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Jonathan M. D'Silva



Associate

Jonathan D'Silva, Chairman of MacDonald Illig's Intellectual Property Group, is a patent attorney who practices various aspects of intellectual property law from prosecuting patent, trademark, and copyright applications, to drafting agreements for the sale or licensing of intellectual property, to the enforcement of intellectual property rights. 

Jonathan deals with not only the science, engineering, and technology aspects of intellectual property, but also the business aspects. He works closely with CEOs, R&D engineers, small business owners, and inventors to make sure that they understand the options available to them and how best to protect their intellectual property assets. 

Jonathan works to protect his client's intellectual property locally, state-wide, nationally, and internationally. He works closely with the other members of the Intellectual Property and the Business Transaction Groups to ensure the client's selected path is pursued vigorously and with the right team. 

Undergraduate School

  • B.S. Agricultural & Biological Engineering - Cornell University - Ithaca, New York - 1998

Graduate School

  • M. Eng Agricultural & Biological Engineering - Cornell University - Ithaca, New York - 1999

Law School

  • J.D. - University at Buffalo Law School - Buffalo, New York - 2005

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania
  • New York
  • District of Columbia
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office

Court Admissions

  • Court of Common Pleas of Erie County, Pennsylvania
  • Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
  • New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department
  • District of Columbia Court of Appeals
  • District Court of the Western District of Pennsylvania

Memberships & Associations

  • American Bar Association
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association
  • Erie County Bar Association (PA)
  • Erie County Bar Association (NY)
  • District of Columbia Bar Association
  • Chair, Erie County Bar Association (PA) New Citizen Committee
  • Member, Erie County Bar Association Young Lawyers Committee
  • Member, Erie County Bar Assocation Technology Committee
  • Vice President Board of Directors, Purple Martin Conservation Association (2011-Present)
  • Chair, Research and Education Committee, Purple Martin Conservation Association (2011-Present)
  • Chair, InnovationErie:Design Competition (2010-Present)
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Niagara Frontier Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Vice Chair, eBizITPA Center for E-Business and Advanced IT (2010-2012)
  • International Institute of Erie, Member of the Board (2005-2009)
  • Hooked on Books, Volunteer 
  • Pittsburgh Tech Council

Noteworthy

  • The American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law and The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. Award For Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property Law (2005)
  • Editor-in-Chief of the Buffalo Intellectual Property Law Journal (2004-2005)
  • Essay Judge, National Engineers Week Future City Competition (2000-Present)
  • Investment Committee Chair, Sigma Chi Delta Co-Educational Fraternity (1999-Present)
Jonathan M. D'Silva

Email:

  jdsilva@mijb.com

Phone:

  814-870-7715

Fax:

  814-454-4647

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