CBLH | Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP - Intellectual Property and Business Law Firm with offices in Wilmington, Delaware; Washington, DC; Los Angeles, California

Practice Areas

Education

  • University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D. 1993)
    Honors: Cum Laude
    Honors: Order of the Coif
  • Bucknell University (B.S.M.E. 1987)

Bar Admissions

  • Delaware, 1993
  • U.S. District Court District of Delaware, 1993
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office, 1995
  • U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2000
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2002

Classes & Seminars Taught

  • Lecturer, "E-Discovery: Get Ready to Apply the New Fed. R. Civ. P. Changes," NBI, December 2006, Wilmington, DE.

Certifications & Specialities

  • Registered Patent Attorney, United States Patent and Trademark Office

Attorney Profile

Francis DiGiovanni

Partner
The Nemours Building
1007 North Orange Street
P.O. Box 2207
Wilmington, DE 19899
Tel: (302) 888-6316
Fax: (302) 658-5614

Francis ("Frank") DiGiovanni is a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group. He is also a vice-chair of the firm's Intellectual Property litigation section.

He represents clients in a variety of areas including patent counseling and opinions, due diligence, litigation, trademark and copyright litigation, unfair competition and trade secrets in the mechanical arts and other diverse areas of technology.

Before studying law, Frank worked as an engineer with a large power transmission gear company, where he gained experience in manufacturing and power transmission technologies. He has substantial litigation experience in patent cases and other intellectual property cases, as well as environmental and commercial disputes, in both state and federal courts.

Professional Associations

  • American Bar Association
  • Delaware State Bar Association
  • Federal Circuit Bar Association