PAUL M. BARTKOWSKI received his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Lafayette College in Pennsylvania and his Juris Doctor, with honors, from The George Washington University Law School.
His primary area of concentration is Section 337 intellectual property investigations before the U.S. International Trade Commission.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Bartkowski served as an attorney advisor in the Office of General Counsel at the U.S. International Trade Commission, where he advised the Commission on matters relating to 19 U.S.C. § 1337 and represented the Commission in appellate litigation before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. While at the Commission, he drafted briefs and presented oral argument to the Federal Circuit in multiple cases. He also acted, on interim bases, as legal counsel to Commissioner Deanna Tanner Okun and Commissioner Dean Pinkert while at the Commission. Mr. Bartkowski was previously in private practice at a large, international firm where his practice focused on patent litigation.
He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Maryland (inactive) and is also registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Bartkowski is a member of ITC Trial Lawyers Association.