Paul Ragusa is a partner in the Intellectual Property section of the firm’s New York office. His practice encompasses high technology and Hatch-Waxman patent litigation, patent portfolio management, counseling and licensing.

His diverse technical experience spans audiovisual compression and transmission, semiconductor device fabrication, nanotechnology, software, 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 has been involved with subsequent standards including AVC, Blu-ray and HEVC.

Mr. Ragusa was named a New York Metro Super Lawyer in 2013-14, and listed in the 2013-14 editions of IP Stars by Managing Intellectual Property, which highlighted his antitrust, Hatch-Waxman, and post-grant proceeding experience. He was recommended in The Legal 500 U.S. guide for 2011-2014, which wrote that he is “a consummate professional” and that “his judgment is excellent.” He was also identified in the 2013-14 editions of Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) Magazine for both patent litigation and IP transactions. According to IAM, Paul’s “level of customer service is truly outstanding; he is highly responsive, whatever that you need.”

He serves on the Advisory Board at IP Litigator and Chairs the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s Antitrust Law Committee, using both positions to address the practical implications of important changes to the law.