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Industries
Education
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Suffolk University Law School (J.D.)
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University of Massachusetts Lowell (B.S. in Electrical Engineering)
Bar Admissions
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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Massachusetts
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U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Charles J Barbas is a partner of the firm who directs his practice to client counseling in complex intellectual property matters including patent infringement and enforcement matters, as well as patent prosecution and portfolio management. Specifically, Mr. Barbas focuses his practice on advising clients on patent portfolio management, patent prosecution in the U.S. and foreign countries, patent infringement and validity investigations and opinions, due diligence, and post-grant patent proceedings.
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Mr. Barbas has extensive experience with various areas of technology including high-performance computer system architecture, computer software, communication networks, storage systems, and cybersecurity technology. He has particular experience working with clients to advise, develop and manage their patent portfolios, including obtaining and realizing value for key patents.
Representative Matters
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Represented Network Appliance, Inc. (now known as NetApp) with respect to numerous reexamination proceedings of patents asserted in parallel litigation.
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Represented Aruba Networks, Inc. with respect to numerous reexamination proceedings of patents asserted in parallel litigation.