Martin Cosenza focuses his practice on intellectual property law. He has more than 11 years experience representing clients in a variety of matters including patent prosecution, client counseling on intellectual property matters, patent infringement litigation and risk arbitrage of intellectual property litigations. He has successfully argued numerous times before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and has developed a specialty in economically identifying previously unknown infringement of claims of client patent portfolios.

Mr. Cosenza has significant experience in intellectual property issues pertaining to mechanical, electrical, medical devices, surgical procedures, automotive, aerospace, optical lens systems, pharmaceutical delivery, nanotechnology, material science, nuclear, software and business method arts.

Mr. Cosenza was also an adjunct professor at The George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C., and currently is a licensed professional engineer in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Prior to beginning his legal career, Mr. Cosenza was an engineer with the Boeing Aircraft Company for eight years. There, he was responsible for conceiving, designing, producing and testing mechanical and electrical equipment used to support aircraft, as well as extensive customer liaison and project management activities. He also worked for Boeing as an electronic signals analyst, which entailed analyzing the various known electromagnetic emissions from aircraft in an effort to improve detection and identification of airborne objects.

Professional & Community Activities

American Intellectual Property Law Association, Member

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. (2001)
  • Drexel University, M.S., Mechanical Engineering (1997)
  • Eastern College, M.A. (1994)
  • Syracuse University, B.S., Aerospace Engineering (1993)

Bar Admissions

  • Virginia
  • District of Columbia

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Who We Are

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