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Mr. Shapiro is chairman of the firm’s Intellectual Property and Technology practice group and is a principal in the Northern Virginia office. His practice includes all aspects of patent acquisition in the United States and abroad, as well as patent enforcement. Representing both corporations and individual inventors, Mr. Shapiro has obtained hundreds of U.S. and foreign patents covering inventions in electrical, mechanical, optical, chemical and other technologies. Prior to entering the legal profession, he worked in industry as an electrical engineer. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property & Technology Counseling E-Business & Technology Intellectual Property Disputes & Litigation Interferences Licensing Patents & Trademarks Prosecution Bar Admissions/Court Admissions:District of Columbia Maryland Virginia United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit United States District Court for the District of Maryland United States Patent and Trademark Office Education:University of Maryland, J.D. 1981, with Honors, Order of the Coif and recipient of four American Jurisprudence Awards. Johns Hopkins University, B.E.S. 1977, with Honors, Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu. Affiliations, Associations and Special Achievements: American Bar Association American Intellectual Property Law Association Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property. | 