PHOENIX (June 13, 2022) – Lewis Roca announced Intellectual Property lawyer, Constantine Marantidis, has been elected as a member of the Board of Governors of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. He will serve a three-year term ending in December 2024. The Chamber Board consists of leaders from business, public agencies, nonprofits and academia working to implement innovative strategies to address regional economic growth for all communities throughout Los Angeles.

Marantidis represents clients in diverse technology areas, including aerospace, materials science, propulsion, medical devices, automotive, mechanical engineering, electro-mechanical engineering, life sciences, optics, nanotechnology, chemicals, oil, gas and energy, defense and security, and business methods as a result of his degrees in aircraft and aeronautical engineering and engineering mechanics. He manages significant patent portfolios for his clients and provides counseling on various patentability issues, including design-around issues and those stemming from the launch of new products in the marketplace. As an example, Marantidis obtained patents for SpaceShipOne and for the Martin Jetpack. He also provides counsel to publicly traded corporations, startups, and individual inventors addressing issues related to intellectual property litigation, post-grant proceedings, negotiating complex intellectual property licensing agreements, and securing their intellectual property rights.

In addition to his robust patent practice, Marantidis served as the Chair of the Events Advisory Committee for Loyola Law School’s Intellectual Property Focus Series and served as a member of USC’s Gould School of Law Intellectual Property Institute Executive Committee and Planning Committee. He received his J.D. from Loyola Law School, his M.S. from Columbia University and his B.S. from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. 

 

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