Education and Experience
Jerold I. Schneider is an experienced intellectual property attorney, litigator and frequent lecturer who serves as a mediator, arbitrator, special master, and expert witness in all aspects of intellectual property litigation. He has been Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Intellectual Property Law since 2007, he is a past chair of the Florida Bar Intellectual Property Law Certification Committee, and has been a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Mediator since 2014. Contact us for details regarding prior engagements as an expert witness.
Education
New Jersey Institute of Technology, B.S.E.E., 1964
Phi Eta Sigma (National Freshman Honor Society)
Eta Kappa Nu (National Electrical Engineering Honor Society)
Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities (1962-1964)
George Washington University, 1965-66
Courses in mathematics and statistics,
George Washington University Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1970 The George Washington University Law Review, Staff
Professional Experience
Schneider Mediation -- Current
Schneider IP Law -- Current — New engagements limited to serving as co-counsel and as an expert witness
Emory Law School, Atlanta, Georgia, Adjunct Professor of Law, Spring 2018
Schneider Rothman Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC.
Of Counsel, 2017-2018
Partner (Co-Founding Partner) 2013-2016
Arnstein & Lehr, Partner, 2011-2013
Novak, Druce + Quigg, Partner and co-chair IP litigation, 2008-2010
Akerman Senterfitt, Partner and co-chair IP litigation, 2005-2008
DLA Piper, Partner, 2001-2005
Arter & Hadden, Partner,1999-2001
Dorsey & Whitney, Partner, 1995-1999
Spencer, Frank & Schneider
Partner, 1990-1995
Of Counsel, 1988-1990
Cullen, Sloman, Cantor, Grauer, Scott & Rutherford,
Partner, 1973-1988,
Associate, 1972-1973
Burroughs Corporatin (now Unisys Corporation)
Senior Patent Attorney, 1971-1972
Patent Attorney, 1970-1971
Patent Agent, 1967-1970
United States Patent and Trademark Office, Examiner, 1966-1967
National Security Agency, 1964-1966
George Washington University, Graduate Teaching Assistant, 1965
Bar Memberships and Admissions
Bar Memberships
Florida, 2006
District of Columbia, 1989
Michigan, 1970
Virginia, 1970
Bar Admissions – Appellate Courts
United States Supreme Court, 1980
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982
United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit,1997
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit,1992
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1971
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit,1987
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit,1998
Bar Admissions – District Courts
District of Columbia, 1989
Florida, Northern District, 2007
Florida, Middle District, 2007
Florida, Southern District, 2007
Illinois, Northern District, 2012
Indiana, Northern District, 1990
Michigan, Eastern District, 1970
Michigan, Western District,1981
Texas, Eastern District,1999
Virginia, Eastern District,1989
Professional Memberships
American Intellectual Property Law Association, 1972
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), 1995
Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), 1980 (life member)
U.S.P.Q. (United States Patents Quarterly) Advisory Board, 1995
Honors
Martindale-Hubbell “AV” Rated, 1976 to present
Selected Presentations
Intellectual Property Law for the Non IP In-house Lawyer, 2012 (Jarden)
Intellectual Property Litigation at the ITC, 2012 (Florida Bar)
Intellectual Property Law for the Entrepreneur, 2011 (Palm Beach Atlantic University)
Discovery of Experts in Patent Cases, 2008 (AIPLA Mid-Year Meeting)
Strategies for 2008 and Beyond – Obviousness, 2007(Florida Atlantic University)
Florida Uniform Trade Secret Act, 2007 (Florida Bar Intellectual Property Certification Review)
Trademarks: Making Lemonade from Lemons and Selecting the Court Based on the Evidence. 2008 (Akerman)
Copyrights for Architectural Plans, 2005 (National Association of Home Builders Annual Meeting)
Selected Publications
Supplemental Examination Under the America Invents Act, 2012
America Invents Act of 2011 – Comparison of Accelerated Examination and Track 1 Prioritized Examination, 2011
America Invents Act of 2011 – Major Changes and Effective Dates, Miami Daily Business Review, May 10, 2011
Work For Hire – Copyright Ownership, 2007
Florida Uniform Trade Secrets Act – Florida Bar, 2005
Bramford, International Intellectual Property, The College of Law of England and Wales, Surrey, England (U.S. Law portion), 1986
Editor: “Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights,” West’s Legal Forms 2d, vol. 25, 1977
“Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights for the General Practitioner,” Case and Comment, 55 Michigan State Bar Journal 418, 1976
What Clients Expect An Attorney to Know About Patents, 1975, Michigan State Bar Journal