Matthew M. D’Amore is a litigation partner in Morrison & Foerster’s New York office, admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. D’Amore represents technology clients in all areas of complex dispute resolution, including patent and intellectual property litigation and licensing, securities and accounting litigation and investigation, and general commercial matters. He has advised clients and litigated in a broad range of technical areas, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, Internet technology, business methods, software design, interactive television, electronics, semiconductors, manufacturing, and financial services.

Mr. D’Amore is experienced in all aspects of managing large and small cases, from pre-complaint investigation to trials and appeals. He has participated in matters before the state courts of New York; the United States District Courts of New York (Southern and Eastern Districts), Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, and Illinois (Northern District); and the United States International Trade Commission. He also has an active pro bono practice, representing disabled children denied special education services, students illegally discharged from school, and Medicaid beneficiaries denied certain entitlements.

Mr. D’Amore has served on Morrison & Foerster’s Technology Strategy Committee for several years, and, more recently, helped investigate new litigation and practice support tools for use by the firm. He is frequently called upon within the firm to consult on electronic discovery matters.

Mr. D’Amore received his B.S. degree, with distinction, in Biology and Society from the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in 1991 and received his J.D. degree from Yale Law School in 1994. Prior to joining Morrison & Foerster in 1995, he served a one-year term as law clerk to the Honorable Charles P. Sifton, then Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Mr. D’Amore has contributed to published scientific articles in molecular biology and national pesticide policy, and has also contributed to the Encyclopedia of the Environment , published in 1994.

Mr. D’Amore is a member of the New York bar, and is admitted to practice in the United States District Courts of the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Mr. D’Amore was recently appointed as an Adjunct Professor at Cornell Law School for the Spring 2007 term.

Representative Matters

Korszun v. Public Technologies Multimedia (Fed. Cir., D. Conn.): Represented PTM, Mattel, Lands’ End, and J.C. Penney in defense of a software patent case, securing summary judgment of non-infringement, and briefed and argued appeal resulting in summary affirmance of the judgment below.

Software A.G., et al. v. BEA Software, Inc. (D. Del.): Represented BEA Systems multi-office and multi-jurisdictional efforts by BEA against Software A.G., including the defense of an action for patent infringement in the District of Delaware, the assertion of infringement claims against Software A.G. in the Northern District of Virginia, and the initiation of reexamination proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, leading to a settlement of all litigation on the eve of trial.

Certain Set-Top Boxes and Components Thereof (International Trade Commission): Part of multi-office team representing EchoStar, securing ITC determination finding no Section 337 violation, affirmed in part by the Federal Circuit.

Becton Dickinson & Co., Inc., et al. v. Omron Healthcare, Inc. (D. Del.): Represented Omron Healthcare in a patent case involving infrared ear thermometers, obtaining a motion to dismiss the complaint for lack of standing, which lead to a settlement shortly thereafter.

Weisman v. Omron Healthcare, Inc. (N.D. Ill. ): Represented Omron Healthcare in a patent case relating to electronic blood pressure monitors, securing a favorable judgment after a bench trial on Omron’s defense of laches.

In Re IPO Securities Litigation (S.D.N.Y): Represented 40 companies in consolidated securities litigation; Morrison & Foerster acted as liaison counsel for 300 companies and 1000+ individuals.

Bassin, et al. v. Decode Genetics, Inc., et al. (S.D.N.Y.): Represented biotechnology company in securities litigation, resulting in dismissal of securities and derivative actions against the company.

Ruiz v. Pedota, et al. (E.D.N.Y.): Represented (with Advocates for Children) a class of students illegally discharged or transferred from a public high school in Brooklyn; achieved a comprehensive settlement requiring notice to thousands of students and procedures to allow them to return to school.

Lectures and Presentations

MoFo and NASDAQ Executive Roundtable

New York, April 12, 2005

Denver, May 11, 2005

Rights and Remedies: Assessing the Risks (and Rewards) of Patent Litigation

New York, May 7, 2004