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Brit is a trial attorney focusing on high-stakes patent and trade secret disputes involving complex technologies in US district court, the International Trade Commission, and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Brit has experience in all phases of patent litigation on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants, from initial diligence investigations, through trial and appeals. Brit has been trial counsel to companies in cases where hundreds of millions of dollars were at stake. He has argued claim construction motions, evidentiary motions, JMOL motions, and discovery motions in district court and before the PTAB. Brit played a key role in helping to secure rare complete patent owner wins in two inter partes review proceedings on all claims under review.
Brit also has experience with trademark litigation, trade secret litigation, securities fraud class actions, ERISA class actions, FACTA class actions, and corporate derivative actions, as well as experience representing clients in connection with governmental investigations and various commercial matters.
Prior to beginning his legal career, Brit worked as an engineer for Veeco Instruments Inc., in the Metrology & Instrumentation Group. At Veeco, Brit designed, built, and implemented new products and product improvements in Veeco's research-focused line of atomic force microscopes. Brit's product design experience covers mechanical, optical, and electrical systems; programmable semiconductor devices; and design for manufacturability and cost reduction.
J.D., The University of Texas School of Law, honors
B.S.M.E., University of California-Santa Barbara, high honors
Colorado
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Washington
Colorado Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
Pi Tau Sigma, National Mechanical Engineering Honor Society
Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society
June 8, 2022
Legal 500 United States 2022 Recognizes King & Spalding Practices and Lawyers Among the Top in the Nation
December 2, 2021
BOA Acquisition Corp. to Merge with Selina in de-SPAC Transaction
December 2, 2021
K&S advises BOA Acquisition on its $1.2B acquisition of Selina
Cisco v. Focal IP — IPR counsel for Cisco in case involving VoIP and web-based calling features. All challenged claims were found unpatentable by the PTAB on final written decision.
Open Text v. Box.com, et al. — Trial counsel for Open Text in competitor-on-competitor case involving involving cloud based data storage and document management software. The jury found Box infringed all claims.
Cisco v. Vir2us — IPR counsel for Cisco in case involving antivirus software, operating systems, and virtual machines. Case settled shortly after IPRs were filed.
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June 8, 2022
Legal 500 United States 2022 Recognizes King & Spalding Practices and Lawyers Among the Top in the Nation
December 2, 2021
BOA Acquisition Corp. to Merge with Selina in de-SPAC Transaction
December 2, 2021
K&S advises BOA Acquisition on its $1.2B acquisition of Selina
Cisco v. Focal IP — IPR counsel for Cisco in case involving VoIP and web-based calling features. All challenged claims were found unpatentable by the PTAB on final written decision.
Open Text v. Box.com, et al. — Trial counsel for Open Text in competitor-on-competitor case involving involving cloud based data storage and document management software. The jury found Box infringed all claims.
Cisco v. Vir2us — IPR counsel for Cisco in case involving antivirus software, operating systems, and virtual machines. Case settled shortly after IPRs were filed.
See more
June 8, 2022
Legal 500 United States 2022 Recognizes King & Spalding Practices and Lawyers Among the Top in the Nation
December 2, 2021
BOA Acquisition Corp. to Merge with Selina in de-SPAC Transaction
December 2, 2021
K&S advises BOA Acquisition on its $1.2B acquisition of Selina
J.D., The University of Texas School of Law, honors
B.S.M.E., University of California-Santa Barbara, high honors
Colorado
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Washington
Colorado Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
Pi Tau Sigma, National Mechanical Engineering Honor Society
Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society