Matthew J. Cuccias, born Monterey, California, September 12, 1966. Admitted to the Bar, 1994, Maryland; 1999, District of Columbia; 1995, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland; 1998, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Education: McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia (B.S., 1989); George Washington University National Law Center (J.D., 1994). Member: American Bar Association, Northern Virginia Technology Council. Initially upon graduating from the George Washington University National Law Center, Mr. Cuccias focused his practice on complex commercial litigation. Over the last several years, Mr. Cuccias' practice has been exclusively focused on intellectual property matters, including federal court litigation, inter partes proceedings and client counseling on trademark, copyright, Internet and licensing matters. Mr. Cuccias has litigated numerous intellectual property matters in federal courts across the county. Mr. Cuccias has written various articles. He was the principal co-author of How Safe Is the Y2K Harbor for the Good Samaritan?" published in Mealey's Year 2000 Report, Vol. 1, No. 9 (Oct. 1998).