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Baker Botts L.L.P. Offices

Baker Botts L.L.P.
30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10112-4498
NEW YORK
United States
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Mr Paul Ragusa

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Work Department

Intellectual Property

Position

Partner

Practice Group Co-Chair –  IP Transactions (Firmwide)

Career

Paul Ragusa is a partner in the Intellectual Property section of the firm’s New York office. His practice encompasses patent litigation, inter-partes reviews, IP transactions and licensing, including of standard-essential patents (SEPs).

His diverse technical experience spans audiovisual compression and transmission, semiconductor device fabrication, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, software applications, techniques for delivering pharmaceutical products and medical devices. He was part of the team that drafted the patent licensing agreements directed to the MPEG-2 digital video compression standard, and continues to focus on Standard Development Organizations (SDOs), related Open Source Software (“OSS”) consortia, and licensing of SEPs, including 3G/4G/5G, 802.11, ARIB, ATSC/ATSC3, AV1, AVC, Blu-ray, CRISPR, DASH, DisplayPort, IETF, HEVC, LTE, MVC, UHDTV, VVC and WiFi-6.

He is the programs subcommittee Chair of the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s Standards and Open Source Committee, Vice Chair of the Intellectual Property Owners’ (IPO) Standards Setting Committee, and serves on the Advisory Board at IP Litigator, using those positions to address the practical implications of important changes to the law.

Memberships

New York State Bar

United States Patent and Trademark Office

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York

American Intellectual Property Law Association, Standards and Open Source Committee, Programs Subcommittee Chair 2021-2023; Committee Chair 2019-2021; Vice Chair, 2017-2019; Chair, Antitrust Law Committee, 2014-2017; Vice Chair, 2013-2014; Pharmaceuticals subcommittee chair 2012-2014; member, PTAB Trial Committee, 2018

Intellectual Property Owners Association, Vice Chair, Standards Setting Committee, 2021-2024; Secretary, 2020

International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR), Intellectual Property Disputes Committee, 2016-2019

New York Intellectual Property Law Association, Licensing Committee Chair, 2008-2009

Education

J.D., George Washington University Law School 1993
with high honors
Order of the Coif
Member, The George Washington Journal of International Law & Economics
Moot Court Board
Prettyman-Leventhal American Inn of Court

B.S., Physics, State University of New York at Binghamton 1990
with honors
Sigma Pi Sigma

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United States > Intellectual property > Patents: licensing

Baker Botts L.L.P. operates across an array of licensing matters, with a team possessing capabilities in traditional patent, copyright and trademark license agreements to complex multiparty technology development, acquisition, distribution, research and outsourcing agreements. The team is capable of acting in various industries, including tech, pharma, education, semiconductor and life sciences. Adept in a wide range of IP matters, Christa Sanford co-heads the team, bringing expertise in procurement, development, litigation and licensing to clients within telecoms, electronics and other tech. In Washington DC, Luke Pedersen co-chairs the tech transitions practice group, frequently acting in tech transfers and portfolio matters for clients involved with emerging tech. New York co-chair Paul Ragusa leverages her diverse technical experience to advise on patent litigation, portfolio management and licensing, including standard-essential patents. Also in New York, Carolyn Pirraglia, utilizes her background in Biochemistry and is noted for expertise in life science patent prosecution and counseling. This past year the team welcomed Wendy Wang, Robert Benson and Jeffrey Johnson.

 

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