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Shannon H. Hedvat
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- Special Counsel
- New York
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Shannon H. Hedvat works on intellectual property matters, in particular patent and trademark litigation across numerous technology sectors, including internet architecture, computer security, software, satellite radio devices and service, devices used in the semiconductor industry, microcontrollers, and LEDs. Shannon has assisted in the defense and enforcement of clients’ rights at every stage of litigation, playing a key role on trial teams, taking and defending depositions, drafting trial and appellate briefs, and preparing expert witnesses for depositions as well as direct and cross examinations at trial. Shannon also has an active post-grant practice including representing and defending clients before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Experience
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Defending Sirius XM Radio Inc. in a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Angewandten Forschung e.V., a Germany-based research organization, involving the licensing and sublicensing of satellite communication networks.
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Defended Sirius XM Radio Inc. against right of publicity claims by a former on-air personality based on the alleged use of excerpts from his appearances on archival episodes of “The Howard Stern Show” in online and on-air advertisements, securing a ruling dismissing the claims as preempted by the Copyright Act and successfully defending that ruling on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
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Defended Sirius XM Radio Inc. against a patent infringement suit brought by Dragon Intellectual Property LLC against Sirius XM Radio and nine other defendants, securing dismissal of the suit and an order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware that the scope of the patent claims could not encompass the audiovisual recording and playback technology based on representations made during the prosecution of the asserted patent. The dismissal later included the awarding of attorneys’ fees and costs.
Credentials
Education
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J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2011 - Production Editor, Associate Editor, University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law
- Top Oralist in Mid-Atlantic Competition, University of Pennsylvania Jessup International Law Moot Court Team
- Penn Law Mediation Clinic
- America Inns of Court, Penn Law Chapter
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Certificate of Study in Business and Public Policy, Wharton School of Business, 2011 -
M.S., Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 2008 -
B.S., Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 2007
Bar Admissions
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New Jersey, 2011
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2011
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District of Columbia, 2012
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New York, 2012
Court Admissions
- U.S.C.A., 2nd Circuit
- U.S.C.A., District of Columbia
- U.S.C.A., Federal Circuit
- U.S.D.C., District of New Jersey
- U.S.D.C., Eastern District of New York
- U.S.D.C., Southern District of New York
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- Newark Academy, Board of Governors
- NYIPLA Young Lawyers Committee, Member
- University of Pennsylvania, Emeritus Member of Penn Fund Executive Board
Languages
- Farsi
- Spanish
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