Derek A. Auito
FAX: 202.496.7756
Experience
Derek A. Auito's practice focuses primarily on intellectual property litigation and client counseling, with an emphasis on patent litigation.
Mr. Auito 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.
Mr. Auito 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, Mr. Auito served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Kathleen M. O’Malley of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Before attending law school, Mr. Auito 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.
Education
- J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 2003
- M.S.E., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2000
- B.S.E., GMI Engineering & Management Institute, with honors, 1998
Admitted
- District of Columbia
- Ohio (inactive)
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office