RICHARD C. WEINBLATT
weinblatt@swdelaw.com
(302) 999-1540 - Ext.2

RICHARD C. WEINBLATT began working with intellectual property in the summer of 1999 and became a registered patent agent in 2000. He started his legal career at an intellectual property boutique that merged into WolfBlock LLP, a regional general practice law firm, where he became experienced in most areas of intellectual property law. Mr. Weinblatt then joined Fish & Richardson, P.C., an international law firm specializing in intellectual property law. There, he continued to concentrate on intellectual property law, focusing on patent litigation. Next, he formed Stamoulis & Weinblatt LLC.

Mr. Weinblatt's practice emphasizes all aspects of intellectual property-related matters, including patent litigation, U.S. and foreign patent prosecution, patent infringement and validity opinions, product clearance/freedom-to-operate opinions, patentability assessments, U.S. and foreign trademark prosecution, U.S. copyright prosecution, trademark, domain name, and copyright disputes, and due diligence in support of intellectual property acquisitions. His technical and legal experience have enabled him to handle a variety of technologies, such as mechanical arts, business methods, video compression, computer hardware, computer software, semiconductor fabrication, electronic arts, chemical arts, consumer products, and food products.

Mr. Weinblatt has experience working with Fortune 100 companies, small and mid-size companies, start-up companies, universities, foreign entities, and individuals. He manages and helps build and protect clients’ intellectual property portfolios. Mr. Weinblatt also advises clients on licensing and litigation strategies. He has written, negotiated, and reviewed technology agreements, including technology transfer agreements, consulting agreements, confidentiality agreements, software license agreements, assignments, consent for registration of a trademark agreements, and others.

Education
University of Delaware, B.A., Chemistry and Criminal Justice 1998

The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, J.D. 2001
Senior Lead Articles Editor, The Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy

Litigation Examples
In re W.R. Grace & Co. et al. (Del. Bankruptcy Court) -- Represent Neutocrete Products, Inc., Neutocrete Systems, Inc. and FTF Crawlspace Specialists, Inc. in a claim against W.R. Grace & Co. relating to concrete applications and breach of contract.

Denizen LLC v. WPP Group USA, Inc. et al. (D. Del.) -- Represented Denizen in a case related to advertising. Case resolved during discovery.

Li v. University of Science and Technology of China Alumni Foundation (Del. Chancery Court) -- Represented plaintiff in a suit brought under 8 Del. C. § 225 challenging an election of directors and seeking a new corporate election. Case settled shortly after serving the complaint.

Cooper Notification, Inc. v. Twitter, Inc. et al. (D. Del.) -- Defend Rave Wireless against a patent entitled "Systems And Methods For Messaging To Multiple Gateways."

Denizen LLC v. WPP Group USA, Inc. et al. (Del. Superior Court) -- Represented Denizen in a misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and unfair competition case. Case resolved during discovery.

Synchrome Technology Inc. v. Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. et al. (D. Del.) -- Defended ASUS Computer International against two patents entitled "Method And Apparatus For Allowing Communication Between A Host Computer And At Least Two Storage Devices Over A Single Interface." Case settled during discovery.

Kriss v. Bayrock Group LLC et al. (Del. Chancery Court) -- Represented plaintiff in an action relating to limited liability company operating agreement rights.

Denizen LLC v. MindShare Entertainment USA, LLC et al. (Del. Superior Court) -- Represented Denizen in a misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and unfair competition case. Case consolidated with Denizen LLC v. WPP Group USA, Inc. et al.

Brinkmeier v. Graco Children's Products Inc. (D. Del.) -- Represent plaintiff in a false marking (Section 292) action against Graco Children's Products.

Hernandez v. Carmel Energy Inc. (Del. Chancery Court) -- Defended Carmel Energy in a suit brought under Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law for corporate books and records. Case dismissed.

Multimedia Patent Trust v. Microsoft Corporation (S.D. Cal.) -- Defended Microsoft against a video compression patent asserted by Multimedia Patent Trust (MPT). MPT claimed that all MPEG-2 and VC-1 decoders infringed the patent and sought more than $400 million in damages. Jury returned a verdict of no infringement on the video patent and awarded no damages to MPT.

Certain Semiconductor Devices, DMA Systems, and Products Containing Same (ITC) -- Represented Samsung in an action related to semiconductor fabrication and direct memory access systems. Case settled after full hearing on the merits.

CNX Gas Corp. et al. v. CDX Gas, LLC (W.D. Pa.) -- Represented CDX in a suit involving multiple patents directed to improved drilling methods for draining coal bed methane from coal seams. Case settled shortly before scheduled trial.

LML Patent Corp. v. TeleCheck Services, Inc. et al. (D. Del.) -- Defended TeleCheck in an action related to electronic processing of checks at the point of sale through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) network. Case settled shortly before scheduled trial.

Bar Admissions
Admitted to the bar in Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, as well as the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.