Joshua R. Slavitt
Joshua R. Slavitt is a registered patent attorney and a partner in the Philadelphia office of Pepper Hamilton LLP. Mr. Slavitt practices in all areas of intellectual property law. He counsels inventors, early stage ventures, established technology companies, universities and investor groups on the strategic use of intellectual property with an emphasis on IP creation and acquisition strategies and IP portfolio management.
Mr. Slavitt’s practice includes:
- preparing and prosecuting patent applications for pharmaceuticals, drug delivery technologies, medical devices and equipment, nanoscale materials and devices, organic and inorganic compositions, diagnostic testing equipment, automotive components and consumer goods
- conducting IP due diligence in connection with investments and acquisitions
- preparing validity, patentability, and freedom to operate opinions
- preparing and prosecuting trademark applications
counseling on the use and protection of trademarks, trade dress, domain names and Internet-related trademark usage
- representing clients in all aspects of patent and trademark litigation at the trial and appellate levels.
Mr. Slavitt is active in the Philadelphia business community through his involvement in local business organizations, as a speaker to local business groups, and as a judge for area university business plan competitions. He serves as co-chair of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Licensing Executives Society, director of the Entrepreneurs’ Forum of Greater Philadelphia, for which he served as president from 1999 to 2000, and as co-chair of the Philadelphia 100 in 2005 and 2007. He also has served as a director for the Greater Philadelphia Venture Group and the Pennsylvania Private Investors Group, and is an active member of PA BIO and the Private Investors Forum.
Mr. Slavitt earned an undergraduate degree in philosophy and economics from the University of Pennsylvania (B.A. 1986) and a law degree from Boston University School of Law (J.D. 1991), and has studied chemistry at Drexel University.
Education
B.A. 1986 University of Pennsylvania
J.D. 1991 Boston University School of Law
Bar Admissions
Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
