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Barry E. Bretschneider
Partner

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Washington, DC
Washington Square, Suite 1100
1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036-5304

T 202.861.1754
F 202.861.1783

Bar Admissions

  • Texas
  • District of Columbia
  • Virginia

Education

  • LL.M., The George Washington University Law School, 1974
  • J.D., University of Iowa College of Law, 1971
  • A.B., Princeton University, 1968

Barry E. Bretschneider

Barry Bretschneider’s practice is concentrated in patent infringement litigation in the district courts and before the International Trade Commission, patent reexaminations and interferences, patent prosecution, patent licensing and related transactional work, trademark litigation and prosecution.

Mr. Bretschneider represents U.S. and foreign corporations and his clients cover a wide range of industries, including electronics, semiconductors, polymers, composite materials, medical device, pharmaceutical and automotive industries, among many others.

Mr. Bretschneider is a well-known interference practitioner who has had a number of notable successes in this field before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He co-authored How to Win Interferences, published by Managing Intellectual Property.

During his years of service with the Department of the Navy, Mr. Bretschneider was attorney advisor for the Office of the General Counsel and trial counsel for the Contract Appeals Division. Before entering private practice, Mr. Bretschneider was technical advisor to the late Judge Giles S. Rich of the U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (later the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit). Mr. Bretschneider also served as a visiting professor of law at the George Washington University National Law Center and lectures on patent enforcement and interference practice for the Osaka Institute of Technology Law Faculty in Japan.

Professional Recognition

Barry Bretschneider has been recognized as a “Leading Lawyer” by Chambers Global 2011, Chambers USA (2006 to 2011), Best Lawyers In America (2011 and 2012), IAM250 World’s Leading Patent Litigators, The Washingtonian magazine and Euromoney’s Expert Guides.

Publications

  • “No Way Out? A Court of Appeals Order Which Could Create a Legal Limbo for Generic Pharmaceutical Companies” (December 5, 2005)
  • “The U.S. Court of Appeals Messes with Inherent Anticipation” (August 1, 2005)
  • “When English is Best-Pitfalls of Filing Non-English International Patent Applications” (June 30, 2005)
  • “How to Win Interferences at the USPTO” (February 1, 2005)

Speaking Engagements

  • “Legal Strategies for Navigating the Brave New Patent World,” WMACCA Technology and IP Forum (November 10, 2011)
  • “Willful or Not? Proof of Recklessness and Opinions of Counsel After In re Seagate,” Northern Virginia Presentation (September 20, 2007)
News
1/12/2012 Baker Hostetler’s Growth Continues in Washington, D.C.—Bretschneider and Corrado Join Intellectual Property Group