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Bartkowski PLLC
6803 Whittier Avenue, Suite 200A
McLean, VA 22101
VIRGINIA
United States

Position

Managing Member

Career

Paul has nearly two decades of experience in IP litigation, with the majority of his experience focused on Section 337 litigation at the U.S. International Trade Commission.  Paul began his career as a patent-litigation associate at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, where he worked from 2002-2007.  Thereafter, Paul worked in the Office of General Counsel at the ITC, where he became an expert in Section 337 law, regulations, and procedure.  Paul left the ITC in 2011 and joined Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg, where he worked until January 2021, when he founded Bartkowski PLLC.

Education

Lafayette College, B.S. Chemical Engineering
The George Washington University Law School, J.D., with honors

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)

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Paul BartkowskiBartkowski PLLC

Boutique IP litigation firm Bartkowski PLLC specializes in ITC proceedings and represents a diverse range of complainants and respondents. The team is typically engaged by medium to large companies seeking protection from infringing imports or violation claims by non-practising entities, acting as both speciality and primary counsel. Due to the specialised expertise, the team have also been described as ‘an excellent addition to any litigation team’. Founding and managing partner Paul Bartkowski has extensive technical knowledge and experience in Section 337 proceedings, and has been lauded as a ‘go-to source for ITC and IP litigation assistance’. The team is further strengthened by Thomas Burns, who has an impressive track record in the violation stage and enforcement proceedings before the ITC. The firm is based out of Virginia.