Víctor M. Rodríguez-Reyes

Get to know Víctor

Víctor M. Rodríguez-Reyes is a Senior Member Attorney with our Intellectual Property and Health Law & Insurance practice groups. He counsels clients in all areas of intellectual property, is a Registered Patent Attorney before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and does patent litigation and patent drafting and prosecution.

Victor represents clients, plaintiffs and defendants, in patent infringement cases in several United States District Courts. He focuses on the technical aspects of patent infringement, invalidity, and claim construction. He also represents clients before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in trial proceedings including Inter Partes Reexaminations.

He litigated one of the first cases brought under the Puerto Rico Trade Secret Act, obtaining a preliminary injunction, which was confirmed by the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals.

Prior to joining Ferraiuoli, Victor worked as a legal intern in the Intellectual Property Litigation Department of Clifford Chance in Barcelona, Spain. He participated in the preparation of oral arguments for patent infringement and unfair competition hearings and performed infringement analysis of pharmaceutical patents. Before entering the Intellectual Property field, Victor worked in the health and insurance industries as In–house Counsel for Medical Card System, Inc. and as Compliance Officer at the Puerto Rico branch of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response. His experience included litigation of administrative proceedings before the Commissioner of Insurance, the Puerto Rico Health Insurance Administration, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. He has actively participated in high-profile negotiations involving hospitals, software companies, and government entities, and the bidding processes for public health plan contracts.

Victor is also a Chemist and performed undergraduate research at Argonne National Laboratory and at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus in the fields of atmospheric chemistry and physical chemistry.

Why Ferraiuoli?

My interest in bridging the gap between my legal and scientific knowledge required that I join a unique law firm that would support my professional aspirations. Ferraiuoli was the best choice for me because it is in a class of its own in dealing with and advising clients regarding transactions and disputes related to intellectual property and emerging technologies.

Why do your clients come to you?

We pride ourselves in contributing to the growth of Puerto Rico’s economy by helping entrepreneurs evolve and innovate. Our clients understand that we are interested in their business ventures, not just their legal problems. We endeavor to provide coherent and consistent legal advice that will support their methods and goals.

Looking forward (on the legal or business front), what you see?

I see a positive outlook for enterprises willing to embrace change. By counseling clients on protecting their trade secrets and developing patent and trademark portfolios we help them achieve growth through innovation.

Education

• ESADE Law School, LL.M., 2010
• University of Puerto Rico Law School, J.D., 2007
• University of Barcelona Law School, L.L.L., 2007
• University of Puerto Rico, B.S.in Chemistry, 2003

Bar Admissions

• Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
• U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
• United States Patent and Trademark Office
• Puerto Rico Notary Bar

Affiliations

• American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
• American Bar Association –  Intellectual Property, Litigation, Health Law and Tort, Trial and Insurance Sections