Derek M. Freitas

Associate

Cincinnati
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Overview

Derek Freitas assists companies of all sizes with enforcing their intellectual property rights across various adjudicative bodies. Derek represents intellectual property owners and accused infringers in pre-suit matters, in federal court, before the International Trade Commission and in alternative dispute resolution forums.

Select Experience

  • Defended water filter products company against claims of patent infringement through trial before the International Trade Commission.
  • Defended renewable energy products company against claims of patent infringement through trial before the International Trade Commission.
  • Conducted IP due diligence for multimillion-dollar cross-border acquisition deal.
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Experience

  • Defended water filter products company against claims of patent infringement through trial before the International Trade Commission.
  • Defended renewable energy products company against claims of patent infringement through trial before the International Trade Commission.
  • Conducted IP due diligence for multimillion-dollar cross-border acquisition deal.
  • Defended renewable energy products company against claims of patent infringement in federal court.
  • Defended consumer products company against claims of patent infringement, trade-secret misappropriation and breach of contract involving consumer textile products.
  • Defended various software companies against claims of patent infringement.
  • Developed and executed a trademark enforcement system for an Internet privacy company issuing numerous takedown requests.
  • Represented Internet privacy company on claims of copyright infringement against third party forking application code causing crash reports on company servers.
  • Represented product manufacturer in a Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) action on a claim of trademark infringement against bad actors defrauding consumers via imposter websites.
  • Conducted patent invalidity and non-infringement analysis across a range of technologies.
  • Defended company in land transaction dispute.
  • Advised Fortune 500 company on compliance matters.
  • Drafted various work for hire agreements for multinational entertainment and Fortune 500 company.
  • Represented various entities in managing nationwide data security incident requiring notification to constituents and administrative bodies.
  • Counseled company through issues of liability concerning co-ownership with a government entity.

Recognitions and Memberships

Memberships

  • Cincinnati Bar Association
    • Young Lawyers Section, Public Relations Committee:  Co-Chair
  • Cincinnati Bar Foundation
    • Trustee
  • Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA
  • American Bar Association

Prior Positions

  • The Honorable Michael R. Barrett, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio: Judicial Extern
  • BakerHostetler
    • Law Clerk, Intellectual Property Department (2018 to 2019)
    • Summer Associate (2018)
  • Erie Crime Analysis Center: Intern

Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
  • Ohio

Education

  • J.D., Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law, 2019, magna cum laude; The Northern Kentucky Law Review, Associate Editor
  • B.S., Computer Science, Minor in Information Technology, St. John Fisher College, 2016, cum laude

Blog

In The Blogs

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IP Intelligence: Insight on Intellectual Property
Patent Declaratory Judgment Jurisdiction: Are Patentees Communicating Too Much?
By Derek M. Freitas
March 13, 2023
Historically, patentees needed not worry too much about whether their mere pre-suit communications sent from afar into a jurisdiction created personal jurisdiction for a declaratory judgment action. See e.g., Silent Drive, Inc. v. Strong...
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IP Intelligence: Insight on Intellectual Property
Patent Litigation Venue: US District Court Versus US International Trade Commission
By Derek M. Freitas
April 5, 2022
There are two options when it comes to enforcing a patent against an accused infringer: (1) a U.S. district court or (2) the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). This begs the inevitable question of which venue is better. There are...
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