Education

  • University of Florida, B.S. Computer Engineering (2007) Magna cum Laude
  • University of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D. (2010) Cum Laude

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Florida
  • North Carolina
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida

Vincent J. Galluzzo

Partner
vgalluzzo@crowell.com
+1.202.624.2781

Vincent J. Galluzzo is a partner in Crowell & Moring's Washington, D.C. office and a member of the firm's Intellectual Property and Litigation Groups. Vince is a trial lawyer who focuses on high-stakes, multi-venue patent and trade secret litigation and appeals across a wide range of technologies. His recent courtroom victories include a jury verdict for Siemens against Westinghouse on eight of Siemens’ patents relating to train-control technology, followed by another win for Siemens after a two-week preliminary injunction trial on Westinghouse’s claims of trade secret misappropriation. Vince has also been lead or backup counsel in over 30 post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). In addition to his litigation work, Vince also counsels clients on intellectual property monetization strategies, including portfolio management, enforcement, and licensing.

Before attending law school, Vince worked as a software developer. Vince is regularly called upon to act as an in-house software expert to read computer source code and to interface with expert witnesses or engineers to discuss highly technical matters and formulate appropriate case strategy.

Vince is proud of his ongoing pro bono representation of Crosley Green, an innocent man who was wrongfully convicted of murder in Florida in 1990. After many years up and down the Florida court system, Vince and the rest of the Crosley Green team at Crowell won federal habeas corpus relief for Mr. Green in 2018, and are currently defending that win at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.  

Vince is also a lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, where he has taught privacy law to graduate students in the Whiting School of Engineering’s Information Security Institute since 2017.

While in law school, he was communications editor of the Florida Law Review and was a member of the executive board of the Florida Moot Court Team. As a member of the Florida Law Review, Vince won the Gertrude Brick Prize for best student note published in the 2008-09 year.


Representative Matters

  • Represented Siemens in a wide-ranging, multi-venue patent and trade-secret dispute against Westinghouse involving train control technology.  Secured a jury trial win for Siemens resulting in a finding of willful infringement and a $14 million damages award, successfully defeated Westinghouse’s trade-secret misappropriation claims in a two-week preliminary injunction trial, and defended 15 inter partes review (IPR) petitions before the USPTO on Siemens’ patents.  
  • Representing LifeNet Health in a five-patent case against Surgalign (f/k/a RTI Surgical) involving soft tissue grafts and spinal implants, successfully defending LifeNet Health’s patents against IPR petitions filed by Surgalign.
  • Represented LifeNet in patent-infringement action against competitor LifeCell involving soft tissue grafts, winning a jury verdict of over $34 million, and securing the victory on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
  • Represented AT&T Mobility and other AT&T affiliates in two multi-defendant patent-infringement lawsuits, winning one on collateral estoppel grounds, which was affirmed by the Federal Circuit, and winning another on summary judgment under 35 U.S.C. Section 101, which was also affirmed by the Federal Circuit, and on which the Supreme Court denied certiorari.
  • Represented Apotex against Novartis in IPR proceedings related to a multiple sclerosis drug, securing the first successful IPR challenge by generic drug makers at the PTAB, and securing affirmance at the Federal Circuit.
  • Represented plaintiff DuPont in trade secret misappropriation case related to KEVLAR® fiber technology, which resulted in a $919 million jury verdict against Kolon. Continued representation in post-trial enforcement actions by DuPont against Kolon.
  • Represented plaintiff Derive Systems in a trade-secret and copyright-infringement action against several industry competitors and former employees relating to aftermarket computer software and hardware for improving the performance of automobiles.
  • Represented Leica Camera in patent infringement action brought by non-practicing entity (NPE) Digitech Image Technologies related to digital cameras, winning summary judgment under 35 U.S.C. Section 101 at the district court and on appeal at the Federal Circuit.
  • Represented plaintiff GE in six patent infringement actions against industry competitors related to LED light bulbs.
  • Represented junior party Beckmann (on behalf of Daimler AG) in patent interference appeal to the Federal Circuit, winning appeal on claim construction and written-description issues.
  • Represented plaintiffs Bendix and Knorr-Bremse in a patent infringement action involving air disc brakes for commercial vehicles, securing favorable settlement after claim construction ruling.
  • Represented plaintiff Arlington Industries in an appeal before the Federal Circuit on a patent infringement action against Bridgeport Fittings relating to electrical box fittings, winning appeal.

Representative Counseling Engagements

  • Navigating numerous licensing and intellectual property protection issues for a large computer technology company.
  • Assisting both large and small clients with IP protection, management, and monetization strategies, including IP value generation, IP protection and maintenance, and enforcement and licensing.
  • Evaluating infringement, validity, and enforceability issues for patent owners and third parties.
  • Providing IP diligence support on corporate transactions of all shapes and sizes.


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Firm News & Announcements

February 21, 2023 Support for Vindicating Constitutional Rights of Wrongfully Convicted, Innocent Man Grows; Legal Groups to File Amicus Briefs in U.S. Supreme Court
January 10, 2023 Crowell Represents Aerial Armor in Sale to Dedrone Holdings Inc.
May 11, 2022 LITIGATION NOTE: ScentAir Prevails Again in Pair of Patent Rulings, Leaving Prolitec Only Narrow Claims
January 12, 2022 Crowell & Moring Releases Litigation Forecast 2022: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know for the Coming Year
December 14, 2021 DEAL NOTE: Crowell & Moring Advises Kymco Capital and Kwang Yang Motor Co. in First Publicly Traded EV Motorcycle Company in U.S., Valued at $1.77 Billion
November 11, 2021 CBS “48 Hours” Episode on Crosley Green Nominated for National Association of Black Journalists’ Salute to Excellence Award
September 14, 2021 DEAL NOTE: Crowell & Moring Represents Honeywell in Investment in Aviation Biofuels Company Alder Fuels
April 8, 2021 Crowell & Moring Client Crosley Green Freed from Prison
March 24, 2021 Lawyers for Crosley Green Ask Federal Court to Release Him Due to COVID-19 Risks
February 10, 2021 LITIGATION NOTE: Crowell & Moring Prevails for ScentAir in Long-Running Patent Infringement Case
April 20, 2020 CBS "48 Hours" Features Crowell & Moring Client Crosley Green’s Fight for Freedom
April 16, 2020 CBS "48 Hours" to Feature Crowell & Moring Client Crosley Green’s Fight for Freedom
April 10, 2020 LITIGATION NOTE: Crowell & Moring Secures Win for Client Molson Coors’ Hard Seltzer Launch
January 2, 2020 Crowell & Moring Elects Eight New Partners and Promotes Seven to Senior Counsel and 26 to Counsel Positions
January 25, 2019 LITIGATION NOTE: Crowell & Moring Client Siemens Mobility Inc. Awarded $6.7 Million in IP Suit
July 20, 2018 Federal Judge Declares: Grant New Trial to Crowell & Moring Client Crosley Green or Set Him Free
January 4, 2016 Crowell & Moring Elects Nine New Partners and Promotes 15 Associates to Counsel
October 1, 2015 Litigation Note: Crowell & Moring Secures IP Victory for Apotex