Shawn K. Leppo

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Harrisburg, PA
100 Pine Street, PO Box 1166 | Harrisburg, PA 17108-1166
T 717.237.5218
F 717.260.1718

Shawn practices in the Intellectual Property, Patent Division, and International Law Groups. His practice includes all aspects of intellectual property law including litigation, licensing and patent prosecution. Shawn assists clients in asserting and defending charges of patent, trademark, and copyright infringement and in conducting due diligence analyses for licensing and acquisition of intellectual property. Shawn’s patent prosecution experience includes coatings and their chemical compositions. His prosecution experience also includes preparing and prosecuting applications for fibers and fiber reinforced articles, welding and repair devices and methods, business methods and optical devices.

His intellectual property litigation experience includes:

  • Represented major dental equipment manufacturer in defense of patent claim brought by patent licensing company pertaining to a method of manufacturing dental restoration
  • Represented major dental equipment manufacturer in defense of action asserting patent and trade secret claims related to dental curing lights
  • Represented major power transmission parts supplier asserting claims for infringement of multiple patents, plus trademark infringement and unfair competition against competitor
  • Represented church product manufacturer asserting patent infringement claims against national wholesaler
  • Represented electronic game call manufacturer asserting copyright claims under Digital Millennium Copyright Act
  • Represented a construction supply company defending design patent infringement and related trade dress claims pertaining to brick wall construction supplies
  • Represented a home inspection business alleging copyright and related violations
  • Defended multiple copyright actions related to architectural works
  • Defended car washer equipment distributor in patent infringement action resulting in favorable settlement

Other Areas of Practice

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Dauphin County Bar Association
  • Pennsylvania Rising Stars®, 2008, 2010, 2011 
  • American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Susquehanna Section
  • York Springs Lions Club
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Education

  • The Pennsylvania State University, B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1999
  • The College of William & Mary, J.D., 2002Order of the Coif

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania, 2005
  • Virginia, 2002 (Associate)
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2002

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit