Dustin N. Ferzacca

Associate

Registered Patent Attorney

dustin.ferzacca@troutman.com

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  • Overview
  • Publications
  • Professional Experience
  • Credentials

    Dustin is an associate with extensive experience in patent litigation, serving as a member of the firm's Intellectual Property Practice Group. He has successfully represented clients in multiple forums, including district courts and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

    Dustin earned his J.D. from University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, where he served as managing editor of IDEA: The Law Review of the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property.

    While attending law school, Dustin worked as an intellectual property co-op for a global automotive technology company, where he executed patent prosecution and new application drafting for both U.S. and international patents. He also served as a judicial extern for the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Dustin earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, which, along with his legal education, provides him with a unique perspective and strong technical background.

    Publications

    • Co-author, " 'Obvious Over What?' LKQ's En Banc Petition Threatens to Turn Test for Design Patent Obviousness on its Head," IPWatchdog, May 16, 2023.
    • Co-author, " Federal Circuit Signals Appetite for Increased PTAB Discretion in Motions to Amend," IPWatchdog, April 26, 2022.
    • Co-author, " The Power of Process Patents at the International Trade Commission," Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal, April 2022.
    • Co-author, " Federal Circuit Further Defines the Scope of Patent Venue," IPWatchdog, March 14, 2022.
    • Co-author, " Energy Demand Response Programs and Patent Exposure," IPWatchdog, March 8, 2022. Republished in IP Litigator, Volume 19 Number 1, January/February 2023.
    • Co-author, " Litigation Redesigns at the ITC," IP Strategist, March 2022.
    • Co-author, " How the Pandemic Is Shaping Patent Trials in District Courts," Law360, February 18, 2021.
    • Author, "Transforming the Pile of Junk: A Model for Cross Competitive Negative Knowledge Sharing," 60 IDEA, 2020.
    • Author, "Portfolio Licensing and the Domestic Industry Requirement: An Analysis of the Domestic Industry Requirement Since Certain Multimedia Displays and Navigation Devices," ITC Trial Lawyers Association 337 Reporter (2019 Summer Associate Edition), 2019.

    Professional Experience

    • Judicial extern, New Hampshire Supreme Court, 2020
    • Intellectual Property co-op, ClearMotion Inc., 2018-2019
    • Consumer Protection intern, New Hampshire Attorney General's Office, 2017-2018

    Credentials

    Bar Admissions

    • New Hampshire
    • Massachusetts

    Education

    • University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, J.D., 2020; managing editor, IDEA: The Law Review of the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property
    • Carnegie Mellon University, B.S., 2017

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    Federal Circuit Signals Appetite for Increased PTAB Discretion in Motions to Amend

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    Federal Circuit Further Defines the Scope of Patent Venue

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