Mr. Saliba specializes in intellectual property law and has represented clients in a wide variety of technologies, including fiber optics, agricultural machinery, medical devices, container manufacturing, semiconductors, printers, business methods, heating and cooling systems, hydraulic systems, automotive equipment, power generation equipment, electrical transmission equipment, and imaging devices. Throughout his career, he has concentrated his practice on patent litigation before the U.S. federal courts and International Trade Commission;
inter partes proceedings in the USPTO; opinion drafting on patentability, infringement and validity; freedom-to-operate, due diligence and product clearance work; preparing and prosecuting patent applications; and licensing. Mr. Saliba speaks both French and Arabic.
Bars
U.S. Court of Appeals - Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court - District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals for Maryland
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Education
The George Washington University Law School (J.D. with honors 1997)
The College of William and Mary (M.B.A. with highest honors 1992; Beta Gamma Sigma)
Virginia Tech University (B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 1987)
Prior Experience
CTA Space System, Manager of Business Operations (1992-96) - fiduciary responsibilities involving all branches of the company's business including communications satellite and remote sensing equipment manufacturing and technical services
Newport News Shipbuilding, Hydraulic Systems Engineer (1988-90) - SEAWOLF Nuclear Submarine Design Program; piping system design/analysis and procurement specification review
Representative Cases
B&H Manufacturing vs. Sidel Inc. - patent infringement civil action relating to container labeling technology
Mars vs. Natraceutical, S.A. - patent infringement civil action relating to polyphenol-enriched chocolate products, cocoa powders and extracts
Sidel v. B&G Products, LLC - patent infringement, trademark infringement and unfair competition civil action relating to bottle manufacturing technology
In the Matter of Certain Buffer Systems and Components Thereof Used in Container Processing Lines - 337 ITC investigation for patent infringement
CNH America, LLC vs. Clarke Machine - patent infringement civil action relating to header technology for agricultural combines
Metzger v. CNH America LLC - patent infringement civil action relating to header height control technology for agricultural equipment.
Bridgestone Sports v. Callaway Golf, et al. - patent infringement civil action relating to golf ball technology
Kinze v. CNH America - patent infringement civil action relating to agricultural planter technology
Bridgestone Sports v. Acushnet - patent infringement civil action relating to golf ball technology
Laser Vision Centers, Inc. v. Custom Trailerworks, et al. - patent infringement civil action relating to laser eye surgery technology
Shimano v. Campagnolo - patent infringement civil action relating to bicycle equipment technology
JWC Environmental v. Franklin Miller et. al. - patent infringement civil action relating to waste water treatment technology
Williamson v. Lemelson - USPTO patent interference bar code technology
Meyer L. Coval v. Alpha Therapeutic and Green Cross - patent infringement civil action relating to pharmaceutical technology
Associations
American Intellectual Property Law Association
FICPI (Federation Internationale des Conseils en Propriete Industrielle)
AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property)
Licensing Executive Society
Publications and Teaching
Paper on the Application of Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Immunity to Communications with Foreign Patent Practitioners, distributed at the Discovery in U.S. Litigation Seminar, European Patent Office, Munich, Germany, March 2007
• Seminar on USPTO
Inter Partes Reexaminations, presented as part of the George Washington University PRIP Program, August 7, 2009
• Lecture on Bilski presented at the 11th Annual Richard C. Sughrue Symposium on Intellectual Property Law and Policy, University of Akron School of Law, March 9, 2009
• Paper on the Application of Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Immunity to Communications with Foreign Patent Practitioners, distributed at the Discovery in U.S. Litigation, European Patent Office, Munich, Germany, March 27, 2007 March, 2007
• Lecture and Mock Trial Seminar on Discovery in U.S. Litigation: Compulsion and Compliance, before Patentwaltkammer, European Patent Office, Munich, Germany, March 27, 2007