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Mr. Leonardo has been able to bring a breadth of real world experience to his clients by routinely acting as "in-house" intellectual property counsel on an as needed basis. In doing so, Mr. Leonardo has been able to provide unique legal assistance in overseeing the development of intellectual property policies and strategies for client companies and individual business units, including interfacing with general counsel, division executives, and research and product development departments. As in-house intellectual property counsel, Mr. Leonardo routinely assists his clients with analyzing, negotiating and counseling on various transactions and agreements; analyzing competitor product lines including developing and implementing offensive and defensive strategies; as well as review of and advice on sales, advertising and promotional materials and programs. Additionally, Mr. Leonardo represents high technology companies in areas of complex patent litigation. He has advised both plaintiffs asserting their patent rights, and defendants opposing charges of patent infringement. Work on patent litigation and litigation counseling has been in the areas of medical devices, mechanical instruments, and consumer products. Specialties: Mark's practice encompasses all areas of intellectual property, including commercial exploitation and management of patent portfolios, patent and trademark procurement, and opinion counseling on complex legal and technical issues. He assists clients in developing comprehensive and strategic patent portfolios that maximize a company’s competitive advantage; negotiating technology development, licensing and technology transfer agreements; and trade secret and unfair competition counseling.

Listed skills include Intellectual Property, Licensing, Patents, Trade Secrets, and 13 others.