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MANNY D. POKOTILOW MANAGING PARTNER TELEPHONE: 215-567-2010. EXTENSION 126 FAX: 215-751-1142 mpokotilow@crbcp.com

     
Mr. Pokotilow is the Managing Partner of Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen and Pokotilow Ltd. He is recognized as one of the leading Intellectual Property lawyers in the country. For more than 30 years, his practice has consisted of all aspects of Intellectual Property law, particularly litigation, involving the enforcement of patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Mr. Pokotilow devotes a substantial portion of his practice to consultation in patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret and computer matters, and in the registration of trademarks. He has been lead Intellectual Property counsel in numerous landmark cases involving patents, trademarks and copyrights, including Donsco Inc. v. Casper Corp; Apple Computer v. Franklin Computer; and Wawa, Inc. v. HaHa. A past chairman of the American Bar Association's Proprietary Rights in Software Committee of the Computer Law Division of the Section of Science and Technology, Mr. Pokotilow is also one of the founders of the Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and has been a member of the panel of mediators since its inception. He is a member of the American Arbitration Association's Large Complex Case Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators, and is a past President and Vice President of the Historical Society of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. A member of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's Intellectual Property Advisory Board, Mr. Pokotilow is no stranger to the lecture circuit having planned and taught courses throughout the United States in patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and computer law.

     
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
U.S. Federal Courts
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

     
Apple Computer v. Franklin Computer- Copyrightability of software
Donsco Inc. v. Casper Corp- Protection of Trade Dress
Wawa, Inc. v. HaHa- Trademark dilution
High Concrete v. New Enterprise- Patent Infringement for Tilt Mechanism
Syntex v. Apotex- ANDA litigation

     
Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
    (One of the founders)
American Arbitration Association
    Member, Large Complex Case Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators
Former Council Member, American Bar Association, Section of Science and Technology
Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Member, Pennsylvania Bar Institute's Intellectual Property Advisory Board
Member, Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
Past president and Vice-president, Historical Society of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association
     (Chairman of the Amicus Committee, former member of Board of Governors, former Chairman, Federal Courts Committee )
Philadelphia Bar Association, Former member of Board of Governors
     (Chair Mid Size Law Firm Management Committee)
     (Co-chair Charity Run Committee, and Chair of Sports and Recreation Committee) 1978-Date
     (Chairman, Philadelphia Bar Association Mid-Size Law Firm Management Committee, 2009) International Trademark Association
     (Alternate Dispute Resolution Panel of Outstanding Neutrals; Member, and former member of Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee)
Member, Advisory Council, Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

     
The Future Of Business Method Patents After Bilski, IP Law 360, Setember 24, 2008

Mediation in IP Disputes, The Association of Patent Law Firms, Fall, 2005, page 8.

Federal Circuit Further Limits the Doctrine of Equivalents in Patent Infringement Suits, The Legal Intelligencer, December 5, 2000, page 5.

Microsoft Monopoly and Copyright Protection for Computer Software, Intellectual Property Supplement to the Legal Intelligencer and PA Law Weekly, December 15, 1999, page 5.

Equivalents. Supreme Court Rules Statutory Damages For Copyright Infringement is a Jury Issue - Intellectual Property Supplement to the Legal Intelligencer and PA Law Weekly, May 11, 1998, page S10.

In Hilton Davis, U.S. Supreme Court Redefines Doctrine of Intellectual Property - Supplement to the Legal Intelligencer and PA Law Weekly, March 24, 1997, page S7.

Understanding Lotus Not as Easy as 1-2-3, Intellectual Property - Supplement to the Legal Intelligencer and PA Law Weekly, March 11, 1996, page S7.

Doctrine of Equivalents A Question For Jury, Legal Intelligencer, September 13, 1995, page 9.

Inventors Should be Wary of Idea Submission and Invention Development Companies, Legal Intelligencer, September 28, 1992, page 4.

Inventors Beware, Development Companies are Resurfacing, Legal Intelligencer, April 17, 1990, page 7.

Materials published in association with lectures and seminars set forth above for American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Institute and Philadelphia Bar Education Conference.

Legal Intelligencer, May, 2006, page 6, Will a Ruling in eBay v. MercExchange Affect value of Patents?; Legal Ingelligencer, April, 2007, The Dire Implications of a Supreme Court Decision in KSR v. Teleflex.

Speeches:

Mediation for Settling Cases on Appeal, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, March, 2009
One Year After Ebay, MedImmunie, KSR and Seagate, Pennsylvania Bar Institute,
November, 2008
Update on the Fallout from the GlaxoSmithKline v. PTO, Law Seminars International –
Current Issues in Complex IP Licensing, September, 2008
IP Trials and Strategy, Pennsylvania Bar Institute (Moderator), April, 2008
CAFC Update, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, April, 2007
Ebay, Inc. V. MercExchange LLC, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, June, 2006
Fee Agreements in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, February, 2006
Alternate Dispute Resolution in Trademark and Patent Disputes, All Ohio Annual Institute on Intellectual Property, September, 2005
Valuation of Intellectual Property for Litigation, March, 2005
Internet Linking and Framing Issues, March, 2005
Intellectual Property and its Interface with Bankruptcy, September, 2004
Overview of Copyright Law, August, 2004
Why Alternative Dispute Resolution Should be Used for Intellectual Property Disputes, April, 2004
Dilution After Victoria Secrets, Practicing Law Institute, February, 2004
Markman Hearings, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, November, 2003
Patent Litigation, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, October, 2002
Protecting Intellectual Property on the Internet, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, April, 2002
Trademarks, Electronic Copyrights and Citations, National Business Education Association, March, 2002
Copyrights A-Z, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, July, 2001
Trademarks A-Z, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, October, 2000
National Intellectual Property Seminar, 2000
Temple University Law School, 1985-1993
Pennsylvania Bar Institute (Intellectual Property Planning Committee), 1996
Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, 1998
Philadelphia Bar Education Center, 1995
American Bar Association Conventions, July, 1985, August, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995
Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, May, 1982 and November, 1983
Lecturer on Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights and the Protection of Computer Software: Philadelphia Patent Law Association, October, 1980

     
Fellow Litigation Counsel of America
Top 100 Pennsylvania Lawyers by Law & Politics, 2006 - 2009
Top 100 Lawyers by Philadelphia Magazine, 2006 - 2009
Best Lawyers in America, Intellectual Property 2005 -  2009
SuperLawyer in Intellectual Property Litigation since 2004
Chambers USA America's Leading Business Lawyers 2003 - 2009, First Tier
Who's Who in American Law since 1984
Million Dollar Club by American Diabetes Association, 2002, for charitable fund raising
Best Lawyers in Philadelphia by Philadelphia Magazine, 1999
Honorary Trustee of Philadelphia Bar Association's Campaign for Qualified Judges, 1993
Honored for Support Given to Mistreated Children by Support Center for Child Advocates, June 4, 1992
American Diabetes Association Chair Award for Volunteer Excellence, May 4, 1991; Certificate of Appreciation, June 18, 1997
City of Philadelphia Citation, February 5, 1987
Superior Performance Award, United States Patent and Trademark Office, 1964
Martindale Hubbell AV Rated

     
Newark College of Engineering: B.S. Electrical Engineering 1960
American University School of Law: J.D. 1964

     
Running
Tennis
Founder and Director or Co-Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association's Annual Charity Run from 1980 to 2009; raised over $2 million dollars for diabetes research and abused children

     
Patent Examiner, United States Patent and Trademark Office in the field of Digital Computers, 1960-1964

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