Vito A. Ciaravino
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I strive to help clients secure meaningful patent protection for new innovations. I work to safeguard their innovations in a cost-effective manner, and I represent clients in post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Intellectual Property Attorney
As the chair of Warner’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, Vito Ciaravino prepares and prosecutes patents in the United States and abroad, primarily serving clients in the automotive and manufacturing/industrial sectors. His technical background provides a solid foundation for advising clients in the procurement, licensing, management and enforcement of patents.
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- Prepares and prosecutes patent applications in the mechanical arts and the electrical arts.
- Represents clients before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in inter partes review proceedings.
- Conducts patentability searches for new products and product concepts.
- Provides patentability and clearance opinions for product development and product acquisition.
- Prepares patent license agreements, purchase agreements and joint development agreements.
- Counsels clients in portfolio management, patent acquisition and licensing and patent litigation.
- Prepares and prosecutes patent applications in the mechanical arts and the electrical arts.
- Represents clients before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in inter partes review proceedings.
- Conducts patentability searches for new products and product concepts.
- Provides patentability and clearance opinions for product development and product acquisition.
- Prepares patent license agreements, purchase agreements and joint development agreements.
- Counsels clients in portfolio management, patent acquisition and licensing and patent litigation.
- “IP Contracting Best Practices,” OESA 2021 Automotive Supplier Legal Hot Topics Virtual Event, February 3, 2021
- “Autonomous Vehicle IP Redux,” Emerging Intellectual Property Legal Trends for 2017 and Beyond, OESA seminar, November 7, 2017, Troy, Michigan
- “IP Contracting Best Practices,” OESA 2021 Automotive Supplier Legal Hot Topics Virtual Event, February 3, 2021
- “Autonomous Vehicle IP Redux,” Emerging Intellectual Property Legal Trends for 2017 and Beyond, OESA seminar, November 7, 2017, Troy, Michigan
- Supreme Court Declines to Clarify Test for Patentable Subject MatterAhead of the Curve Auto Supplier
- ITC Backs LG Chem in EV Battery DisputeAhead of the Curve Auto Supplier
- Court of Appeals Upholds Design Patents for Aftermarket PartsAhead of the Curve Auto Supplier
- Biometric Authentication – A Replacement for Passwords and Keys?Ahead of the Curve Auto Supplier
- Design Patents: Will Design Beat Function Every Time?Ahead of the Curve Auto Supplier
- Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to the Inter Partes Review Process: Private or Public Right?Ahead of the Curve Auto Supplier
- Auto Trend: Infotainment System Patents Are on the RiseAhead of the Curve Auto Supplier
- Is Trade Secret Law the Solution for Protecting Autonomous Vehicle Software?Ahead of the Curve Auto Supplier
- OESA 2021 Automotive Supplier Legal Hot Topics
- Emerging Intellectual Property Legal Trends for 2017 and Beyond
- Warner Recognized as a Top Patent Firm by Juristat
- Warner Attorneys Selected for Multiple Honors by Best Lawyers in America®
- 22 Warner Attorneys Rated 2024 Top Lawyer by DBusiness
- Warner Attorneys Selected for Multiple Honors by Best Lawyers in America®
- 108 Warner Attorneys Rated Best Lawyers in America
- OESA and Warner to Present “2021 Automotive Supplier Legal Hot Topics”
- 27 Warner Attorneys Named to Rising Stars List by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine
- Warner Patent Attorney Ciaravino Advises Tech Companies How To Deal With Automakers
- Angel Fund, Trivalent MSP, Cybersecurity Threats, IP and Patent Law For Tech Companies
- Warner Partner Vito A. Ciaravino Honored by Michigan Lawyers Weekly
- Emerging Intellectual Property Legal Trends for 2017 and Beyond
- 25 Warner Attorneys Recognized as Rising Stars
- Warner Names Three Attorneys as Partners
- Warner Secures Complete Federal Circuit Victory for Opti-Luxx in Dual Patent Appeal
- It’s Confirmed: Discretionary Denials Will Likely be on the Rise Following USPTO’s New Guidance Following Withdrawal of Fintiv Memo
- Discretionary Denials May be on the Rise Following PTAB’s Decision to Withdraw Fintiv Memo
- Federal Circuit Affirms the Use of ‘Secret’ Prior Art
- Supreme Court Declines to Clarify Test for Patentable Subject Matter
- ITC Backs LG Chem in EV Battery Dispute
- Court of Appeals Upholds Design Patents for Aftermarket Parts
- Biometric Authentication – A Replacement for Passwords and Keys?
- Design Patents: Will Design Beat Function Every Time?
- Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to the Inter Partes Review Process: Private or Public Right?
- Auto Trend: Infotainment System Patents Are on the Rise
- Is Trade Secret Law the Solution for Protecting Autonomous Vehicle Software?
- “Warner Patent Attorney Ciaravino Advises Tech Companies How To Deal With Automakers,” MiTechNews.com, 7/24/18
- “Warner Patent Attorney Ciaravino Advises Tech Companies How To Deal With Automakers,” MiTechNews.com, 7/24/18
