Kertell, Charles A.

Current Employment Position(s)

Counsel

Lawyer Overview

Charles Kertell is counsel in Dickstein Shapiro’s Intellectual Property Practice. Mr. Kertell focuses his practice on patent, trademark, trade secret, false advertising, copyright, and unfair competition litigation and counseling. Mr. Kertell’s experience also includes the prosecution of patent and trademark applications; opposition/cancellation proceedings before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board; and the procurement, protection, and enforcement of intellectual property rights worldwide.

Areas of Practice

• Intellectual Property
• Copyrights & Trademarks
• Patent Litigation
• Patent Prosecution
• Life Sciences
• Due Diligence
• IP Litigation
• Licensing
• Litigation
• Semiconductors

Representative Cases

• Antor Media Corp. v. Apple Computer, Inc., et al., Case No. 2:03-CV-320
• Claire Maglica v. Anthony Maglica, Case No. 713117
• EG&G, Inc. v. Rapiscan Security Products, Inc., Case No. 120026866
• Finisar Corp. v. The DIRECTV Group, Inc., et al., No. 1:05-cv-264 (E.D. Tex., decided June 26, 2006)
• Forgent Networks, Inc. v. DIRECTV, Inc., et al., Case No. 6:06-CV-208 (E.D. Tx.)
• Intermedics, Inc. v. Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., Case No. CV 4-95-716
• Legal Rights Defenders, Inc. v. Lawyers' Direct, et al., Case No. 96-1058
• Mag Instrument, Inc. v. Bison Sportslights, Inc., et al., Case No. CV-023187
• Michael W. Brennen, et al. v. Gerd Goldman, Interference No. 103,692
• Paramount Pictures Corp. v. Industrial Risk Insurers, et al., Case No. BC 172372
• Permlight Products, Inc, v. GELcore, LLC, Case No. SACV 05-0287 (C.D. Cal.)
• Yokohama Rubber Company, Inc., et al. v. Stamford Tyres International Pte, Ltd., et al.Case No. SACV 07-0010 (C.D. Cal.)
• Patent/Trademark Litigation
• Patent/Trademark Prosecution
• Trademark Opposition/Cancellation Practice

West Practice Categories

Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks

Bar Admissions

• California, 1995
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1995
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1998
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1997
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1998

Past Employment Positions

• Lyon & Lyon, LLP, Associate
• Jones Day, Associate
• Mag Instrument, Inc., Corporate Counsel

Education

• Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New York, 1995
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Law Journal: Cornell International Law Journal, Note Editor
• Cornell University, 1992
  B.S.
  Honors: With Distinction
  Major: Chemical Engineering

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