Gregory Ferroni

Gregory Ferroni

Associate
About

Greg Ferroni is a patent litigation trial attorney. His practice spans defending myriad technical fields, including pharmaceutical, life science, and medical device companies. Greg also has litigated design patent, trademark, and trade dress claims. He is a dedicated lawyer who regularly handles complex matters, including multidistrict patent disputes, product liability actions, and complex commercial litigation.

He has extensive experience with fact and expert witness development, discovery, depositions, dispositive motion practice, and trial preparation. He has taken and defended numerous party and expert witness depositions in patent litigation and product liability matters. He routinely represents clients in federal and state court.

Greg is a born-and-raised Philadelphian. Before joining DLA Piper, Greg clerked for the Honorable Joel H. Slomsky, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. In law school, Greg served as an intern for the Honorable Elizabeth T. Hey, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Before practicing law, Greg worked in oncological medical education, and his undergraduate research in mycobacteriophages has been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals.  Greg also has published two ethical research papers addressing Roman Catholic dogma.

Greg devotes significant time to his pro bono practice. He regularly assists local Philadelphia organizations, particularly the Eastern District of Pennsylvania’s Supervision to Aid Reentry (“STAR”) program and Philadelphia VIP. With these organizations, Greg has represented individuals in landlord-tenant, guardianship, immigration, and traffic disputes.

Bar admissionsNew JerseyPennsylvania
CourtsUnited States District Court District of New JerseyUnited States District Court for the Middle District of PennsylvaniaUnited States District Court for the Western District of PennsylvaniaUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

EXPERIENCE

PATENT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATION
  • Caraway Home, Inc. v. Sensio, Inc. – Southern District of New York.Represented Defendant Sensio against design patent, trade dress, and trademark infringement claims, including defeating request for a preliminary injunction.
  • Massoud Heidary v. Amazon.com, Inc. Ring LLC – Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.Represented defendants Amazon and Ring in a patent infringement appeal affirming complaint dismissal with prejudice
  • Diogenes Limited and Colossus (IOM) Limited v. DraftKings, Inc. – District of Delaware. Represented plaintiffs in patent infringement lawsuit
  • NextGen Innovations, LLC v. Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc., et al. – Eastern District of Texas. Represented Fujitsu defendants in patent litigation concerning telecommunications and PON infrastructure
  • Unirac, Inc. v. Esdec, Inc., et al. – District of Delaware; Northern District of California. Represented defendant Esdec in patent infringement lawsuit concerning solar rail technology
  • Patent Armory Inc. v. Hyatt Hotels Corporation – Western District of Texas.Represented defendant Hyatt in a patent infringement suit concerning signal processing system and method patent
  • Patent Armory Inc. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. – Western District of Texas.Represented defendant AMD in a patent infringement suit concerning signal processing system and method patent
  • Patent Armory Inc. v. CEC Entertainment Concepts LP – Western District of Texas.Represented defendant AMD in a patent infringement suit concerning signal processing system and method patent
OTHER LITIGATION EXPERIENCE
  • Grayshift, LLC v. Warren Kenneth Paxton, Jr. and The City of Austin – Travis County District Court. Represented plaintiff Grayshift in preventing disclosure of information pursuant to Texas Public Information Act
  • Nicole L. Pazin, et al. v. Pfizer Inc., et al. – Dane County, WI Circuit Court. Represented defendant Pfizer in obtaining judgment on the pleadings in medication lawsuit
  • State of Connecticut v. Onaje Rodney Smith – Supreme Court of the State of Connecticut. Filed amicus brief on behalf of Grayshift, LLC concerning cellular extraction technology
  • Aimy McCrosky v. Miller’s Ale House, Inc. – Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Represented defendant Miller’s Ale House in employment class action lawsuit
  • Albert DeGregorio v. Citizens One Home Loans – Eastern District of Pennsylvania.Represented defendant Citizens in Fair Credit Reporting Act litigation
  • Meredith White v. Citizens Bank, N.A. – Florida Middle District. Represented defendant Citizens in Fair Credit Reporting Act litigation
ADVICE MATTERS
  • Conducted a detailed risk assessment for a large organization’s compliance and regulatory functions and personnel
  • Conducted a risk assessment for an international security company’s compliance program
  • Advised national company on implications of commercial tenant leases
  • Advised international company on issues relating to autorenewal policies
  • Advised national company on supply chain antitrust compliance
  • Advised on investigation involving fraud, corruption issue, theft, corruption and environmental issues for a U.S.-based global services company
  • Advised regional business on zoning and compliance with zoning regulations
  • Prepared code of conduct for international client
  • Prepared corporate compliance presentation and trainings for international company
Education
  • J.D., Villanova University
    • Summa cum laude, Order of the Coif
    • Villanova Law Review, Associate Editor, Vol. 65; Staff Writer, Vol. 64
  • B.S., Biology, Saint Joseph's University
    • Summa cum laude, Dean's List

Awards

  • Named Saint Joseph’s University “30under30” inaugural member (2024)

Bylines

Seminars

  • Patent Litigation and Biotechnology, Saint Joseph’s University, annual
  • Brass Tacks of Judicial Legal Writing, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, annual

Clerk Experience

Law Clerk to the Honorable Joel H. Slomsky, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2020-2021

Additional Information

In 2018, while in law school, Greg interned for the Honorable Elizabeth T. Hey, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. In 2019-2020, he also worked as a certified to practice Student Attorney for the Supervision to Aid Reentry ("STAR") Program in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Board Member, Saint Joseph’s University College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board
  • Associate, Villanova J. Willard O’Brien American Inn of Court Associate, 2019 to present
  • Member, Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association

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