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Steven Rizzi is a partner on the Intellectual Property, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Litigation team in the firm’s New York office. He focuses his practice on patent litigation and litigation-related counseling, and he has first-chaired five jury and bench patent trials in numerous district courts and the ITC since 2015. Steven’s commitment to client service and ability to navigate through complex legal, factual and technical matters have allowed him to develop efficient and effective strategies for obtaining successful results for his clients, including favorable settlements, pre-trial rulings, and judgments. In addition, he has counseled clients on both litigation-avoidance practices and in connection with patent and other intellectual property issues arising in the context of complex, technology-driven corporate transactions and licensing agreements.
Steven’s recent experience includes cases involving semiconductors, semiconductor packaging, transdermal patches (Minivelle®), the only FDA-approved non-hormonal treatment for hot flashes (Brisdelle®), Faslodex® (fulvestrant injection for hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer), white LEDs, confectionary products, wireless telephony, interactive television, television/Internet convergence, on-line games, pay television, magnetic and optical disk storage technology and packaging designs, electronic program guides, sports equipment, fiber optic communications devices and financial products.
J.D., New York University School of Law, cum laude
M.S., California Institute of Technology
B.E., Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
Member, New York Intellectual Property Law Association
Steven Rizzi to Speak at U.S. IP Law Seminar About Patent Litigation
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October 2, 2020
Steven Rizzi, Ramy Hanna and Kenny Steinthal represent LSI in its patent dispute with Carnegie Mellon University
August 28, 2020
Steven Rizzi represents Broadcom in a patent matter
August 21, 2020
The Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 128 King & Spalding Lawyers in its 2021 Guide
Recent First Chair Trial Experience
Semiconductor Devices, Semiconductor Device Packages, and Products Containing Same, Case No. 337-TA-1010 (ITC) (2017)
Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Actavis Laboratories UT, Inc., Case No. 15-249 (D. Del.) (2017)
In re Sebela Patent Litigation, Case No. 14-6414 (D. N.J.) (2016)
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June 2, 2020
An Update on COVID-19 Impacts on Intellectual Property Cases at the Federal Courts
April 27, 2020
An Update on COVID-19 Impacts on Intellectual Property Cases at the Federal Courts
March 24, 2020
COVID-19 Impacts on Intellectual Property and the Federal Courts
October 2, 2020
Steven Rizzi, Ramy Hanna and Kenny Steinthal represent LSI in its patent dispute with Carnegie Mellon University
August 28, 2020
Steven Rizzi represents Broadcom in a patent matter
August 21, 2020
The Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 128 King & Spalding Lawyers in its 2021 Guide
Recent First Chair Trial Experience
Semiconductor Devices, Semiconductor Device Packages, and Products Containing Same, Case No. 337-TA-1010 (ITC) (2017)
Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Actavis Laboratories UT, Inc., Case No. 15-249 (D. Del.) (2017)
In re Sebela Patent Litigation, Case No. 14-6414 (D. N.J.) (2016)
See more
June 2, 2020
An Update on COVID-19 Impacts on Intellectual Property Cases at the Federal Courts
April 27, 2020
An Update on COVID-19 Impacts on Intellectual Property Cases at the Federal Courts
March 24, 2020
COVID-19 Impacts on Intellectual Property and the Federal Courts
October 2, 2020
Steven Rizzi, Ramy Hanna and Kenny Steinthal represent LSI in its patent dispute with Carnegie Mellon University
August 28, 2020
Steven Rizzi represents Broadcom in a patent matter
August 21, 2020
The Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 128 King & Spalding Lawyers in its 2021 Guide
J.D., New York University School of Law, cum laude
M.S., California Institute of Technology
B.E., Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
Member, New York Intellectual Property Law Association
Steven Rizzi to Speak at U.S. IP Law Seminar About Patent Litigation
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