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Attorneys

Scott M. Slaby

Member

Practice Focus

Professional Experience

Scott is a member in the Intellectual Property Practice. He focuses his practice on obtaining and protecting intellectual property rights. In particular, he assists clients in domestic and foreign patent preparation and procurement in the chemical, biochemical, and mechanical arts, as well as preparing legal opinions regarding patentability, validity, and right to market. Scott has handled matters involving a variety of areas in the chemical and life-science arts. He also has experience with trademark prosecution and counseling, as well as with IP Due Diligence, and assisting in patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret litigation, licensing, and agreement matters.

Education

  • Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude (2003)
  • John Carroll University, Master of Science (1997)
  • John Carroll University, B.S., cum laude (1995)

State Admissions

  • Ohio (2003)

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio 
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office

Professional Associations

  • American Intellectual Property Law Association 
  • Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association – Director (2008-2009); Chair, Chemical Committee (2005-2007) 
  • The Lawyers Guild of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Foundation

Publications

  • Assessing Whether an Insurance Policy Triggers the Insurer’s Duty to Defend in an Intellectual Property Case, Cleveland Bar Journal, July/August 2004
  • Degradation of Perfluorinated Ether Lubricants on Pure Aluminum Surfaces: Semi-empirical Quantum Chemical Modeling, NASA TP-3670, 1997

Community Activities

  • The Lawyers Guild of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Foundation (Executive Committee, 2005-present; Secretary, 2007-2009)
Phone
216-430-2017
FAX
216-348-5474
Locations
  • 600 Superior Avenue, East
    Suite 2100
    Cleveland, OH 44114