Marc Labgold

American

35+ years of experience

Language:

English

Present Function:

• Patent Litigation Counsel
• Independent Arbitrator
• Arbitration Counsel
• Adjunct Professor of Law, Florida International Univ. College of Law, Course in CISG, and International Commercial Arbitration
• Coach, FIU College of Law Vis Moot Team

General Expertise:

Technical Expertise:

Certifications and/or licenses

Bar Admissions: State Bar of Georgia, Bar of the District of Columbia, and United States Patent & Trademark Office.

Court Admissions: United States Supreme Court, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, D.C. Court of Appeals, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, United States District Court for the District of Colorado, United States District Court for the District of Maryland.

Accreditatkledidations: Fellow (FPD), Prime Dispute, Fellow (FBIAM), Bali International Arbitration and Mediation Center, Member (MCIARB), Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Professional legal or litigation experience related to the scope of competence of the PMAC

1990-1995 - Patent Agent; Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, PC (Arlington, VA); patent prosecution, patent infringement and validity opinions, patent litigation support.

1995-1999 - Patent Attorney; Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, PC (Arlington, VA); trial attorney in patent infringement/invalidity litigation.

1999-2000 - Patent Attorney, Co-Chair IP Practice, Chair Patent Litigation Practice; Long Aldridge & Norman, LLP (Washington, DC); trial attorney in patent infringement/invalidity litigation.

2000-2002 - Patent Attorney, Co-Chair IP Practice, Chair Patent Litigation Practice; Piper, Marbury, Rudnick & Wolfe, LLP (Washington, DC); trial attorney in patent infringement/invalidity litigation.

2002-2008 - Patent Attorney, Chair of IP Department; Patton Boggs, LLP (Washington, DC; Northern Virginia); trial attorney in patent infringement/invalidity litigation.

2009-present - Patent Attorney, Arbitration Counsel, Arbitrator, Mediator; Labgold Law (Reston, Virginia); trial attorney in patent infringement/invalidity litigation, lead counsel in international commercial arbitration, arbitrator (patent infringement), and mediator (patent infringement).

2009-present - Of counsel; Nagashima Hashimoto & Yasukuni (Tokyo, Japan); trial attorney in patent infringement/invalidity litigation, client counseling re patent infringement, patent validity, lead counsel in international commercial arbitration on a wide range of technogies and subject matters.

2022-present - Adjunct Professor of Law; Florida International University, College of Law (Miami, FL); lecturer on CISG, international commercial arbitration, and transnational advocacy; coach the FIU Law Vis Moot Team.

Professional technical experience related to the scope of competence of the PMAC

As a Registered U.S. Patent Attorney specializing in patent litigation nearly 30 years of experience serving as lead counsel/first chair in more than 60 patent infringement/validity litigation and appeals involving a broad range of technology areas, including:

• Life sciences, in vitro diagnostics (IVD), recombinant DNA, antibodies, biotechnology, molecular biology, protein engineering, nucleic acid amplification (PCR, LAMP, isothermal), reverse transcriptase, DNA polymerases, enzymes, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, biologics, food processing, food additives, aseptic packaging; fermentation, biosensors, mutagenesis, arrays, lab-on-a-chip, ELISA, lateral flow, bio-separation, endonucleases, exonucleases, HPV, iRNA, cancer screening, microfluidics, herbicides (glyphosates), GMO;

• Organic chemistry, organometallics, inorganic chemistry, industrial chemistry, catalysts, catalysis, zeolites, chemical processes, chemical engineering, plant design; and

• Electrical and mechanical engineering, semiconductors, computers, internet, networking, signal packaging and processing, software, telecommunications, video games, gaming technologies, holography; printers (laser, led, ink jet, impact).

Counseling clients on a wide range of patent issues including, freedom-to-operate, infringement, validity, enforceability, licensing, valuation and acquisition.

Served as an expert witness on the issue of patent enforceability/inequitable conduct.

Memberships and/or accreditations

Fellow (FPD), Prime Dispute, Fellow (FBIAM), Bali International Arbitration and Mediation Center, Member (MCIARB), Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

AIPLA List of Arbitrators and Mediators
ICDR Panel of Arbitrators
WIPO List of Neutrals
THAC Panel of Arbitrators
AIAC Panel of Arbitrators