Douglas Sharrott
Partner, New York
Professional Experience
Douglas Sharrott both prosecutes and litigates patents, with extensive experience in the electrical and mechanical arts. As a patent attorney, he has worked in technologies related to medical devices, communication and control systems, electronic circuitry, digital signal processors, computers, computer networks, software, semiconductors, liquid crystal displays, antennas, and electronic trading systems.
Prior to becoming a patent attorney, Mr. Sharrott was employed for ten years as an electronic systems engineer at Grumman Corp., Hazeltine Corp., and Fairchild-Weston Corp. At those companies, he developed hardware, software, and signal processing algorithms for various defense-related communication, navigation, identification and tracking systems.
Awards and Recognition
Douglas Sharrott is listed in Legal 500 2008 and 2009 for Patent litigation: full coverage and Patent prosecution: utility and design.
For information on the selection process, see:
Legal 500
Education
J.D., magna cum laude, Brooklyn Law School, 1994
M.S.E.E., Polytechnic University, 1987
B.S.E.E., Cooper Union, 1983
Bar Admissions
State of New York, 1995; State of New Jersey, 1994; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. District Courts of New Jersey; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Professional Activities
American Bar Association; American and New York Intellectual Property Law Associations
Related Information
Representative Cases
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Perego v. Drehmel
Patent Interference No. 105,467 -
Fair Isaac Corp. v. IBM Corp. / IBM Corp. v. Fair Isaac Corp.
D. Minn. 2006 -
Novo Nordisk A/S et al. v. Becton Dickinson
Fed. Cir. 2002 -
Levien v. Levien v. Katayama et al.
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences 2000
Publications
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Nanotechnology in Rechargeable Batteries: A123 Systems, Inc.
Nanotechnology Law & Business
Winter 2008 -
False patent marking: a trap for the unwary patentee
Intellectual Asset Management
January/February 2009 -
Intellectual Property Developments in Biochip Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology Law & Business
February/March 2006 -
Patenting Nanotech Inventions
Industrial Biotechnology
Fall 2005 -
Staking A Claim In The Nanoworld
Corporate Counsel
June 2004 -
Federal Circuit Leaves Open the Question of Which Materiality Standard Should Apply in Inequitable Conduct Determinations
Corporate Counsel
October 2003
Events
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Protecting, Defending and Enforcing Your Patents
Patent Strategies in Deals 2004
November 17, 2004
In The News
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Three New Fitzpatrick Partners Named 2002
January 2002
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