John C. Alemanni concentrates his practice in intellectual property law, with a primary focus on patent litigation, intellectual property strategy and licensing, and patent portfolio management and prosecution. He works with both established and emerging companies. Mr. Alemanni is a registered patent attorney and practices in a wide range of technologies, including application and operating system software, computer peripheral devices and control methods, haptics, network security, bioinformatics, e-commerce, telecommunications and electronics.

Mr. Alemanni assists companies with a variety of intellectual property matters, including analyzing asserted patents and accused technology to determine litigation strategy, establishing patent programs and committees, analyzing patents held by competitors, conducting freedom to practice analysis, providing written opinions, negotiating and drafting license agreements, drafting patent applications and prosecution, and patent portfolio management.

Before joining the firm, he owned and managed a computer consulting firm, as well as a web hosting firm. Besides managing the company, he performed various consulting roles, such as client-server and web-enabled application development and system integration, including custom browser-based user interfaces for PeopleSoft and SAP.

Mr. Alemanni has been recognized as a 2013 "IP Star" by Managing Intellectual Property magazine.

Professional & Community Activities

Intellectual Property Owners Association, Software and Business Methods Committee, Member

North Carolina Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section, Member, Past Chair of the Software and Electrical Engineering Committee and Past Chair of the Continuing Legal Education Committee

Education

  • Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D. (1996)
  • University of North Carolina at Greensboro, B.S., Management Information Systems (1990)
    magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • North Carolina (1996)

Admissions

  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (2000)

Who We Are

What fully engaged means to me:

Understanding your client's technology and goals, working with the client to develop a strategy to meet those goals, and then doing everything possible to help the client execute the strategy.

1001 West Fourth Street
Winston-Salem, NC, 27101-2400
USA
t +1 336.607.7311
f +1 336.734.2621
Suite 1400, 4208 Six Forks Road
Raleigh, NC, 27609
USA
t +1 919.420.1724

John C. Alemanni

Experience Highlights

Patent litigation for major bank and international airline
The firm served as lead counsel on behalf of a major North American bank and an international airline in a patent infringement suit in the Eastern more
Softview LLC v. AT&T Mobility LLC
Defending AT&T Mobility in the District of Delaware. Softview filed an action alleging that AT&T Mobility, along with numerous wireless more
Cyberfone Systems LLC (formerly LVL Patent Group, LLC) v. United Airlines, U.S. Airways, and Air Canada
Defending United Airlines, U.S. Airways and Air Canada in the District of Delaware. CyberFone Systems LLC filed multiple actions in District of more
Patent litigation for broadband communications technology developer
The firm served as lead counsel on behalf of broadband communications technology developer in a patent infringement suit involving broadcast delivery more