John Bollinger Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

John’s practice focuses on supporting U.S. and international patent prosecution, intellectual property litigation and due diligence.John is involved in the prosecution of various medical devices and also services clients in the electrical space, including the wireless telecommunications industry, concentrating on patent prosecution and disclosure requirements to ensure compliance with USPTO regulations.Experience • Represented Fortune 500 pharmaceutical company with formal idea evaluation and complete invention disclosure drafting process to maximize invention harvesting for high value inventions.• Advised Fortune 500 medical device manufacturer in patent procurement, from preparation of invention disclosure forms, through patent application drafting, filing, and prosecution to patent grant.• Drafted design patent freedom-to-operate opinions for international manufacturer of professional indoor and outdoor lighting systems.• Prepared noninfringement opinion in representation of a medical device manufacturer.• Represented an online retailer in trademark enforcement by handling cease and desist demands and trademark takedowns for infringing marks posted on social media platforms including Facebook and YouTube.• Provided comprehensive IP compliance with USPTO regulations to Japanese electronics manufacturers in their information disclosure practice before the USPTO.

Assisted Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP in representation of Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies across broad range of areas, including pharmaceutical industry, for compliance in regulatory investigations, document productions in litigation, and government subpoena requests. Proficient in German legal translation and certified through Update Legal for German document productions.Assisted litigation associates on deposition transcript review. Protect personal health information in compliance with HIPAA for Fortune 500 pharmaceutical clients.Proficient in multiple eDiscovery platforms including Axcelerate, Relativity, and Concordance. Proficient in Excel and Word. Performed Privilege Reviews and Quality Control, assisted in compilation of Privilege Logs. Assisted litigation case teams in analysis of documents in complex commercial litigation and incorporated resultant information into Excel claims analysis matrix.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Trained with Intellectual Property Practice Group in the full spectrum of intellectual property issues, including drafting and prosecuting mechanical and chemical patent applications, assessing whether claims distinguish over the prior art, and analyzing rejections under 35 USC §§ 102 and 103. Assisted in likelihood of confusion analysis for trademark infringement cases. Prepared response to trademark office action.Created patent claim charts, conducted infringement analyses and evaluated theories of invalidity to determine likelihood of success in patent infringement litigation

Drafted and prosecuted mechanical inventions. Responsible for client contact with respect to Section 8 & 15 trademark affidavits.Created patent claim charts to evaluate claims over prior art.

Reported directly to five partners and three senior associates for commercial litigation, general corporate representation and class action litigation.Handled research on New Jersey and Pennsylvania law and drafted legal memoranda to support lead counsel in the areas of consumer fraud, bankruptcy, business disputes, local and national class actions, breach of fiduciary duty, securities and construction.Analyzed documents in construction case involving roof leaks at a residential condominium association for potential claims against contractor and expert roofing consultant.Performed many aspects of complex litigation and class action matters leading up to trial including depositions.Analyzed deposition transcripts to chart and categorize witness testimony into deposition digests for use by lead trial counsel during direct and cross examination at trial.Supported lead trial counsel throughout trials.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Prepared complaints, motions, research, memoranda of law, and discovery responses and interrogatories for construction and commercial litigation cases.Analyzed documents of contractor, designer and twenty subcontractors for a multi-million dollar construction case and integrated resultant data into claims analysis matrix.Assisted in document productions in New York and Virginia.Organized and coordinated the due diligence process for the acquisition, financing and development of property for big-box stand alone stores in multiple states.Assisted in the representation of a local supermarket chain in leasing retail space in various malls in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.Reviewed and analyzed lease agreements, environmental reports, surveys and site plans.Assisted in the representation and coordination for an alternative energy joint venture.

New York, New York, Us

Researched and analyzed consequences of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) on Wyeth’s clinical research. Assessed the company’s privacy program for the best practices within Wyeth’s European Economic Area for corporate monitoring of employee communications, including use of the Internet, voicemail, and e-mail.Summarized HIPAA security rule and prepared PowerPoint presentation for in-house counsel.

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

Full immersion German marketing internship for global provider of gas, electricity and water meters and related communications, networking and software solutions.

West Chester, Pa, Us

Summer legal internship through Vanderbilt University alumni internship program.

J.D.

B.A., German, European History

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