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Christopher Centurelli

Partner
Boston
+1.617.261.3276
Fax +1.617.261.3175

Primary Practice

Secondary Practices

Education

  • J.D., Boston College Law School, 1998, (cum laude)
  • B.S., Tufts University College of Engineering, 1995, (Computer Engineering, magna cum laude)

Admissions

  • Bar of Massachusetts
  • U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
  • Biography Overview
  • Additional Background
  • Representative Work

Mr. Centurelli concentrates his practice on patent, copyright and trademark litigation.  His experience includes jury and bench trials, arguing dispositive motions and conducting infringement and validity analyses.  Mr. Centurelli has also prosecuted patent applications in a wide variety of technical fields.

Professional/Civic Activities

  • National Institutes of Trial Advocacy
  • American Intellectual Property Society
  • Boston Patent Law Association
  • Northeast Region of the Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition, Chairperson, 2000, 2001, 2002
  • Sears v. Archer Daniels Midland Company. Represented ADM in a patent infringement action.  In July 2010, after a two week trial, the jury found that ADM’s Caliber® deicing product did not infringe Sears’ patents.
  • Art Technology Group, Inc. v. Hotels.com, L.P. Represented Hotels.com in a breach of contract and copyright infringement action seeking to shut down the Hotels.com website. In May 2009, after substantial briefing, a preliminary injunction hearing, and denial of plaintiffs request for injunctive relief, the case settled favorably with a dismissal of all counts against Hotels.com.
  • DSM IP Assets B.V. v. Archer Daniels Midland Company. Represented ADM in a patent infringement action concerning its Ecotone® product. The case settled favorably, prior to trial.
  • Exergen Corp. v. CVS Corp. Represented Exergen in a patent infringement action concerning its patented temporal artery thermometer technology. After a fifteen-day trial, the jury found each of Exergen’s three asserted patents valid and infringed.
  • Archer Daniels Midland Company v. Sabinsa Corp. Represented ADM in a patent infringement action concerning its patented isoflavone technology. Defendant agreed to entry of a consent judgment that the asserted patents were valid and infringed.
  • Eaton Vance Management v. Grant's Financial Publishing Inc. Represented Eaton Vance in a Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and Copyright matter.
  • Hydro-Photon, Inc. v. Meridian Design, Inc. Represented Meridian Design in a patent infringement action concerning its AquaStar® portable ultraviolet water purifiers. The dispute settled, after a favorable claim construction ruling.
  • International Code Council v. National Fire Protection Ass’n. Represented NFPA in a copyright infringement action. The dispute settled prior to trial, with a payment to accused infringer NFPA.
  • Rhodia Chimie v. PPG Industries, Inc. Represented PPG in a patent infringement action concerning spray-dried precipitated silicas for carrier applications. The case was dismissed after a summary judgment ruling of non-infringement.
  • Voice Signal Technologies, Inc. v. VOS Systems, Inc. Represented Voice Signal in a declaratory judgment and product disparagement case. The dispute settled, with a payment to accused infringer Voice Signal.
  • Bacou USA  v. Crews LLC. Represented Bacou USA in a patent infringement and trade dress case. The case settled with a finding of infringement by Crews and a payment to Bacou USA.
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