Vince M. DeLuca’s practice focuses on patent prosecution and patent reexaminations. He has handled cases in the mechanical and electromechanical fields and has written numerous patent applications directed to e-commerce and business methods. Mr. DeLuca has successfully argued appeals before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In addition to patent procurement, Mr. DeLuca frequently counsels clients and prepares legal opinions on issues of infringement, validity, and enforceability. Mr. DeLuca also has significant litigation experience having been involved in all aspects of patent litigation, from prefiling investigations, to discovery, to trial, to appellate practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Mr. DeLuca has broad technical experience in the electrical arts, having written and prosecuted patents on computer-implemented processes and software, video signal processing and telecommunications, including terrestrial and satellite cellular telephone systems, wireless (BlueTooth) communication systems, telephone switching hardware and software, virtual private networking (VPN), PSTN long-distance network systems, and radiotelephone technology. Mr. DeLuca also has experience in the fields of digital watermarking (encryption) methods and systems, optical, magnetic and solid state memory storage devices, fiber optics, medical diagnostics and monitoring systems, electronic security systems, semiconductor devices and lasers, thin-film transistor and liquid crystal display systems, facsimile systems, electronic imaging, general purpose digital circuits, and digital electronics systems.
Vincent M. DeLuca has been practicing in the intellectual property field since 1982, first serving as a Patent Examiner in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (1982-1986), during which time he was responsible for deciding issues of patentability of over 450 patent applications, then as a registered patent agent and, since 1987, as a registered patent attorney specializing in electronics and computer-related patents.
Practice Areas
Admissions
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- District of Columbia Bar
- Virginia State Bar
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Education
- George Mason University School of Law, J.D.
- Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science, B.S. Electrical Engineering
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association, Member - Intellectual Property Law Section
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- District of Columbia Bar, Member - Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Section
- Federal Circuit Bar Association
- Virginia State Bar Association, Member