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Jeffery Langer
General Counsel
Zoeller Company
Jeffery Langer is General Counsel for Zoeller Company, an international privately held and majority family-owned company with more than 80 years of quality manufacturing. Zoeller’s products are sold worldwide from its divisions in North America and Asia. Prior to joining Zoeller, Jeff was an intellectual property attorney in the Alexandria office of Stites & Harbison, where his practice focuses on intellectual property procurement, transactions, and enforcement for clients with multi-jurisdictional intellectual property needs. He is experienced in patent and industrial design portfolio management; due diligence and IP risk mitigation; multi-country litigation assessment; post-grant challenges and contentious matters in the U.S., Europe, and Asia; and, multi-jurisdictional in- and out-licensing of intellectual property assets. At Zoeller he leads the legal, risk and compliance teams.
Recent Articles by Jeffery Langer
For many years, foreign companies were reluctant to seek and enforce intellectual property protection in China. A combination of challenging litigation with low damages, the lack of ability to effectively enforce judgments, allegations of protectionism by the courts; a lack of ability to patent certain subject matter, a lack of transparency on legal matters and other factors made China a less desirable jurisdiction. The Chinese intellectual property legal system has matured rapidly, however. From improvements in the scope of allowable patent subject matter to enhancements of litigation options, and a strong desire by China to be seen as having a level playing field for all parties, China deserves a second look… More companies are looking to China as a stand-alone enforcement jurisdiction, as a cost-effective second front to open in conjunction with US litigation.
