Rel S. Ambrozy
FAX: 202.496.7756
Experience
Prior to joining McKenna Long & Aldridge, Rel S. Ambrozy served as in-house counsel for a high-tech start-up corporation. Prior to working at the start-up, Mr. Ambrozy exclusively practiced in the field of intellectual property law. Although he focuses on patent and trade secret litigation, he routinely prosecutes patents, drafts patent opinions, licensing agreements and performs due diligence investigations.
Mr. Ambrozy's patent litigation experience begins with the due diligence investigations necessary before filing or answering a complaint, and carries through to trial. Mr. Ambrozy has been intimately involved in numerous patent litigations, participating and/or leading the written and oral discovery process, motions practice and actual trial of cases both before a jury as well as the bench. Moreover, Mr. Ambrozy has worked closely with foreign counsel in several countries on various co-pending patent litigations. His close cooperation with counsel in Europe, Taiwan, Japan and Korea is essential to ensure consistency between the simultaneous litigations, as well as to comply with all applicable foreign practice requirements.
Given Mr. Ambrozy's broad educational background and work experience, he is proficient in technical areas ranging from the electrical arts including cellular telephony, satellite communication, Internet applications and medical devices to the biological arts including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and bioinformatics.
Prior to attending law school, Mr. Ambrozy worked with BDM International, consulting with the U.S. government and Department of Defense on various projects. For example, his involvement with the Department of Defense included developing software to aid in the licensing of Star Wars technology from the military to the private sector. He also aided in the management of the Military Critical Technology List program.
While receiving his Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Miami, Mr. Ambrozy researched the software and hardware components for various heart pacemaker systems. And for his Master's Thesis, he developed a rule-based expert system that automated the analysis of the functioning of pacemakers.
Education
- J.D., The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, 1995
- M.S., Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami, 1989
- B.S., Biology, Wake Forest University, 1983
Admitted
- Maryland
- District of Columbia
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. District Court for the District Of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the District Of Maryland
Publications:
- "Copyright Antitrust and Misuse in the Wake of MAI Systems and Virtual Maintenance," Computer Law Reporter, co-author.
- "How to Proceed with Patent Litigation in the Court of Federal Claims," Patent Strategy & Management, co-author.
Professional Activities:
- Patent Management & Strategy (Serve on Advisory Board)
- American Bar Association (Previously chaired various Committees)