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MARIO DONATO


Senior Patent Attorney

Mario Donato is a registered patent attorney with over seventeen years of experience in intellectual property law, including domestic and foreign intellectual property procurement, exploitation, enforcement, as well as counseling in patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Mr. Donato has a broad range of legal experience in patent matters, including domestic and international patent preparation and prosecution, patent infringement and litigation matters (enforcement and defense), patent reexamination proceedings, opinions, licensing, and various matters related to mergers and acquisitions involving intellectual property.

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE


  • Patent Preparation and Prosecution
  • Non-Infringement and Invalidity Opinions
  • Licensing
  • Prior Art Searching and Analysis
  • TECHNOLOGICAL BACKGROUND


  • Computer Hardware & Software
  • Electrical Circuits
  • Electro-Mechanical & Mechanical Arts
  • Memory
  • Microprocessors
  • Semiconductors
  • Telecommunications
  • Wireless Communications
  • PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE


    Prior to joining the Toler Law Group, Intellectual Properties, Mr. Donato was Director of Intellectual Property & Licensing, U.S. & Asia, for STMicroelectronics, Inc. His background also includes service as a patent attorney for Motorola; an intellectual property attorney for Caterpillar; and as an associate for an IP boutique. Mr. Donato also worked as an engineer for five years at Hughes Aircraft Company.

    EDUCATION


    Mr. Donato has a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Toledo College of Law.

    ADMITTED TO PRACTICE


    States of Florida and Illinois, District of Columbia, and the United States Patent & Trademark Office