Professional Experience

Ralph A. Dengler is active in all aspects of the firm's patent litigation and trademark practice. Mr. Dengler has litigated across a broad range of technologies, including the pharmaceutical, mechanical, electronic and computer arts.

Mr. Dengler is also an Infantry Officer in the Marine Corps Reserve and formerly was a New York State Prosecutor. He served two combat tours in Iraq in 2003 and 2007-2008.

Education

J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 1996, Urban Law Journal
Masters in Education, University of Virginia, 1994
B.S. General Engineering, United States Naval Academy, 1988

Bar Admissions

State of New York, 1997; U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, 2005

Professional Activities

American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; New York State Bar Association; New York Intellectual Property Law Association

Additional Publications

"Knorr-Bremse: The Demise of the Adverse Inference Rule in Evaluating Willful Infringement," Intellectual Property Today, 2004.

Related Information

Representative Cases

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and Novartis Pharma AG v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc
D.N.J. 2009

Kargo Global, Inc. v. Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc.
S.D.N.Y. 2007

Sanofi-Synthelabo, Sanofi-Synthelabo Inc. and Bristol-Myers Squibb, sanofi Pharmaceuticals Holding Partnership v. Apotex Inc. and Apotex Corp.
Fed. Cir. and S.D.N.Y 2006

Publications

Nanotechnology in Rechargeable Batteries: A123 Systems, Inc.
Nanotechnology Law & Business
Winter 2008

Patent Forseeability in the Wake of Festo
2003: The Year in Review Findlaw Corporate Counsel Center
December 2003

Events

Practical Tips for Jury Trials in Patent Cases
2004 AIPLA Mid-Winter Institute
January 2004

In The News

Fitzpatrick Associate Featured in NYLJ Article
New York Law Journal
December 12, 2003