Daniel A. Scola, Jr.

Daniel A. Scola, Jr. is the managing partner of Hoffmann & Baron, LLP,  and  also manages the chemical, pharmaceutical/biochemical and  medical device practice group in the New Jersey office. He has extensive experience in polymers, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. He specializes in building IP portfolios and  designing strategies to protect and enhance company value. Previously, he was Counsel, patents and trademarks as well as Assistant Corporate Secretary at The Warner-Lambert Co. from 1982 to 1991 and Intellectual Property Attorney at Loctite Corporation from 1979 to 1981. Prior to earning his law degree, Mr. Scola was an adhesive and composite-materials engineer at the Pratt & Whitney Division of United Technologies.

Particular expertise in strategically developing, procuring and defending IP estates in the patent, trademark, and copyright areas before the Courts and various Patent Offices worldwide;  Post grant proceedings including, inter alia, Inter Partes Review (IPR), Derivation and Post Grant Review (PGR) proceedings; Opinion work including freedom-to-operate, patentability, validity, non-infringement; IP due diligence investigations; Technology agreements, IP licensing agreements, entertainment agreements;  Foreign patent and trademark oppositions, with in depth experience (over 60 proceedings) in EPO Oppositions and Appeals.

• Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
• State of New Jersey
• United States District Court for New Jersey
• State of Connecticut
• United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
• United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Attorney and Counselor of the Supreme Court of the U.S.

• M.A., Philosophy of Law, Trinity College, 1984
• J.D., Western New England College School of Law, 1981
• A.B., Chemistry, Colgate University, 1976

• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• American Bar Association
• New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Association
• New Jersey Bar Association
• Connecticut Bar Association