Paul Bianco

Paul's practice is focused on patent and trademark transactional work. He is a registered patent attorney with the US Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") and a Florida Board Certified Intellectual Property Atttorney. With regard to patents, Paul's work is primarily in the areas of materials, mechanical and biomedical technologies. His practice includes patent and trademark prosecution, licensing, transactional and opinion work, and client counseling. He also conducts in intellectual property due diligence for corporate transations and litigates Inter Partes Reviews before the USPTO.

Georgetown University

J.D. (1997) | Law

1994 - 1997

Honors: Cum Laude

University of Pennsylvania

Ph.D. (1993) | BioEngineering

1985 - 1993

University of Pennsylvania

M.S. (1987) | BioEngineering

1985 - 1987

University of Pennsylvania

B.S. (1987) | BioEngineering and Materials Science

1983 - 1987

Honors: cum laude

Activities: Mask & Wig

Adjunct Professor

Florida International University

2011 - Current

Appointment in School of Law. Developed lectures for and taught one semester course entitled Business Law and Intellectual Property for Engineers and Entrepreneurs as part of curriculum for Master of Science in Engineering Management.

Member, Board of Governors

Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University

2009 - Current

Member, Dean Search Committee

Associate

Pennie and Edmonds

1997 - 2001

Intern

US Department of Justice

1995 - 1995

Assigned to Vaccine Litigation Division which handles tort reform initiative mandated by Congress. Researched novel issues related to the Vaccine Act and drafted pleadings, motions, and legal memoranda on issues of first impression in cases before special masters and judges of the Court of Federal Claims.

Food and Drug Administration

Post Doctoral Fellow

1993 - 1994

Center for Devices and Radiological Health. Assigned to Division of Mechanics and Materials Science. Designed and initiated protocol to examine the biological response to particulate materials using cell culture techniques. Assisted federal officials in identifying regulatory concerns associated with metallic and polymeric materials used

Inventing in Orthopaedics: From Idea to Marketed Device

J. Bone & Jnt. Surg.

2008

Legal Issues Pertinent To Orthopaedic Implants: Patents, Copyrights, and other Intellectual Property

ook Chapter in Orthopaedic Implants (Marcel Dekker, Inc., N.Y., N.Y.).

2008

Determination of In Vivo Titanium Release from a Non-Articulating Commercially Pure Titanium Implant

Medical Applications of Titanium and Its Alloys: The Material and Biological Issues

1996

Local Accumulation of Titanium Released from a Titanium Implant in the Absence of Wear

J. Biomed. Mater. Res.

1996

Tax Refund Suits and Equitable Tolling of the Statute of Limitations: Webb v. United States

Tax Law.

1996

Titanium Serum and Urine Levels in Rabbits with a Titanium Implant in the Absence of Wear

Biomaterials

1996

Bioactive Materials: Mechanisms and Bioengineering Considerations

Bone-Bonding Biomaterials

1992

Bone Tissue Growth Enhancement by Calcium Phosphate Coatings on Porous Titanium Alloys: the Effect of Shielding Metal Dissolution Product

Biomaterials

1992

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Spectroscopy of Titanium Prior to and after In Vitro Immersion

J. Mater. Sci.:Mater. Med.

1992

Lecture, Understanding Patent Law, University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering

January 1, 2005

Miami Museum of Science

Lecture, An Overview of Intellectual Property Law

January 1, 2004

Miami Museum of Science

Board Certified Intellectual Property Attorney

Florida State Bar

International Trademark Association

Member

Current

American Intellectual Property Law Association

Current

Florida State Bar

Member

2002 - Current

District of Columbia Bar

Member

1998 - Current

Viriginia State Bar

Member

1987 - Current

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar

Since 1998

Florida

Since 2002

Virginia

Since 1997

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• Computer and Internet Law