Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Lisa S. Mankofsky is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP. A litigator experienced in both trials and arbitrations, she is a member of the firm's IP Litigation and Distribution & Franchise Practices.

Ms. Mankofsky has represented both patentees and accused infringers in patent litigation. Ms. Mankofsky has worked on patent cases involving all areas of technology, including biotechnology (e.g., pharmaceuticals delivered by nanoparticles), chemical (e.g., use of solid plunger lubricants in die casting), electrical (e.g., involving semiconductors and liquid crystal display technology), and mechanical (e.g., involving decorative window shades and automobile tires). She also has been involved in patent interferences before the United States Patent & Trademark Office. In addition, she has experience in trademark litigation. Ms. Mankofsky has also represented manufacturers in dealership termination litigation and has counseled clients concerning the drafting of agreements related to distributorship and licensing issues.

Ms. Mankofsky has authored articles in Intellectual Property Counselor (Feb. 2005) and Intellectual Property Litigation Reporter (Nov. 2004) concerning opinions of counsel as a defense to a charge of willful patent infringement in light of the en banc decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge Gmbh v. Dana Corp. Ms. Mankofsky has also spoken on the topic of the tension between declaratory judgment jurisdiction and equitable estoppel and laches to the Chemical Practice Group at the 1999 Spring meeting of the American Intellectual Property Law Association. Ms. Mankofsky also authored a chapter on drafting termination notices in the Commerce Clearing House (CCH Incorporated) treatise Product Distribution Law Guide (1999).

Ms. Mankofsky is an arbitrator on the American Arbitration Association's Commercial Panel.

Ms. Mankofsky is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the litigation and intellectual property sections of the American Bar Association, the Federal Circuit Bar Association, the Maryland Bar Association, and the District of Columbia Bar Association.

Ms. Mankofsky graduated from the State University of New York - Binghamton (1983), Phi Beta Kappa, and the University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1986).

Ms. Mankofsky is admitted to practice in the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia before the U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Connecticut, and the Eastern District of Texas, as well as before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Areas of Practice

• Distribution & Franchise
• IP Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Maryland, 1986
• District of Columbia, 1987
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
• U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1987
• U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1990
• U.S. District Court District of Connecticut
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association, 1987 - Present (Member, Litigation Section)
• Maryland State Bar Association, Inc. (Member)
• Federal Bar Association (Member)
• District of Columbia Bar Association, 1987 - Present (Member)
• American Intellectual Property Law Association (Member)

Education

• The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1986
  J.D.
• State University of New York, Binghamton, New York, 1983
  B.A.
  Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Delta Phi
• Pi Sigma Alpha
• Phi Beta Kappa

Address

3000 K Street, N.W.
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20007

Phones

(202) 672-5384

Faxes

(202) 672-5399

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