
Overview
Emily Ferriter Russo assists clients with litigation matters pertaining to intellectual property and technology matters, including copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets. Additionally, she is a registered patent attorney and assists clients in prosecuting patents, including drafting applications and responding to office actions from the USPTO. Emily also assists clients with freedom to operate and patent infringement opinions.
Before joining Day Pitney, Emily gained extensive experience in motion practice through her two federal clerkships and two judicial internships. From 2019 to 2020, she clerked for Magistrate Judge Robert A. Richardson at the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut before then clerking for Judge Mae A. D'Agostino at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York from 2020 to 2021. Prior to clerking for Judge D'Agostino, Emily spent a semester interning in her chambers. Emily also interned for Magistrate Judge John D. Love in the Eastern District of Texas during the summer following her first year of law school.
Education and Credentials
Education
- Albany Law School of Union University, J.D., summa cum laude, 2019; Moot Court; Albany Law Review, Associate Editor
- Westfield State University, B.S., Chemistry and Biology, cum laude, 2016
Admissions
- State of Connecticut
- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Affiliations
- Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)
Recognition and Community
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Recognitions
Recipient of the Domenick L. Gabrielli Appellate Advocate Best Brief Award
Recipient of the Cameron-Danaher Prize
News & Insights
Thought Leadership
- Patently Enabled December 2024 – Foreign Patents, Part I: Alternative Methods For Seeking European Protection , December 6, 2024
- Patently Enabled November 2024 – Common Misconceptions About Patents , November 1, 2024
- Patently Enabled July 2024 – Changes in Design Patent Obviousness Review , July 12, 2024
- Patently Enabled June 2024 – Comply With the Notice Requirement by Patent Marking , June 7, 2024
- Patently Enabled May 2024 – Inventorship of AI-Created Patentable Technology , May 3, 2024
Events
- Day Pitney WWT® Members Attended the Pathways to Leadership for Women Lawyers Dinner sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Association, March 2, 2023