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Chris Campbell is a first chair trial lawyer with over 30 years jury trying complex patent infringement and trade secret cases. Clients routinely engage Chris to handle their most important cases, particularly those having a high probability of trial where product lines or the company itself are at risk. In February 2024, Law.com honored Chris and his team as Litigators of the Week and, in the same month, Law360 honored Chris and his team as Legal Lions for securing a $43M willful infringement jury verdict in a bet-the-company trial. Throughout his career, Chris has tried cases in the most active federal courts in the country handling IP cases, including Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of California, Central District of California, District of Delaware, Western District of North Carolina and Eastern District of Virginia, as well as in the International Trade Commission. Chris is a senior trial partner at the firm and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. and Virginia offices.

Chris’s clients range from disruptive start-ups to established brands worth billions of dollars, with technology ranging from artificial intelligence, computer software, electronics, telecommunications, semiconductors, medical devices and mechanical devices. He has successfully represented both plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes patent trials.

Some recent notable representative matters include:

  • Jury trial victory for Skillz Platform, Inc. (N.D. Cal.):  Chris and his team secured a $43M willful infringement jury verdict in 2024 against AviaGames. Law.com profiled and honored Chris and his team as its Litigators of the Week for this trial victory. And Law360 honored Chris and his team as their Legal Lions for the trial victory.
  • Jury trial victory for SecureNet (D. Del.):  Chris and his team secured a complete defense verdict against infringement charges brought by competitor Alarm.com.
  • Jury trial victory for NexTag (W.D.N.C.):  in a five-week jury trial, Chris and his team obtained a complete defense verdict for NexTag in the Western District of North Carolina in a suit brought by LendingTree. The Court awarded NexTag its attorney’s fees, expenses and costs following trial.
  • Jury trial victory for Vistaprint (Cimpress) (E.D. Tex.):  Chris and his team obtained a rare defense verdict in a jury trial in the Eastern District of Texas for Vistaprint against Colorquick.
  • Bench trial victory for Dycom (E.D. Va.):  following a five-day bench trial in Eastern District Virginia, Chris and his team defeated allegations of inequitable conduct against his client Dycom.
  • Bench trial victory for Gridco (D. Del.):  Chris and his team defeated a preliminary injunction in a competitor patent infringement suit in Delaware where Varentec sought to shut down Gridco’s entire business line via a preliminary injunction.  Following a bench trial, Chris was able to defeat Varentec’s motion for preliminary injunction.

Chris has been selected on multiple occasions for inclusion in Chambers USA. In addition, he has been recognized as a D.C. and Virginia Super Lawyer by Law & Politics and Richmond magazine. He was also peer-voted as the top Intellectual Property Practitioner in the Commonwealth of Virginia Virginia Business' annual “Legal Elite” survey and has been honored by The Legal 500 as a leading expert in ex parte and inter partes reexamination of patents.

Early in his career, he served as an Examiner at the US Patent and Trademark Office.

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Credentials

J.D., Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America

B.S., Virginia Tech

District of Columbia

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Virginia

Ranked for Intellectual Property


Chambers USA

Named a “Leading IP Lawyer”


Super Lawyers

Listed as a Top IP Practitioner


Virginia Business “Legal Elite”

Virginia Business “Legal Elite” Ranked for Patent law


Legal 500

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Ranked for Intellectual Property


Chambers USA

Named a “Leading IP Lawyer”


Super Lawyers

Listed as a Top IP Practitioner


Virginia Business “Legal Elite”

Virginia Business “Legal Elite” Ranked for Patent law


Legal 500

Matters

Defense Representations

Panasonic Corp. v. Getac Technology Corp. and Getac Inc. (C.D. Cal.) – Lead trial counsel for defendant; ruggedized computers; Jury trial: June 2022 (Judge Carter)

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. v. Flexicare Inc. (C.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel for defendant; respiratory therapy; case settled shortly before trial in 2023 (Judge Selna)

Beijing Choice v. Contec Medical Systems, Inc. (N.D. Ill.) – Lead counsel for defendant; pulse oximeters; pending

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Defense Representations

Panasonic Corp. v. Getac Technology Corp. and Getac Inc. (C.D. Cal.) – Lead trial counsel for defendant; ruggedized computers; Jury trial: June 2022 (Judge Carter)

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. v. Flexicare Inc. (C.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel for defendant; respiratory therapy; case settled shortly before trial in 2023 (Judge Selna)

Beijing Choice v. Contec Medical Systems, Inc. (N.D. Ill.) – Lead counsel for defendant; pulse oximeters; pending

Trudell Medical International v. D R Burton (E.D.N.C.) – Lead counsel for defendant; oPEP respiratory devices; Jury trial victory by co-counsel in 2022

Certain Vehicle Security and Remote Convenience Systems and Component Thereof (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1152) – Counsel for Respondent; vehicle security; settled favorably for client

Varentec vGridco (D. Del.) – Lead counsel for defendant; electrical power grid technology; defeated preliminary injunction after hearing with live witness testimony

S&N Locating v. Dycom Industries (E.D. Va.) – Trial counsel for defendant; after 5 day bench trial, complete defense verdict on allegations of inequitable conduct

LendingTree v. NexTag (W.D.N.C.) – Co-lead trial counsel; complete defense verdict and attorneys’ fees awarded following five-week jury trial

Colorquick v. Vistaprint (E.D. Tex.) – Co-lead trial counsel; complete defense verdict following jury trial

Cleversafe, Inc. v. Amplidata, Inc. (N.D. Ill.) – Co-lead counsel for Amplidata in patent infringement suit involving data storage; favorable Markman ruling on all key claim terms; settled

Qurio v. Comcast Corporation (N.D. Ill.) – Co-lead counsel for Comcast in patent infringement suit involving cable television technologies; pending

Black & Decker, Inc. v. Porter-Cable Corp., Civil Action No. 98-436 (E.D. Va.) – Trial counsel for Porter-Cable in patent infringement suit involving plate joiners; favorable jury verdict for client

Softvault Systems, Inc. v. Tangoe, Inc. (N.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel for Tangoe in patent infringement suit involving mobile device authentication technology; pending

Preservation Technologies LLC v. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. (D. Del.) – Lead counsel for MLB in patent infringement suit involving multimedia management software; pending

Evolutionary Intelligence, LLC v. Millennial Media, Inc. (N.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel for Millennial Media in patent infringement suit involving mobile advertising products and services; pending

Streetspace, Inc. v. Google, Inc. et al. (N.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel for defendant Millennial Media in a patent infringement suit involving personalized, targeted advertising and location-based services over the internet

Walker Digital LLC v. Canon U.S.A. Inc., et al. (D. Del.) – Lead counsel for defendant Eye-Fi in a patent infringement suit involving memory transfer technology

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. v. Valor Brands and Grupo Mabesa (N.D. Tex.) – Lead counsel for Valor Brands in a patent infringement suit involving absorbent articles

The Toro Company v. Textron Inc. and Jacobsen (D. Minn.) – Co-lead counsel for defendant Textron and Jacobsen in patent infringement suit involving hydraulic drive systems

Lumenis v. Alma Lasers (N.D. Ill.) – Lead counsel for Alma Lasers in a patent infringement action involving optical lasers for cosmetic surgery

Eclipse IP LLC v. Ridecharge, Inc. (C.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel for Ridecharge in patent infringement suit involving mobile applications

Catharon Intellectual Property, LLC v. AddThis, Inc. (E.D. Tex.) – Lead counsel for AddThis in patent infringement suit involving data storage and transfer

Augme Technologies Inc. v. Millennial Media, Inc. (D. Del.) – Lead counsel for Millennial Media in a patent infringement suit involving mobile advertising applications

Microlog Corp. v. Contact Solutions, Inc. (D. Mass.) – Lead counsel for Contact Solutions in patent infringement suit involving call center management

Kononklijke Philips Electronics N.V. et al. v. Zoll Medical Corporation (D. Mass.) – Counsel for Zoll Medical in patent infringement suit involving defibrillators

CreateAds LLC v. Vistaprint USA Inc. (D. Del.) – Lead counsel for Vistaprint in a patent infringement suit involving template-based visual design generation software

CreateAds LLC v. FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc. (D. Del.) – Lead counsel for FedEx in patent infringement suit involving template-based visual design generation software

Recognicorp, LLC v. Vistaprint USA Incorporated, et al. (D. Mass.) – Lead counsel for Vistaprint in patent infringement suit involving a caricature design tool

lntercarrier Communications LLC v. Kik Interactive, Inc. (E.D. Va.) – Lead counsel for Kik in a patent infringement suit involving transmitting data through a mobile messaging service

Tranxition, Inc. v. Appsense, Inc. (D. Or.) – Lead counsel for Appsense in patent infringement suit involving desktop virtualization technology

Ossur HF et al. v. iWalk Inc. (D. Mass.) – Lead counsel for iWalk in patent infringement suit involving mechanical and bionic prosthetic devices

Amperion, Inc. v. Current Group, LLC et al. (S.D.N.Y.) – Lead counsel for Current Group in patent infringement suit involving electrical filters

Traffic Information, LLC v. BOK Financial Corporation et al. (E.D. Tex.) – Lead counsel for Smarter Agent in patent infringement suit involving traffic information system

Rembrandt Social Media, LP v. Facebook, Inc. and AddThis, Inc. (E.D. Va.) – Lead counsel for AddThis in patent infringement suit involving social media technology

EON Corp. IP Holdings LLC v. FLO TV Incorporated, et al. (D. Del.) – Lead counsel for defendant GoTV in patent infringement suit involving interactive television subscriber units

MacroSolve, Inc. v. Antenna Software, Inc. et al. (E.D. Tex.) – Lead counsel for defendant Spring Wireless in a patent infringement suit involving data management

Patent Group LLC v. OptiView Technologies (E.D. Tex.) – Lead counsel for OptiView in a false marking suit

Soverain Software LLC v. Vistaprint (E.D. Tex.) – Co-lead counsel for defendant Vistaprint in a patent infringement suit involving e-commerce transactions

Tonytail v. Conair (N.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel for Conair in a patent infringement suit involving hair accessories

Goody Products v. Conair (N.D. Ga.) – Lead counsel for Conair in a patent infringement suit involving hair accessories

Habibi v. Conair (C.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel for Conair in a patent infringement suit involving heated hair styling systems

Logan Farms v. Smithfield Foods (S.D. Tex.) – Lead counsel for Smithfield Foods in a patent infringement suit involving boneless meat products

Black & Decker, Inc. v. Porter-Cable Corp. (N.D. Ill.) – Lead counsel for Porter-Cable in patent infringement suit involving hammer drills

NeXedge LLC v. Everspin (D. Az.) – Lead counsel for defendants Everspin in patent infringement suit involving magnetorestrictive shielding for MRAM products

PalTalk Holdings, Inc. v. SonyComputer Entertainment America, Inc. et al. (E.D. Tex.) – Co-lead counsel for defendant Turbine in patent infringement suit involving online gaming

Early Childhood Resources v. Excelligence Learning Corp. (D. N.J.) – Lead counsel for defendant in patent infringement suit involving education products

Reco v. VSL and LB Foster Co., Civil Action No. 2:99-11658 (E.D. Va.) – Counsel for defendant in suit involving highway retaining walls

Intellectual Property Development, Inc. v. UA-Columbia Cablevision of Westchester and TeleCommunications, Inc. (S.D.N.Y.) – Counsel for defendant TCI cable in suit involving cable TV systems

Clear With Computers, LLC v. Bell Helicopter et al. (E.D. Tex.) – Co-lead counsel for defendant Bell Helicopter Textron in a patent infringement suit involving supply chain and sales systems and methods

Feuling v. Holley Performance Products (C.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel for Holley Performance in patent infringement suit involving fuel injectors

Plaintiff Representations

Skillz Platform, Inc. v. AviaGames, Inc. (N.D. Cal.) – Lead trial counsel for Skillz in “bet the company” litigation involving on-line gaming; $43M willful jury verdict in favor of client, leading to multiple legal industry awards and recognitions; jury trial in February 2024

Attentive Mobile v. Postscript and Emotive (D. Del.) – Lead trial counsel for Attentive Mobile in “bet the product line” patent infringement suit against Postscript and Emotive involving on-line advertising technology; trials scheduled for 2025

Sportscastr v. Sportradar Group AG and Genius Sports Ltd. (E.D. Tex.) – Lead trial counsel for Sportscastr in patent infringement suits involving “watch and bet” technology; trials scheduled for 2025

e-Vision Optics v. Lenovo, Epson and Luxottica Group (C.D. Cal.) – Lead trial counsel for eVision in patent infringement suits involving eyeglass frames with embedded electronics; trials scheduled for 2025

Webroot and Open Text Inc. v. Kaspersky, Crowdstrike, Sophos, Trend Micro and Forcepoint (W.D. Tex.) – Lead trial counsel for Open Text in suits involving cybersecurity technology; trial scheduled for November 2024

Open Text S.A. v. Hyland (C.D. Cal) – Lead counsel for Open Text in a series of patent infringement suits involving enterprise content management; settled on eve of Jury trial scheduled for March 2023 (Judge Carter)

Open Text S.A. v. Alfresco Software Ltd. et al. (W.D. Tex.) – Lead counsel for Open Text in a series of patent infringement suits involving enterprise content management; settled on eve of Jury trial scheduled for March 2023 (Judge Albright)

In re Certain Smart Thermostats, Load Control Switches, and Components Thereof, ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1277 (International Trade Commission) – Lead trial counsel for Complainant, Causam, accusing competitors of infringement of smart thermostats and load control switches; ITC trial in 2022

In re Certain Optical Enclosures, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same, ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1274 (International Trade Commission) – Lead counsel for Complainant, Criterion, accusing trade secret theft related to optical enclosures for lidar; settled

Medline Industries v. C.R. Bard (N.D. Ill.) – Lead counsel for plaintiff in a series of patent infringement suits; catheter technology; settled

Open Text S.A. v. Box, Inc. et al. (N.D. Cal.) – Counsel for Open Text in patent infringement suit involving content-sharing services

Open Text S.A. v. Alfresco Software Ltd. et al. (N.D. Cal.) – Counsel for Open Text in patent infringement suit involving content-sharing software

Medline v. Augustine Temperature Management LLC, et al. (N.D. IIl.) – Lead counsel for Medline in patent infringement suit involving patient warming systems

Medline Industries, Inc. v. Paul Hartmann AG (N.D. IIl.) – Lead counsel for Medline in patent infringement suit involving incontinence management products

EZShield, Inc. v. Harland Clarke Corp. (D. Md.) – Lead counsel for EZShield in patent infringement suit involving check fraud protection

Blackbird Technologies, Inc. v. CornerTurn, LLC (E.D. Va.) – Lead counsel for Blackbird in patent infringement suit involving asset tracking and location devices

iWalk, Inc. and Massachusetts Institute of Technology v. Ossur HF et al. (D. Mass.) – Co-lead counsel for MIT and iWalk in a patent infringement suit involving bionic prosthetic products

Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. v. American Eurocopter LLC et al. (N.D. Tex.) – Co-lead counsel for plaintiff Bell Helicopter in patent infringement suit involving landing gear

MercExchange v. eBay (E.D. Va.) – Counsel for plaintiff MercExchange in patent infringement suit involving on-line auctions

Good Technology Corporation v. Little Red Wagon Technologies Inc., et al. (N.D. Tex.) – Lead counsel for Excitor A/S in patent infringement suit involving mobile device data synchronization

In re Visto Corporation dba Good Technology Patent Litigation (S.D.N.Y.) – Lead counsel for plaintiff Excitor A/S in a Declaratory Relief suit involving Dynamic Mobile Exchange software solutions

Textron Innovations Inc. v. The Toro Co. (D. Del.) – Co-lead counsel for plaintiff Textron in patent infringement suit involving hydraulic drive systems

Textron Innovations Inc. v. Fairplay Electric Cars LLC (S.D. Ga.) – Lead trial counsel for plaintiff Textron and E-Z-GO. Permanent injunction granted in favor of client

Textron Innovations Inc. v. Star Cars (S.D. Ga.) – Lead trial counsel for plaintiff. Permanent injunction granted in favor of client

ePlus v. Perfect Commerce, Inc., Sciquest, Inc., Lawson Software Inc. et al. (E.D. Va.) – Counsel for ePlus in a patent infringement suit involving electronic sourcing

Carver Inc. v. Dallas A.C. Horn & Co., Inc. (N.D. Ga.) – Lead counsel for Carver in patent infringement suit involving lint cleaning apparatus

Reynolds Consumer Products v. LPS Industries, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:97-CV-889 (E.D. Va.) – Counsel for patent-owner Reynolds in patent infringement action resulting in a favorable license

International Trade Commission

In re Certain Blood Flow Restriction Devices with Rotatable Windlasses and Components Thereof, (U.S. International Trade Commission Inv. No. 337-TA-1364) – Trial counsel; pending

In re Certain Smart Thermostats, Load Control Switches, and Components Thereof (U.S. International Trade Commission Inv. No. 337-TA-1277) – Lead trial counsel

In re Certain Optical Enclosures, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same (U.S. International Trade Commission Inv. No. 337-TA-1274) – Co-lead counsel

In re Certain Vehicle Security and Remote Convenience Systems and Component Thereof – Counsel for Respondent; vehicle security (U.S. International Trade Commission lnv. No. 1152)

In re Certain Semiconductor Chips with Minimized Chip Package Size and Products Containing Same (U.S. International Trade Commission lnv. No. 649)

In re Certain Semiconductor Chips with Minimized Chip Package Size and Products Containing Same (U.S. International Trade Commission lnv. No. 605)

Motion-Sensitive Sound Effects Devices and Image Display Devices and Components and Products Containing Same (U.S. International Trade Commission)

In re Certain Video Game Systems and Wireless Controllers and Components Thereof (U.S. International Trade Commission lnv. No. 770)

In re Certain Data Storage Products and Components Thereof (U.S. International Trade Commission lnv. No. 748)

Matters

Defense Representations

Panasonic Corp. v. Getac Technology Corp. and Getac Inc. (C.D. Cal.) – Lead trial counsel for defendant; ruggedized computers; Jury trial: June 2022 (Judge Carter)

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. v. Flexicare Inc. (C.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel for defendant; respiratory therapy; case settled shortly before trial in 2023 (Judge Selna)

Beijing Choice v. Contec Medical Systems, Inc. (N.D. Ill.) – Lead counsel for defendant; pulse oximeters; pending

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Defense Representations

Panasonic Corp. v. Getac Technology Corp. and Getac Inc. (C.D. Cal.) – Lead trial counsel for defendant; ruggedized computers; Jury trial: June 2022 (Judge Carter)

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. v. Flexicare Inc. (C.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel for defendant; respiratory therapy; case settled shortly before trial in 2023 (Judge Selna)

Beijing Choice v. Contec Medical Systems, Inc. (N.D. Ill.) – Lead counsel for defendant; pulse oximeters; pending

Trudell Medical International v. D R Burton (E.D.N.C.) – Lead counsel for defendant; oPEP respiratory devices; Jury trial victory by co-counsel in 2022

Certain Vehicle Security and Remote Convenience Systems and Component Thereof (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1152) – Counsel for Respondent; vehicle security; settled favorably for client

Varentec vGridco (D. Del.) – Lead counsel for defendant; electrical power grid technology; defeated preliminary injunction after hearing with live witness testimony

S&N Locating v. Dycom Industries (E.D. Va.) – Trial counsel for defendant; after 5 day bench trial, complete defense verdict on allegations of inequitable conduct

LendingTree v. NexTag (W.D.N.C.) – Co-lead trial counsel; complete defense verdict and attorneys’ fees awarded following five-week jury trial

Colorquick v. Vistaprint (E.D. Tex.) – Co-lead trial counsel; complete defense verdict following jury trial

Cleversafe, Inc. v. Amplidata, Inc. (N.D. Ill.) – Co-lead counsel for Amplidata in patent infringement suit involving data storage; favorable Markman ruling on all key claim terms; settled

Qurio v. Comcast Corporation (N.D. Ill.) – Co-lead counsel for Comcast in patent infringement suit involving cable television technologies; pending

Black & Decker, Inc. v. Porter-Cable Corp., Civil Action No. 98-436 (E.D. Va.) – Trial counsel for Porter-Cable in patent infringement suit involving plate joiners; favorable jury verdict for client

Softvault Systems, Inc. v. Tangoe, Inc. (N.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel for Tangoe in patent infringement suit involving mobile device authentication technology; pending

Preservation Technologies LLC v. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. (D. Del.) – Lead counsel for MLB in patent infringement suit involving multimedia management software; pending

Evolutionary Intelligence, LLC v. Millennial Media, Inc. (N.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel for Millennial Media in patent infringement suit involving mobile advertising products and services; pending

Streetspace, Inc. v. Google, Inc. et al. (N.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel for defendant Millennial Media in a patent infringement suit involving personalized, targeted advertising and location-based services over the internet

Walker Digital LLC v. Canon U.S.A. Inc., et al. (D. Del.) – Lead counsel for defendant Eye-Fi in a patent infringement suit involving memory transfer technology

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. v. Valor Brands and Grupo Mabesa (N.D. Tex.) – Lead counsel for Valor Brands in a patent infringement suit involving absorbent articles

The Toro Company v. Textron Inc. and Jacobsen (D. Minn.) – Co-lead counsel for defendant Textron and Jacobsen in patent infringement suit involving hydraulic drive systems

Lumenis v. Alma Lasers (N.D. Ill.) – Lead counsel for Alma Lasers in a patent infringement action involving optical lasers for cosmetic surgery

Eclipse IP LLC v. Ridecharge, Inc. (C.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel for Ridecharge in patent infringement suit involving mobile applications

Catharon Intellectual Property, LLC v. AddThis, Inc. (E.D. Tex.) – Lead counsel for AddThis in patent infringement suit involving data storage and transfer

Augme Technologies Inc. v. Millennial Media, Inc. (D. Del.) – Lead counsel for Millennial Media in a patent infringement suit involving mobile advertising applications

Microlog Corp. v. Contact Solutions, Inc. (D. Mass.) – Lead counsel for Contact Solutions in patent infringement suit involving call center management

Kononklijke Philips Electronics N.V. et al. v. Zoll Medical Corporation (D. Mass.) – Counsel for Zoll Medical in patent infringement suit involving defibrillators

CreateAds LLC v. Vistaprint USA Inc. (D. Del.) – Lead counsel for Vistaprint in a patent infringement suit involving template-based visual design generation software

CreateAds LLC v. FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc. (D. Del.) – Lead counsel for FedEx in patent infringement suit involving template-based visual design generation software

Recognicorp, LLC v. Vistaprint USA Incorporated, et al. (D. Mass.) – Lead counsel for Vistaprint in patent infringement suit involving a caricature design tool

lntercarrier Communications LLC v. Kik Interactive, Inc. (E.D. Va.) – Lead counsel for Kik in a patent infringement suit involving transmitting data through a mobile messaging service

Tranxition, Inc. v. Appsense, Inc. (D. Or.) – Lead counsel for Appsense in patent infringement suit involving desktop virtualization technology

Ossur HF et al. v. iWalk Inc. (D. Mass.) – Lead counsel for iWalk in patent infringement suit involving mechanical and bionic prosthetic devices

Amperion, Inc. v. Current Group, LLC et al. (S.D.N.Y.) – Lead counsel for Current Group in patent infringement suit involving electrical filters

Traffic Information, LLC v. BOK Financial Corporation et al. (E.D. Tex.) – Lead counsel for Smarter Agent in patent infringement suit involving traffic information system

Rembrandt Social Media, LP v. Facebook, Inc. and AddThis, Inc. (E.D. Va.) – Lead counsel for AddThis in patent infringement suit involving social media technology

EON Corp. IP Holdings LLC v. FLO TV Incorporated, et al. (D. Del.) – Lead counsel for defendant GoTV in patent infringement suit involving interactive television subscriber units

MacroSolve, Inc. v. Antenna Software, Inc. et al. (E.D. Tex.) – Lead counsel for defendant Spring Wireless in a patent infringement suit involving data management

Patent Group LLC v. OptiView Technologies (E.D. Tex.) – Lead counsel for OptiView in a false marking suit

Soverain Software LLC v. Vistaprint (E.D. Tex.) – Co-lead counsel for defendant Vistaprint in a patent infringement suit involving e-commerce transactions

Tonytail v. Conair (N.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel for Conair in a patent infringement suit involving hair accessories

Goody Products v. Conair (N.D. Ga.) – Lead counsel for Conair in a patent infringement suit involving hair accessories

Habibi v. Conair (C.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel for Conair in a patent infringement suit involving heated hair styling systems

Logan Farms v. Smithfield Foods (S.D. Tex.) – Lead counsel for Smithfield Foods in a patent infringement suit involving boneless meat products

Black & Decker, Inc. v. Porter-Cable Corp. (N.D. Ill.) – Lead counsel for Porter-Cable in patent infringement suit involving hammer drills

NeXedge LLC v. Everspin (D. Az.) – Lead counsel for defendants Everspin in patent infringement suit involving magnetorestrictive shielding for MRAM products

PalTalk Holdings, Inc. v. SonyComputer Entertainment America, Inc. et al. (E.D. Tex.) – Co-lead counsel for defendant Turbine in patent infringement suit involving online gaming

Early Childhood Resources v. Excelligence Learning Corp. (D. N.J.) – Lead counsel for defendant in patent infringement suit involving education products

Reco v. VSL and LB Foster Co., Civil Action No. 2:99-11658 (E.D. Va.) – Counsel for defendant in suit involving highway retaining walls

Intellectual Property Development, Inc. v. UA-Columbia Cablevision of Westchester and TeleCommunications, Inc. (S.D.N.Y.) – Counsel for defendant TCI cable in suit involving cable TV systems

Clear With Computers, LLC v. Bell Helicopter et al. (E.D. Tex.) – Co-lead counsel for defendant Bell Helicopter Textron in a patent infringement suit involving supply chain and sales systems and methods

Feuling v. Holley Performance Products (C.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel for Holley Performance in patent infringement suit involving fuel injectors

Plaintiff Representations

Skillz Platform, Inc. v. AviaGames, Inc. (N.D. Cal.) – Lead trial counsel for Skillz in “bet the company” litigation involving on-line gaming; $43M willful jury verdict in favor of client, leading to multiple legal industry awards and recognitions; jury trial in February 2024

Attentive Mobile v. Postscript and Emotive (D. Del.) – Lead trial counsel for Attentive Mobile in “bet the product line” patent infringement suit against Postscript and Emotive involving on-line advertising technology; trials scheduled for 2025

Sportscastr v. Sportradar Group AG and Genius Sports Ltd. (E.D. Tex.) – Lead trial counsel for Sportscastr in patent infringement suits involving “watch and bet” technology; trials scheduled for 2025

e-Vision Optics v. Lenovo, Epson and Luxottica Group (C.D. Cal.) – Lead trial counsel for eVision in patent infringement suits involving eyeglass frames with embedded electronics; trials scheduled for 2025

Webroot and Open Text Inc. v. Kaspersky, Crowdstrike, Sophos, Trend Micro and Forcepoint (W.D. Tex.) – Lead trial counsel for Open Text in suits involving cybersecurity technology; trial scheduled for November 2024

Open Text S.A. v. Hyland (C.D. Cal) – Lead counsel for Open Text in a series of patent infringement suits involving enterprise content management; settled on eve of Jury trial scheduled for March 2023 (Judge Carter)

Open Text S.A. v. Alfresco Software Ltd. et al. (W.D. Tex.) – Lead counsel for Open Text in a series of patent infringement suits involving enterprise content management; settled on eve of Jury trial scheduled for March 2023 (Judge Albright)

In re Certain Smart Thermostats, Load Control Switches, and Components Thereof, ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1277 (International Trade Commission) – Lead trial counsel for Complainant, Causam, accusing competitors of infringement of smart thermostats and load control switches; ITC trial in 2022

In re Certain Optical Enclosures, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same, ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1274 (International Trade Commission) – Lead counsel for Complainant, Criterion, accusing trade secret theft related to optical enclosures for lidar; settled

Medline Industries v. C.R. Bard (N.D. Ill.) – Lead counsel for plaintiff in a series of patent infringement suits; catheter technology; settled

Open Text S.A. v. Box, Inc. et al. (N.D. Cal.) – Counsel for Open Text in patent infringement suit involving content-sharing services

Open Text S.A. v. Alfresco Software Ltd. et al. (N.D. Cal.) – Counsel for Open Text in patent infringement suit involving content-sharing software

Medline v. Augustine Temperature Management LLC, et al. (N.D. IIl.) – Lead counsel for Medline in patent infringement suit involving patient warming systems

Medline Industries, Inc. v. Paul Hartmann AG (N.D. IIl.) – Lead counsel for Medline in patent infringement suit involving incontinence management products

EZShield, Inc. v. Harland Clarke Corp. (D. Md.) – Lead counsel for EZShield in patent infringement suit involving check fraud protection

Blackbird Technologies, Inc. v. CornerTurn, LLC (E.D. Va.) – Lead counsel for Blackbird in patent infringement suit involving asset tracking and location devices

iWalk, Inc. and Massachusetts Institute of Technology v. Ossur HF et al. (D. Mass.) – Co-lead counsel for MIT and iWalk in a patent infringement suit involving bionic prosthetic products

Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. v. American Eurocopter LLC et al. (N.D. Tex.) – Co-lead counsel for plaintiff Bell Helicopter in patent infringement suit involving landing gear

MercExchange v. eBay (E.D. Va.) – Counsel for plaintiff MercExchange in patent infringement suit involving on-line auctions

Good Technology Corporation v. Little Red Wagon Technologies Inc., et al. (N.D. Tex.) – Lead counsel for Excitor A/S in patent infringement suit involving mobile device data synchronization

In re Visto Corporation dba Good Technology Patent Litigation (S.D.N.Y.) – Lead counsel for plaintiff Excitor A/S in a Declaratory Relief suit involving Dynamic Mobile Exchange software solutions

Textron Innovations Inc. v. The Toro Co. (D. Del.) – Co-lead counsel for plaintiff Textron in patent infringement suit involving hydraulic drive systems

Textron Innovations Inc. v. Fairplay Electric Cars LLC (S.D. Ga.) – Lead trial counsel for plaintiff Textron and E-Z-GO. Permanent injunction granted in favor of client

Textron Innovations Inc. v. Star Cars (S.D. Ga.) – Lead trial counsel for plaintiff. Permanent injunction granted in favor of client

ePlus v. Perfect Commerce, Inc., Sciquest, Inc., Lawson Software Inc. et al. (E.D. Va.) – Counsel for ePlus in a patent infringement suit involving electronic sourcing

Carver Inc. v. Dallas A.C. Horn & Co., Inc. (N.D. Ga.) – Lead counsel for Carver in patent infringement suit involving lint cleaning apparatus

Reynolds Consumer Products v. LPS Industries, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:97-CV-889 (E.D. Va.) – Counsel for patent-owner Reynolds in patent infringement action resulting in a favorable license

International Trade Commission

In re Certain Blood Flow Restriction Devices with Rotatable Windlasses and Components Thereof, (U.S. International Trade Commission Inv. No. 337-TA-1364) – Trial counsel; pending

In re Certain Smart Thermostats, Load Control Switches, and Components Thereof (U.S. International Trade Commission Inv. No. 337-TA-1277) – Lead trial counsel

In re Certain Optical Enclosures, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same (U.S. International Trade Commission Inv. No. 337-TA-1274) – Co-lead counsel

In re Certain Vehicle Security and Remote Convenience Systems and Component Thereof – Counsel for Respondent; vehicle security (U.S. International Trade Commission lnv. No. 1152)

In re Certain Semiconductor Chips with Minimized Chip Package Size and Products Containing Same (U.S. International Trade Commission lnv. No. 649)

In re Certain Semiconductor Chips with Minimized Chip Package Size and Products Containing Same (U.S. International Trade Commission lnv. No. 605)

Motion-Sensitive Sound Effects Devices and Image Display Devices and Components and Products Containing Same (U.S. International Trade Commission)

In re Certain Video Game Systems and Wireless Controllers and Components Thereof (U.S. International Trade Commission lnv. No. 770)

In re Certain Data Storage Products and Components Thereof (U.S. International Trade Commission lnv. No. 748)

Credentials

J.D., Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America

B.S., Virginia Tech

District of Columbia

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Virginia

Ranked for Intellectual Property


Chambers USA

Named a “Leading IP Lawyer”


Super Lawyers

Listed as a Top IP Practitioner


Virginia Business “Legal Elite”

Virginia Business “Legal Elite” Ranked for Patent law


Legal 500

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Recognition

Ranked for Intellectual Property


Chambers USA

Named a “Leading IP Lawyer”


Super Lawyers

Listed as a Top IP Practitioner


Virginia Business “Legal Elite”

Virginia Business “Legal Elite” Ranked for Patent law


Legal 500