Damir Cefo

Partner

dcefo@villegascefo.com | 917.622-2659

Education

The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (J.D. 2000)

Ohio State University (B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, cum laude, 1997).

Admissions

New York State

U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Defended a major Korean computer manufacturer in a patent infringement case involving five computer hardware and software patents.

Defended a major notebook computer company in a patent infringement case involving a number of patents covering computer hardware technology.

Defended a major notebook computer company in a multi-defendant patent infringement action involving computer video graphics technology.

Defended a major notebook computer company in a multi-defendant patent infringement case involving computer peripheral devices.

Represented patentee, a hypoxic systems company, against a large aircraft manufacturer in a patent infringement case covering fire inerting system technology.

Represented patentee, a major medical device company, in the prosecution of a patent infringement action involving coronary stent technology, resulting in a $166 million dollar damage award – one of the largest awards that year.

Represented an individual inventor against a major shoe manufacturer in a patent infringement case covering shoe insole technology.

Represented patentee, a leading disposable camera manufacturer and owner of disposable camera patents, in a Federal Circuit action to enforce patentee’s patent rights and before the International Trade Commission to prevent the importation of infringing devices into the United States.

Assisted a major programming guide company in its defense against a major set-top box manufacturer in a patent infringement case involving cable TV set-top box technology.