Partner
With extensive experience in both patent procurement and patent litigation, Darren Jiron focuses on strategic patent portfolio development. He has a special interest in helping high-tech and fast-growing companies craft patent plans to block competitors and build corporate value, working closely with clients to ensure their patents align with and support their business goals.
In his role as managing partner of Finnegan's London office, Darren relies on the firm's full-service intellectual property capabilities across Europe and the United States to build integrated teams of attorneys who address all aspects of clients' needs. He is dual qualified as a U.S. attorney and U.K. solicitor, and he previously served on the firm's management committee.
Darren is skilled in defensive and offensive patent portfolio assessment, patent validity and infringement opinions, due diligence, freedom-to-operate studies, patent portfolio management, patent litigation, and patent prosecution. He has devoted much of his career to handling contentious IP matters—key experience he relies upon in developing patent strategies. He represents clients in all phases of patent litigation before numerous U.S. district courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). He also leads review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and has extensive experience in the strategic use of patent reexamination and post-grant review in conjunction with parallel litigation.
Darren's technical experience covers a wide range of technology areas, including machine vision, autonomous vehicles, optics, software and sensor-based control systems, user interfaces, medical devices, artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer architecture, consumer electronics, advanced materials, composites, semiconductor design and fabrication, solid-state lighting, batteries, display devices, and green energy technologies. He previously served as a USPTO examiner, and he gained industry experience as a project engineer engaged in research and development of advanced materials systems, composites, controls systems, and electro-mechanical devices.
Darren is a frequent speaker on patent law. Topics he presents include the importance of strategically developed patent claims; unified EPO-U.S. application drafting techniques; accelerated examination strategies; and subject matter patent eligibility with respect to software and electronics technologies.
Patent strategy and portfolio development
Prosecuting patents for groundbreaking AI technology
Virtual Immersion Technologies v. The Coca-Cola Company
1:19-cv-430, -00431, -00436, D. Del., Judge Connolly
Kitt Holdings, Inc. v. Mobileye BV
Successfully defended Mobileye in a suit for patent infringement and in a parallel inter partes review effort; prevailed on a motion to dismiss, favorably ending the litigation.
1:17-cv-02421, S.D. Ind., Judges Barker, Miller, Brookman
DataTreasury Corp. v. Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
Represented FIS in two CBM patent reviews of DataTreasury patents in which all claims of the two challenged patents were found unpatentable (CBM2014-00020 and CBM2014-00021). Also, successfully represented FIS in stay motion proceedings in a parallel litigation in the Eastern District of Texas (2:13-cv-00432 E.D. Tex) and in corresponding writ of mandamus proceedings
2:17-cv-00432, E.D. Tex., Judges Gilstrap, Payne
CBM2014-00020, -00021, PTAB, Judges Clements, Saindon, Tierney
16-1046, -1048, Fed. Cir., Judges Chen, Moore, Wallach
16-883, S. Ct.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. v. Godo Kaisha IP Bridge 1
Successfully represented TSMC in a series of IPR proceedings challenging several US patents owned by IP Bridge.
IPR2016-01246, -01247, -01376, -01377, -01378, -01379, PTAB, Judges Arbes, Fitzpatrick, Chagnon
Articles
4 Takeaways from Biotech Patent Invalidity Ruling 4 Takeaways from Biotech Patent Invalidity Ruling
July 5, 2024
Law360Event
Best Practices in Intellectual Property– A Decade of Dedication to IP Excellence Best Practices in Intellectual Property– A Decade of Dedication to IP Excellence
April 8-9, 2024
Tel Aviv
Event
Winning Strategies for Invalidity Cases Winning Strategies for Invalidity Cases
March 12, 2024
Munich
Event
Introduction to Patents and Patent Law Introduction to Patents and Patent Law
February 7, 2024
Virtual
Articles
Winning IP Strategies for Wearables Winning IP Strategies for Wearables
November 13, 2023
Med-Tech Innovation NewsEvent
UK BioIndustry Association Summer Party 2023 UK BioIndustry Association Summer Party 2023
July 13, 2023
London
"Jiron is a highly experienced portfolio developer with a keen strategic eye. He works especially with high-tech companies, such as AI and machine-learning labs, health/data tech companies, and many others."
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
"Jiron is a highly experienced portfolio developer with a keen strategic eye. He works especially with high-tech companies, such as AI and machine-learning labs, health/data tech companies, and many others."
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
Award/Ranking
46 Finnegan Attorneys Ranked in 2024 IAM Patent 1000 46 Finnegan Attorneys Ranked in 2024 IAM Patent 1000
June 6, 2024
Intellectual Asset ManagementAward/Ranking
Finnegan Receives Gold Level Healthy Workforce Designation™ from Cigna Finnegan Receives Gold Level Healthy Workforce Designation™ from Cigna
February 6, 2024
Commentary
An American Abroad: 10 years of Finnegan in the UK An American Abroad: 10 years of Finnegan in the UK
December 7, 2023
Managing Intellectual PropertyPress Release
Finnegan Receives Top Rankings from Intellectual Asset Management; 46 Attorneys Ranked Finnegan Receives Top Rankings from Intellectual Asset Management; 46 Attorneys Ranked
June 30, 2023
Intellectual Asset ManagementPress Release
Finnegan Recognized with Cigna Healthy Workforce DesignationTM Finnegan Recognized with Cigna Healthy Workforce DesignationTM
February 10, 2023
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