WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blank Rome LLP is pleased to welcome Aldo Noto to the Firm as a Partner in the Intellectual Property group in the Firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Mr. Noto is widely recognized as an industry leader in software patents at all stages, including the development, procurement, sale, litigation, and licensing of software patent portfolios. Mr. Noto joins Blank Rome from Andrews Kurth LLP, where he was a partner, member of the firm’s client committee, and former chair of its intellectual property section.
“We are excited to welcome Aldo to the Firm. His extensive knowledge and experience in the ever-changing technology industry will be an excellent complement to our intellectual property team,” said Alan J. Hoffman, Blank Rome’s Chairman and Managing Partner. “As the Internet of Things continues to offer advanced connectivity and our products become smarter and smarter, intellectual property issues will arise. With the addition of Aldo to the Firm, we look forward to continuing to expand our capabilities in the software, electronics, and telecommunications space.”
At Blank Rome, Mr. Noto will focus on patent litigation and prosecution primarily in the software, electronics, telecom, digital media, interactive television, e-commerce, and business methods sectors. His litigation practice includes intellectual property rights litigation in the “Rocket Docket” Eastern District of Virginia, Texas, and before the United States International Trade Commission, as well as the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He also practices in domestic and international intellectual property rights, including patents, trade secrets, copyrights, and trademarks, with an emphasis on contested matters.
Beyond litigation, Mr. Noto’s practice includes intellectual property portfolio management and exploitation, licensing, technology agreements, and providing opinions and advice regarding patentability, freedom to practice, infringement, and validity issues. Mr. Noto has successfully developed and monetized numerous patent portfolios, including: Discovery Communications’ cable television portfolio sold to Comcast, Daniel Egger’s Software Rights Archive (“SRA”) Internet page searching portfolio, Telequip’s (“TQP”) encryption portfolio, Bascom’s (“DSS”) social media linking portfolio, and Discovery Communications’ electronic book portfolios, among others.
“I am thrilled to join Blank Rome and have the opportunity to work with such a collegial and respected team, and to draw upon the Firm’s comprehensive practice groups and national platform to best serve my clients,” said Mr. Noto. “The Firm is committed to expanding its software and electronics intellectual property law practice in order to meet the needs of clients in these rapidly evolving technology areas, and I look forward to helping grow that practice.”
Since 2000, Mr. Noto has been teaching an advanced class, “Software and Business Method Patents: Procuring and Enforcement,” for the Patent Resource Group, a leading CLE provider in the intellectual property world.
Mr. Noto received his LL.M. in Intellectual Property and his J.D. from George Washington University, his B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science from State University of New York, and his B.S.E.E. from the United States Coast Guard Academy.
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