Associate, Washington DC
1900 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006-1108

TEL: 202.496.7102
FAX: 202.496.7756
EMAIL: dauito@mckennalong.com

PROFILE

Derek Auito is an associate in the firm’s Intellectual Property Department in the Washington, DC office.  His practice focuses primarily on intellectual property litigation and client counseling, with an emphasis on patent litigation. 

Derek has experience on several patent litigation matters involving electrical and mechanical technologies, where he has been involved in all stages of litigation including expert and fact discovery, motions practice, claim construction, depositions, and trial preparation.

Derek is experienced in preparing and prosecuting patent applications and drafting patent infringement and validity opinions across a variety of technologies including computer hardware and software, control systems, consumer electronic devices, optics, telecommunications, robotics, manufacturing and processing techniques/equipment, semiconductors, and liquid crystal displays.

While attending law school, Derek served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Kathleen M. O’Malley of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

Before attending law school, Derek worked as a project engineer at Applied Safety & Ergonomics, Inc., a forensic engineering consulting firm specializing in ergonomics and human factors, where he analyzed product designs and designed/evaluated safety communications.

Derek graduated from Case Western University School of Law in 2003.  Derek received a M.S.E. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2000, and a B.S.E., with honors, from GMI Engineering & Management Institute in 1998.