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Gregory Ferroni

Gregory Ferroni

Associate
About

Greg Ferroni is an experienced patent litigation trial attorney. He represents global companies in complex patent, trade secret, and other IP-related litigation. His practice spans defending myriad technical fields, including pharmaceutical, life science, and medical device companies. Greg also has litigated design patent, trademark, and trade dress claims. He is a dedicated lawyer who is regularly trusted to handle complex matters.

He has extensive experience with fact and expert witness development, discovery, depositions, dispositive motion practice, and trial preparation. He has taken and defended numerous party and expert witness depositions in patent litigation and product liability matters. He routinely represents clients in federal and state court.

Greg is a born-and-raised Philadelphian. Before joining DLA Piper, Greg clerked for the Honorable Joel H. Slomsky, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. In law school, Greg served as an intern for the Honorable Elizabeth T. Hey, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Before practicing law, Greg worked in oncological medical education, and his undergraduate research in mycobacteriophages has been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Greg also has published two ethical research papers addressing Roman Catholic dogma.

Greg devotes significant time to his pro bono practice. He regularly assists local Philadelphia organizations, particularly the Eastern District of Pennsylvania's Supervision to Aid Reentry ("STAR") program and Philadelphia VIP. With these organizations, Greg has represented individuals in landlord-tenant, guardianship, immigration, and traffic disputes.

Bar admissionsNew JerseyPennsylvania
CourtsUnited States District Court District of New JerseyUnited States District Court for the Middle District of PennsylvaniaUnited States District Court for the Western District of PennsylvaniaUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

EXPERIENCE

Patent and Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Lattice Technologies LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc. – Eastern District of Texas: Represented defendant Amazon.com, Inc. in patent litigation concerning medical emergency response devices
  • BillSure LLC v. Amazon Web Services, Inc. – Western District of Texas: Represented defendant Amazon Web Services, Inc. in patent litigation concerning patents directed to verifying network resource usage records
  • RICMIC, LLC v. Sentrics, Inc. et al. – Middle District of Florida: Represented defendant Sentrics in a patent infringement lawsuit involving three patents directed to an interactive wireless life safety communications system
  • Caraway Home, Inc. v. Sensio, Inc. – Southern District of New York: Represented defendant Sensio against design patent, trade dress, and trademark infringement claims, including defeating request for a preliminary injunction
  • Massoud Heidary v. Amazon.com, Inc. Ring LLC – Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: Represented defendants Amazon and Ring in a patent infringement appeal affirming complaint dismissal with prejudice
  • Diogenes Limited and Colossus (IOM) Limited v. DraftKings, Inc. – District of Delaware: Represented plaintiffs in patent infringement lawsuit
  • NextGen Innovations, LLC v. Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc., et al. – Eastern District of Texas: Represented Fujitsu defendants in patent litigation concerning telecommunications and passive optical network (PON) infrastructure
  • Unirac, Inc. v. Esdec, Inc., et al. – District of Delaware; Northern District of California: Represented defendant Esdec in patent infringement lawsuit concerning solar rail technology
  • Patent Armory Inc. v. Hyatt Hotels Corporation – Western District of Texas: Represented defendant Hyatt in a patent infringement suit concerning signal processing system and method patent
  • Patent Armory Inc. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) – Western District of Texas: Represented defendant AMD in a patent infringement suit concerning signal processing system and method patent
  • Patent Armory Inc. v. CEC Entertainment Concepts LP – Western District of Texas: Represented defendant in a patent infringement suit concerning signal processing system and method patent
Other Litigation Experience
  • Grayshift, LLC v. Warren Kenneth Paxton, Jr. and The City of Austin – Travis County District Court: Represented plaintiff Grayshift in preventing disclosure of information pursuant to Texas Public Information Act
  • Nicole L. Pazin, et al. v. Pfizer Inc., et al. – Dane County, WI Circuit Court: Represented defendant Pfizer in obtaining judgment on the pleadings in medication lawsuit
  • State of Connecticut v. Onaje Rodney Smith – Supreme Court of the State of Connecticut: Filed amicus brief on behalf of Grayshift, LLC concerning cellular extraction technology
  • Aimy McCrosky v. Miller's Ale House, Inc. – Eastern District of Pennsylvania: Represented defendant Miller's Ale House in employment class action lawsuit
  • Albert DeGregorio v. Citizens One Home Loans – Eastern District of Pennsylvania: Represented defendant Citizens in Fair Credit Reporting Act litigation
  • Meredith White v. Citizens Bank, N.A. – Florida Middle District: Represented defendant Citizens in Fair Credit Reporting Act litigation
Advice Matters
  • Conducted detailed risk assessment for a large organization's compliance and regulatory functions and personnel
  • Conducted risk assessment for an international security company’s compliance program
  • Advised national company on implications of commercial tenant leases
  • Advised international company on issues relating to autorenewal policies
  • Advised a national company on supply chain antitrust compliance
  • Advised on an investigation involving fraud, corruption issue, theft, corruption and environmental issues for a U.S.-based global services company
  • Advised a regional business on zoning and compliance with zoning regulations
  • Prepared code of conduct for international client
  • Prepared corporate compliance presentation and trainings for international company
Education
  • J.D., Villanova University
    summa cum laude
    Order of the Coif
    Staff Writer, Vol. 64; Associate Editor, Vol. 65, Villanova Law Review

  • B.S., Biology, Saint Joseph's University
    summa cum laude
    Dean's List

Awards

  • Named, "30under30", Saint Joseph's University, (2024)

Publications

Seminars

  • Speaker, "Patent Litigation and Biotechnology," Saint Joseph's University, (2022 – Present)
  • Speaker, "Brass Tacks of Judicial Legal Writing," Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, (2022 – Present)

Clerk Experience

  • Law Clerk, Honorable Joel H. Slomsky, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, (2020 – 2021)

Prior Experience

In 2018, while in law school, Greg interned for the Honorable Elizabeth T. Hey, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Starting in 2019 through 2020, he also worked as a certified to practice, Student Attorney for the Supervision to Aid Reentry ("STAR") Program in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Teaching Experience

Greg regularly gives lectures offering continuing legal education (CLE) credit on intellectual property, patents, and ethics.

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Board Member, Saint Joseph's University College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board
  • Associate, Villanova J. Willard O'Brien American Inn of Court Associate, (2019 – Present)
  • Member, Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association

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