Joseph J. Zito

Litigation Chair

Tysons, VA 22182


T: +1 (703) 261-9101

F: +1 (703) 890-9418

jzito@whitestone.law

Experience

  • United States Federal District Court litigation - Maryland, the District of Columbia, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Indiana, Delaware, Wisconsin, Texas, California, North Carolina, Illinois, Michigan, Florida, Ohio, Nebraska, Louisiana, and Alabama.

  • United States Supreme Court

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

  • U.S. Circuit Courts - 4th Cir. and 7th Cir.

  • International Trade Commission

  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims

  • USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) appeals

  • USPTO PTAB Inter Partes Review

  • USPTO PTAB Post Grant Proceedings

  • USPTO Patent prosecution

Education

  • J.D., Tulane Law

  • B.S., Economics/Physics, North Carolina State University

Admissions

State Bars

  • Maryland State Bar

  • The District of Columbia Bar

  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

    Federal Bars

  • USDC

  • Maryland

  • District of Columbia

  • ND Florida

  • SD, ND, ED Texas

  • SD Indiana

  • Nebraska

  • Alabama

  • WD New York

  • WD Wisconsin

  • US Court of Federal Claims

  • Court of Appeals - 4th Cir.

  • Court of Appeals - 7th Cir.

Mr. Zito is a registered patent attorney with over thirty years of Intellectual property experience.   Mr. Zito has participated as lead counsel in numerous bench trials and hearings, over a dozen jury trials and seven ITC Investigations.  His experience includes patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret litigation before Federal District Courts (Maryland; the District of Columbia; New York; New Jersey; Massachusetts; Pennsylvania; Virginia; Indiana; Delaware; Wisconsin; Texas; California; North Carolina; Illinois; Michigan; Florida; Ohio; Nebraska;  Louisiana; and Alabama.)  He has over 40 reported decisions, including several precedential decisions from the Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit.  His practice includes Federal District and Appellate Courts; The United States Supreme Court and The International Trade Commission.

His practice also includes corporate counseling, opinions, due diligence studies;  licensing; trademark and patent prosecution; representation in matters before The USPTO, PTAB, ITC and other governmental agencies.  His technical areas of experience include: pharmaceuticals, software, semiconductor structure, computers, telecommunications, VOIP, electronic circuit design, electro-mechanical, mechanical, Chemical and optical devices.

Mr. Zito is admitted to practice law in Maryland, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and before the federal courts in USDC, Maryland, District of Columbia, Northern District of Florida, Southern District, Northern District, and Eastern District of Texas, Southern District of Indiana, Nebraska, Alabama, Western District of New York, Western District Wisconsin, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, and the Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.