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Albert, G. Peter Jr.
Foley & Lardner LLP
11250 El Camino Real
Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92130
Phone: (858) 847-6735 (San Diego/Del Mar) / (650) 251-1140 (Silicon Valley)
Fax: (858) 792-6773
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Websites associated with this firm:http://www.foley.comSummary
Current Employment Position(s)
Partner
Lawyer Overview
G. Peter Albert, Jr. is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP and chair of the San Diego/Del Mar office Intellectual Property Department. He is also a member of the Electronics; IP Litigation; Private Equity & Venture Capital; and Trademark, Copyright & Advertising Practices, as well as the Emerging Technologies Industry Team. Mr. Albert's practice encompasses all phases of international patent, trademark, and copyright litigation, prosecution, licensing and intellectual property counseling. He has experience with a variety of technologies, including wireless communications systems, ultra-fast laser applications, multilayer optical elements, digital/analog circuits, fuzzy logic controllers, broadband and embedded antennas, sensors and sensor networks, communications protocols, robot guidance systems, computer hardware/software, and the Internet. Mr. Albert is a frequent lecturer on intellectual property law. Prior to his legal career, Mr. Albert worked as a design engineer and design team leader for Reuters, Inc., where he was responsible for the design and development of communications and information systems. Mr. Albert received an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from Michigan Technological University and a J.D. from the John Marshall School of Law in Chicago. Mr. Albert is a member of the State Bars of California, Michigan, and Illinois. Mr. Albert is also a member of the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Northern, Eastern and Central Districts of California, as well as the Eastern District of Michigan, the Northern District of Illinois, and the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Mr. Albert is admitted to practice in front of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and is a Registered Patent Attorney in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Mr. Albert was selected as a 2009 San Diego County Top Attorney by The Daily Transcript. Publications:
Areas of Practice
- IP Litigation
- Private Equity & Venture Capital
- Trademark, Copyright & Advertising
- Electronics
- Emerging Technologies
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California
- Michigan
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Past Employment Positions
- Reuters, Inc., Design Engineer
Education
- John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois
J.D. - Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
Major: Electrical Engineering
Articles
Published Works
- Legal Issues in Electronic Commerce, Captus Press, 2002 and 2005
- Intellectual Property Law in Cyberspace, BNA Books, 1999
- "Robots, Spiders, Spam and Other Trademark Threats in Cyberspace: Recent Developments in Trademark Law of the Internet", University of San Diego Law Review, 2002
- "Software Patent Evolution in the U.S. and Europe", Center for International Legal Studies, Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, 2002
- "Market Niches, Patents and Copyrights", San Diego State University, Knowledge Protection and Management, 2001
- "Representing Startups and Emerging Growth Companies in a Down Market", California Education of the Bar, Capitalizing & Protecting New Businesses, 2001
- "Jurisdiction in Internet Litigation", Law Education Institute, Civil Litigation, 2001
- "Jurisdiction in Internet Litigation", Law Education Institute, Civil Litigation, 2001
- "It Started With Domain Names", BNA Professional Information Centers, 2000
- "Trademark Infringement and Dilution in Cyberspace", Internet Law & Regulation, 1999
- "Using Copyright Law to Prevent Linking, Framing, and Other Copyright Misuse on the Internet", AIPLA Working Papers, 1998
- "Eminent Domain Names: The Struggle to Gain Control of the Internet Domain Name System", John Marshall Computer and Information Law Journal, 1998
- "Right on the Mark: Finding the Nexus Between Trademarks and Internet Domain Names", John Marshall Computer and Information Law Journal, 1996
- "Responding to 103 Rejections in Electronics/Computer Cases", Patent Resource Group, Electronics & Computer Patent & Copyright Practices, 1995
Office Information
Address
11250 El Camino Real
Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92130
Phones
(858) 847-6735 (San Diego/Del Mar)
(650) 251-1140 (Silicon Valley)
Faxes
(858) 792-6773