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 counsels clients in the areas of patent prosecution, patent opinions, licensing agreements and 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.
While receiving his Master's, Mr. Ambrozy researched the software and hardware components for various heart pacemaker systems. For his Master's Thesis, he developed a rule-based expert system that automated the analysis of the functioning of pacemakers.
Notable Engagements
- Maitland Co. v. Terra First, Inc., (D.S.C., Mechanical Technology)
- In re Certain Neodymium-Iron-Boron Magnets, (I.T.C., Rare Earth Magnet Technology)
- Johns Hopkins Univ. v. Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. (D. Md., Pacemaker Technology)
- Wang Labs. v. United States, (Ct. Cl., Computer Memory Technology)
- Plant Genetic Systems, NV v. Novartis, (D. Del., Genetically Engineered Plant Technology)
- Novo Nordisk A/S v. Eli Lilly & Co., (D. Del., Insulin Analog Technology)
- Trimless-Flashless Design v. Tyco International, (E.D. Va., Computer Interconnect Technology)
- CEA v. Chi Mei Optoelectronics, (D. Del., Liquid Crystal Display Technology
- Habasit Belting, Inc. v. Rexnord Industries, (D. Del., Conveyor Belt Technology)
Education
- J.D., Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
- M.S., Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami
- B.S., Biology-Mathematics, Wake Forest University
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:
- "A Review of the ITC and the Recent Increase In Filings," Patent Strategy and Management, co-author.
- "How to Proceed with Patent Litigation in the Court of Federal Claims," Patent Strategy & Management, co-author.
- "Copyright Antitrust and Misuse in the Wake of MAI Systems and Virtual Maintenance," Computer Law Reporter, co-author.
- "The Suing Game - End Users Can Take Steps To Guard Against Patent Infringement Liability," RFID Journal.
Seminars and Presentations:
- "Maximizing the Value of Your Company by the Strategic Use of Intellectual Property," SID Business Conference, (June 1, 2009).
- "Critical Information for Protecting Your Company from Legal Liabilities Associated with RFID Implementations," RFID Journal Live! 2007, (May 2, 2007).
- "Intellectual Property and Patent Protection," RFID Journal Webinar, (April 5, 2007).
Professional Activities:
- American Intellectual Property Law Association (ITC Committee)
- TechAmerica (IP Counsel to the IP Committee)