale is an experienced, registered patent attorney who has extensive experience in all aspects of Intellectual Property and related business matters. He has drafted and prosecuted hundreds of patents through issuance, counseled start-ups, and was an executive with several global companies, such as Tyco International and ALSTOM Power, Inc.

NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Managed a global Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio for medical device product lines having approximately $1.3B in annual sales
• Managed a global IP portfolio for electric power generation equipment with approximately $3.0B in annual sales.
• Coded simulation software for a subcontractor of NASA for the US Space Shuttle Program in Merritt Island, FL.
• Founded an Intellectual Property Law firm that has expanded from PA to NJ and MA.
• Directed and managed foreign patent and trademark agents from approximately 150 law firms globally.
• Counseled executive management as in-house corporate counsel for global corporations for seventeen years.
• Invented a monitoring system to analyze the system hardware and software and detect and report license violations for GE MRI Imaging Systems.

Professional Experience
Owner
Zale Patent Law, Inc.
- Current
? Re-opened the Intellectual Property (IP) firm and expanded into incorporation, transactional IP services, and trademark work. ? Provided a full range of IP services for clients in PA, NY, and NJ. ? Assisted numerous start-up businesses in protecting their innovations, corporate identity, and authored material ? Litigated Trademark and Copyright infringement cases in PA ? Provided IP licensing support in a project with fourteen (14) local universities to package and license technology to local businesses.
Senior Patent Prosecution Counsel
G.T.C. Law Group LLP & Affiliates
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? Worked with cutting-edge inventors on the 'high-tech' highway for a leading Boston-area patent strategy firm ? Drafted patent applications according to a unique strategy for companies that have been acquired due to the strength of their patent portfolio ? Prosecuted U.S. and international patent applications for world-class companies
Senior Intellectual Property Counsel
ALSTOM Power Inc.
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? Re-opened the Intellectual Property (IP) firm and expanded into incorporation, transactional IP services, and trademark work. ? Provided a full range of IP services for clients in PA, NY, and NJ. ? Assisted numerous start-up businesses in protecting their innovations, corporate identity, and authored material ? Litigated Trademark and Copyright infringement cases in PA ? Provided IP licensing support in a project with the fourteen (14) local universities to package and license technology to local businesses
Senior Intellectual Property Counsel
Tyco Healthcare Group LP (Covidien)
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? Managed several large-scale US patent infringement litigations ? Actively participated in several European Patent Oppositions, prevailing in all of them ? Managed several US Patent Interferences, with all being successful ? Negotiated licenses with independent Physicians for rights to medical/surgical innovations ? Managed the intellectual property portfolio of businesses having one point three billion ($1.3 B) dollars in annual sales ? Managed domain name disputes for most Tyco International Divisions ? Conceived and implemented a project to merge 56,000 records in 6 patent docket databases in four (4) countries into a single docketing system for Tyco International.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Pennsylvania
Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
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Fees
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  • Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
    Currently charging $270 per hour for all IP work.
Practice Area
Patents
Patent Appeals, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution
Contact & Map
Atty. Lawrence P. Zale
Barker Avenue
Lowell, MA 01850
Toll-Free: (570) 878-5000
Telephone: (570) 878-5000
Cell: (570) 878-5000
Notice: 24/7 by appointment. Call or text 570-878-5000.
Zale Patent Law, Inc./Zale Tech Law
15 Paul Street
Scott Township, PA 18433
Toll-Free: (570) 878-5000
Telephone: (570) 878-5000
Cell: (570) 878-5000
Monday: 7 AM - 6 PM
Tuesday: 7 AM - 6 PM
Wednesday: 7 AM - 6 PM
Thursday: 7 AM - 6 PM
Friday: 7 AM - 6 PM
Saturday: 7 AM - 12 PM
Sunday: 12 PM - 1 PM (Today)
Notice: Also open 24/7 by appointment. Call or text 570-878-5000. Contact us for a free, private, confidential, in person (or Zoom) 20-minute meeting. (For a limited time.)