Charles D. Ossola joined Dickstein Shapiro as a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice in January 2008. Mr. Ossola is a trial lawyer whose practice has spanned a broad spectrum of intellectual property litigation for more than 25 years. He has served as lead counsel in numerous patent, trademark, false advertising, unfair competition, copyright, and trade secret lawsuits in federal and state courts throughout the United States. In addition, he has litigated antitrust counterclaims in patent litigation as well as independent antitrust claims arising from the use or enforcement of intellectual property rights. Mr. Ossola’s practice further encompasses Section 337 litigation before the International Trade Commission and arbitration proceedings involving intellectual property claims. Mr. Ossola is an experienced appellate advocate in intellectual property cases, having argued patent cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and trademark and copyright cases before the regional federal courts of appeals, including the Second, Fourth, and Ninth Circuits.

Bar Admissions

District of Columbia, 1979
Virginia, 1978

Education

Williams College, B.A., 1975, cum laude, honors in history
Villanova University Law School, J.D., 1978