Eugene LeDonne is a partner in the New York office of Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP. Eugene's practice encompasses all aspects of intellectual property.
Throughout his career, Eugene has handled complex intellectual property litigation at both the trial court and appellate levels. He has been involved in numerous suits concerning patent, trademark, copyright, trade-secret and related antitrust claims.
Eugene's practice also includes client counselling on patent prosecution and patent opinion matters. This aspect of his practice covers a broad range of industry sectors including optics, semiconductors, communications, medical devices, imaging, Internet applications and software.
Eugene has also served as a counselor and negotiator in a number of business settings. Throughout his career, Eugene has received significant settlement and licensing fees for his clients.
Prior to joining Frommer Lawrence & Haug, Eugene was a partner at Reed Smith LLP for over 9 years. While at Reed Smith, Eugene served as the Practice Group Leader of the Intellectual Property Group in the Firm's New York office.
Eugene received his JD from The American University Washington College of Law. Eugene also received a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from West Virginia University.
Representative Matters
- Gerber Garment Technology, Inc. v. Investronica Inc., et al., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia (CV-94-2600)
- Asyst Technologies, Inc. v. Empak, Inc., Emtrak, Inc, Jenoptik Infab, Inc., Jenoptik GmbH, and Meisner & Wurst GmbH, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (CV-98-20451)
- Sankyo Seiki Manufacturing Co., LTD and Sankyo Seiki (America) Inc. v. Ningbo Yun Sheng Group Co., Ltd., et al., U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (CV-98-20610)
- Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH and Carl Zeiss Inc. v. Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. and Cornell Research Foundation, Inc., U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (CV-98-8012)
- Acterna, LLC and Wandel & Goltermann Technologies, Inc. v. Adtech, Inc., U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii (CV-01-00108)
- Finisar Corporation, et al. v. Acterna LLC, et al., U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (CV-01-2483)
- Hark Chan and IP Innovation, LLC v. Brother International Corporation, Canon U.S.A., Inc., Casio, Inc., Epson America, Inc., and Logitech, Inc., US District Court, Northern District of Texas (CV-02-1022A)
- Highmark Inc. v. Allcare Health Management Systems, Inc., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas(CV-03-1384)
- Acterna, LLC v. Sunrise Telecom, Inc., Consultronics Ltd. and Consultronics, Inc., U.S. District Court, District of Maryland (CV-04-1049)
- Sunrise Telecom, Inc. v. Acterna, LLC, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (CV-05-01555)
- Sunrise Telecom, Inc. v. Acterna, LLC, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, (CV-05-174)
- Sunrise Telecom, Inc. v. Acterna, LLC, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas (CV-05-343)
- Sunrise Telecom, Inc. v. Acterna, LLC, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, (CV-04-01601)
- Creative Science Systems, Inc. v. Forex Capital Markets, LLC and REFCO Group, Ltd., U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, (CV-04-03746)