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Jonathan Berschadsky is a Partner at Merchant & Gould’s New York office who focuses his intellectual property practice on complex matters. His 20 years of experience, mixed with a passion for technology and a flair for complex problem-solving, enable him to deliver effective technology and IP agreements, due diligence analysis, opinions of counsel, strategic patent prosecution, IP litigation and so much more.

“Jonathan helped us consolidate four different sales contracts into one much stronger one. The terms are better for us and for our clients, saving time and money. He’s incredibly responsive and easy to work with and genuinely cares about our business. I feel like I’ve gained a valuable team member.”

Partnering With You in All Aspects of Patent Law

Whether he’s litigating a patent that he drafted, counseling on an M&A or portfolio planning, Jonathan delivers a close partnership to each of his clients. He serves businesses, corporations and start-ups in a wide range of industries, including electronics, manufacturing, telecommunications and consumer products.  Some of the technologies he deals with include:

  • Artificial intelligence/machine-learning
  • Audio signal processing
  • Blockchain
  • Cybersecurity
  • Imaging
  • Natural language processing
  • Telecommunications

“Jonathan is a U.S. patent attorney with a brilliant legal mind. He is very business-oriented and he always sees the commercial aspects when he drafts and prosecutes patent applications before the USPTO. He brings a sense of comfort to our mutual clients by collaborating closely with me and keeping me in the loop as cases twist and turn.”

“Jonathan is a very strategic thinker and builds a friendly, positive, and trusting relationship with judges and opposing counsel alike. We have been impressed by his professionalism, legal acumen, and client-focused approach relating to transactional matters as well.”

Blue Spike, LLC v. Spotify USA Inc. et al. (CDCA). Patent infringement dispute involving  steganographic ciphers and data scrambling.

Dicta-Direct, LLC v. Speech Processing Solutions USA Inc. (GAND). Patent infringement dispute involving speech to text conversion and language translation services.

IPC Systems, Inc. v. Cloud 9 Tech. (D. of Del.). Patent infringement dispute involving we...

  • Rutgers University School of Law, J.D., 2000
  • Boston University,

    M.S. Electrical Engineering, 1993; B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1991

  • Southern District of New York
  • Eastern District of New York
  • State of New York, 2001
  • State of New Jersey, 2000
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA)

  • Board of Directors
  • Patent Law & Practice Committee Co-Chair 2018-2020

Recognized in IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders, 2022

Recognized in IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders, 2021

Recognized in IAM Strategy 300 – The World’s Leading IP Strategists, 2017-2021

Winner of The Burton Awards 2016 Distinguished Legal Writing Award for co-authoring “Is PTAB ‘death squad’ just a myth?”

IP Star, Managing Intellectual Property, 2013-2021

Top Patent Prosecutors, Patent Buddy, 2011-2017

Top New York City Intellectual Property Litigator, Super Lawyers: New York Metro Edition, 2014-2021

“Drafting Restrictive Covenants and Agreements to Protect Trade Secrets”, Panelist, New York City Bar – Trade Secrets Symposium, Dec 12, 2022

“NYU Tandon – Meet the USPTO”, Speaker, December 2, 2022

Jonathan was a presenter/moderator at the 2021 New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA) Transactions Bootcamp Day 5.  The panel described how to go about performing a due diligence from both inhouse and outside counsel perspectives.  Jonathan also taught an M&A due diligence clinic during which he presented a mock data room containing documents and worked with attendees to issue spot. Nov. 4, 2021

Inside View for Working with the USPTO”, Moderator, NYIPLA One-Day Patent CLE Seminar, Nov. 13, 2019

“Section 101 – Three Years of Uncertainty”, Moderator, NYIPLA One-Day Patent CLE Seminar, Nov. 16 2017

Fundamentals of Patent Prosecution: A Boot Camp for Claim Drafting & Amendment Writing, Practicing Law Institute, 2010- 2020

PTAB Forum 2016, Managing Intellectual Property, May 12, 2016

The 11th Annual Patents for Financial Services Summit, World Congress, July 23-24, 2014

Patent Drafting Considerations in Light of Some Notable Court Interpretations of the Written Description Requirement, 16th Annual Advanced Patent Prosecution Workshop, July 2007

The Uncertain Future of Laches in Patent Litigation, IPWatchdog, co-written with Jason Dorsky, October 26, 2016

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board Designates Five Decisions as Precedential, Fitzpatrick Case Update, May 9, 2016

Is PTAB Death Squad just a myth?, Intellectual Property Magazine, June 2015

IP Due Diligence: key areas of analysis in biotech and pharma transactions, Financier Worldwide, September 2011

IP risk assessment in corporate M&A, Financier Worldwide, April 2010

Software and Patent Damages for Foreign Sales: Have the District Courts Gone Too Far?, The Computer & Internet Lawyer, July 2004

Current Developments in Business Method Patent Law, E-Commerce Law Journal, September 2001