Herbert F. Kozlov

I'll research Herbert F. Kozlov's professional background and the tracked case before drafting.

Let me verify a few specifics: the counsel role in the tracked case, and whether Kozlov appears in PTAB/IPR proceedings.

Herbert F. Kozlov — Patent Litigation Practice Summary

Specialty / focus areas. Kozlov is not, on the available record, a patent litigator by practice. Reed Smith's own bio and third-party directories (Martindale, Super Lawyers, Legal 500) describe him as a New York corporate lawyer whose work centers on M&A, corporate governance, private equity, capital markets, cross-border transactions, FinTech/crypto and digital assets, and related corporate disputes (shareholder class actions, derivative suits, proxy contests). His only IP-adjacent credentials are institutional rather than case-based: he formerly served as Head of Reed Smith's IP, Tech & Data Group, and he has authored commentary on FinTech patentability and the Nasdaq/MIAX patent dispute via the firm's blogs. Legal 500 ranks him for corporate/FinTech work in New York, not for patent litigation. No Wi-Fi/standards, pharma, or electronics patent docket is evidenced.

Side preference. The tracked data show a single appearance, on the defendant side, for an operating company (Altair Eyewear, an eyewear distributor and VSP subsidiary) — not for an NPE/PAE. Given the one-case sample and his corporate profile, there is no basis to characterize a plaintiff- or defendant-side patent practice; the appearance is better read as corporate-client representation of an existing/industry relationship than as a patent litigation specialty. Reed Smith's bio notes eyewear-industry M&A work (including a $735 million acquisition of an eyewear frame manufacturer/distributor), but no source ties that matter to the Altair engagement, so no link should be drawn.

Firm context. Partner at Reed Smith LLP (New York); previously a principal at Parker Duryee Rosoff & Haft, the New York firm acquired by Reed Smith on January 2, 2002.

Notable tracked case. Aspex Eyewear, Inc. et al. v. Altair Eyewear, Inc. (S.D.N.Y. No. 02-cv-6195, later transferred to D. Mass. No. 10-cv-12202; Fed. Cir. 2008 and 2012). Plaintiffs asserted three magnetic-clip-on-eyewear patents ('054, '811, '896). The defendant won summary judgment of non-infringement in 2007; the Federal Circuit (288 F. App'x 697 (2008)) reversed the "frame" construction as to the '054 patent but affirmed non-infringement of the '811/'896 patents and the denial of summary judgment on standing; on remand the D. Mass. court resolved the "secured to" construction and the liability phase as a case stated (818 F. Supp. 2d 348 (2011)), and the Federal Circuit affirmed in Altair's favor (484 F. App'x 565 (2012)). Kozlov appears in the counsel listing for the defendant; the Reed Smith appellate team was led by Tracy Zurzolo Quinn, with Carl H. Pierce, Matthew P. Frederick, and of counsel James C. Martin and Kevin S. Katona. No IPR/PGR/PTAB filings by Kozlov were found — the only USPTO activity in the case was Altair's ex parte reexamination of the '054 patent, which confirmed the original claims.

Bar / education. Admitted in New York (1978) and New Jersey; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (some older directory listings also note E.D.N.Y. and D.N.J.). J.D., New York University School of Law (1977), Root-Tilden Scholar; B.A., Rutgers University, summa cum laude.

Note on identification: a different attorney with the same surname, Hersh Kozlov (Duane Morris; corporate, gaming, financial institutions), appears in search results and should not be conflated with Herbert F. Kozlov. Sources conflict slightly on court admissions, so those are reported as directory-stated rather than confirmed.