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Forrest Jones focuses on patent litigation, including inter partes review (IPR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), as well as district court matters, investigations at the International Trade Commission (ITC), and appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He has technical and legal experience in various areas of electrical and computer engineering, including GaN Transistors, solar cells and panels, LEDs, coupled inductors, computer software, signal processing, wireless networking, power electronics, power generation, and consumer electronics such as televisions, laptop computers, smartphones, and gaming systems. He works with clients across the globe, including in the United States, China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Germany.
Forrest manages complex litigations spanning multiple venues at all stages from the filing through trial, including drafting case dispositive motions and briefs, arguing claim construction in Markman hearings, taking and defending expert depositions, and preparing witnesses to testify at trial. His litigation experience encompasses the full litigation process, including management of complex document review; preparing trial examination and cross examination; and drafting pre-trial motions, pre-trial briefs, and post-trial briefs. He also has experience representing clients in international arbitration. He was a member of a team that defended various Sony entities in patent infringement lawsuits involving electrical and software technologies brought in the E.D. Texas, D. Delaware, and D. Massachusetts, as well as in arbitration issues before the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA).
Forrest devotes time to pro-bono matters, representing indigent clients in a number of different civil matters. He is listed on the Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll.
Member of team that represented OpenTV in a patent infringement suit pertaining to e-commerce systems, information security measures, streaming technologies, media interfaces, and software verification features in Apple’s iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple TV, and MacBook products.
3:14-cv-01622; 5:15-cv-02008, N.D. Cal., Judges Cousins, Davila, Freeman, Gillam, Ryu, Tigar, Westmore
Carrum Technologies, LLC v. BMW of North America, LLC, et al.
Obtained complete victory against Carrum on appeal of the District of Delaware’s claim construction to the Federal Circuit following Carrum’s stipulation of non-infringement under the claim construction, thereby exonerating BMW’s ACC system, first sold in 2000, against Carrum’s 2004 patents. Invalidated several asserted claims through post-grant efforts before the U.S. Patent Office, including IPRs and EPRs, and pursued claims through proceedings before the Eastern District of Virginia to vindicate BMW’s patent challenges.
1:18-cv-01645, D. Del., Judge Andrews
21-1435, 24-1480, Fed. Cir., Judges Clevenger, Cunningham, Lourie, Moore, Prost, Taranto
IPR2019-00902, -00903, -00904, -00905, -00927, 00928, PTAB, Judges Browne, Scanlon, Tornquist
90/019,010, CRU
Maxeon Solar PTE, Ltd., v. REC Solar Holdings AS
2:24-cv-00260, E.D. Tex., Judge Gilstrap
IPR2025-00592, -00593, -00594, -00595, PTAB
337-TA-1267, ITC, Judge Bhattacharyya
United States Automobile Association v. Truist Bank
2:22-cv-00291, E.D. Tex., Judge Gilstrap
IPR2022-01593, IPR2023-00143, -00144, -00183, -00184, -00829, PTAB, Judges Dirba, Droesch, McMillin, White, Zecher
3:20-cv-00603, D. Nev., Judge Du
IPR2021-00951, -00952, -00953, PTAB
At the PTAB Blog
Consistency Is Key – USPTO Issues Three New Informative Decisions Consistency Is Key – USPTO Issues Three New Informative Decisions
May 29, 2026
At the PTAB Blog
Discretion All the Way Down: USPTO Uses a Discretionary IPR Denial to Justify a
§ 325(d) EPR Denial
Discretion All the Way Down: USPTO Uses a Discretionary IPR Denial to Justify a
§ 325(d) EPR Denial
May 28, 2026
At the PTAB Blog
Claim Disclaimer Derails Instituted IPR in Freightcar America Claim Disclaimer Derails Instituted IPR in Freightcar America
May 26, 2026
At the PTAB Blog
Before the Holding, the Message: Director Squires Uses Magnolia Medical to Outline PTAB Discretionary Denial Policy Changes Before the Holding, the Message: Director Squires Uses Magnolia Medical to Outline PTAB Discretionary Denial Policy Changes
May 20, 2026
At the PTAB Blog
Revvo‑lution in Discretionary Denial: Claim Construction Consistency Takes Center Stage Revvo‑lution in Discretionary Denial: Claim Construction Consistency Takes Center Stage
April 28, 2026
Articles
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April 24, 2026
Intellectual Asset Management (IAM)Commentary
Squires’ Latest PTAB Memo Seeks to Boost U.S. Manufacturing with New Discretionary Factors Squires’ Latest PTAB Memo Seeks to Boost U.S. Manufacturing with New Discretionary Factors
March 18, 2026
Intellectual Asset Management (IAM)Commentary
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Law360Commentary
Delaware Federal Court Patent Decisions Clearing BMW Upheld by Fed. Circ. Delaware Federal Court Patent Decisions Clearing BMW Upheld by Fed. Circ.
October 15, 2025
Law360Media Mention
Summary Judgment of Noninfringement Affirmed in Cruise Control System Patent Suits Against BMW Summary Judgment of Noninfringement Affirmed in Cruise Control System Patent Suits Against BMW
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IP Law DailyCommentary
Parties Must Tell PTAB of Key Developments in Parallel Proceedings Parties Must Tell PTAB of Key Developments in Parallel Proceedings
September 26, 2025
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