Ruben C. DeLeon

Plano, Texas
Of Counsel

Phone: 972-378-9111 / 866-901-0861 (Toll-Free)
Fax: 972-378-9115
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Areas of Practice:

• Intellectual Property Law
• Litigation
• Copyright Infringement/Licensing
• Patent Infringement/Applications/Licensing
• Trademarks

Certification/Specialties:

• Patent Attorney, United States Patent and Trademark Office, 1993

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1994
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 2003
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2005
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1993

Education:

• Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, 1994
  J.D.
• University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, 1988
  B.S.C.B.E.

Published Works:

• Patriot Act Expands Investigative Rights, DFW Tech Biz, November 11, 2001
• Intellectual Property and the High-Tech Multinational Corporation: IP Issues in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures (Co-Author), CLE International, Strategic Intellectual Property Planning Seminar, May 9-10, 1996

Representative Cases:

• WiAV v. Above-net et al., ( )
• Intercall, Inc. v. Intercall Comm et al., ( )
• Dr. Livingstone, I Presume Inc. v. Kirklands, ( )
• Cantrel Colquit et al. v. Arkham Lams et al., ( )

Representative Clients:

• American Airlines
• Uniden
• Six to one, Inc.
• Net.Orange.com

Classes/Seminars Taught:

• Intellectual Property, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, 2002 – 2006
• International Intellectual Property, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, 2002 – 2006
• Speaker, Overview of New Technologies, 4th Annual Telecommunications Law Conference, March 7, 2002
• Speaker, New Technologies and Technology Rollouts: What are They and What are the Business and Legal Implications, 3rd Annual Telecommunications Law Conference, March 8, 2001
• Speaker, Implementing a Patent Protection and Licensing Program, Telecom Corridor Richardson, Texas, September 21, 2000
• Speaker, The Impact of the Internet on Global Telecommunications, Inter-Pacific Bar Association Tenth Annual Meeting and Conference, Vancouver B.C. Canada, April 30, 2000
• Speaker, VON Patents and IPR Issues, Voice on the Net Conference, San Jose, California, March 9, 2000

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Hispanic National Bar Association, 2010
  Past Officer/Current Member
• State Bar of Texas, Texas Minority Council Program, 2010
  Co-Chair

Past Employment Positions:

• Akin Group Strauss Hauer Feld, Senior Counsel, 2006 – 2008
• Winstead Sechrest, Shareholder, 2005 – 2006
• Kennedy DeLeon & Foret PC, Irving TX, 2003 – 2004
• Haynes and Boone, Dallas TX, Associate, 1998 – 2003
• MCI, Atlanta GA and Richardson TX, Patent Manager, 1996 – 1998
• Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX, Patent Attorney, 1992 – 1994
• LTV Aircraft Products Group (Now Vought), Dallas TX, 1983 – 1992

Languages:

• English
• Spanish

Fraternities/Sororities:

• Phi Delta Theta
• Phi Delta Phi