Just prior to joining Rossi, Kimms & McDowell LLP, Mr. Petruzzelli worked as Patent Counsel for Eastman Kodak Company, where he provided a full range of intellectual property services.  While at Kodak, he drafted, negotiated, and advised clients regarding various intellectual property agreements, such as University research agreements, joint development agreements, product evaluation agreements, licenses, assignments, and non-disclosure agreements.  He developed, presented, and defended against patent assertions, supported patent litigation, and drafted non-infringement and invalidity opinions.  He also chaired the Patent Practice Committee and drafted and prosecuted a full docket of patent applications.  Before Kodak, Mr. Petruzzelli initiated his career as a Patent Attorney at Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper and Scinto in New York, NY and later at Lowenstein Sandler in Roseland, NJ.  

Mr. Petruzzelli’s areas of technical expertise include software, image processing, optics, digital cameras, liquid crystal displays, printers, scanners, and other image reproduction devices, business methods, semiconductor devices and manufacturing processes, fiber optics, and lasers.

Mr. Petruzzelli is admitted to practice in New Jersey (2002) and New York (2003), and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.