James T. Wilson
Partner
James Wilson litigates complex intellectual property cases. He has participated in appeals to the Federal Circuit, claim construction (Markman) proceedings, and hearings. He has conducted direct and cross examinations in complex, multiple-patent litigations, obtained discovery from multinational corporations, and taken and defended numerous depositions.
Mr. Wilson’s experience includes all aspects of patent law, including patentability opinions, patent prosecution, defensive and offensive patent portfolio assessment, patent infringement opinions, and patent and trade secret litigation in federal district courts, at the Federal Circuit, and at the U.S. International Trade Commission.
Mr. Wilson is skilled in a range of technical areas, including networking, ATM, SONET, digital and analog hardware, semiconductor devices, software, optics, and control systems technologies.
Highlights
- Direct and cross-examination responsibilities during an eight-day jury trial for Telcordia Technologies, Inc., that resulted in findings that Cisco Systems, Inc., willfully infringed two of Telcordia’s patents.
- Represented Nikon Corp. in an appeal to the Federal Circuit from a decision of the U.S. International Trade Commission.
- Represented a manufacturer of wireless networking cards regarding trade-secret misappropriation.
- Represented a manufacturer of oscilloscopes regarding patent infringement.
- Represented manufacturers of computer and networking equipment concerning Intel Corporation’s charges of patent infringement.
- Represented manufacturer of alkaline batteries in proceedings before the U.S. International Trade Commission.
- Served as a patent examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
- Argued before the D.C. Court of Appeals in a pro bono appeal.
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association
- Federal Circuit Bar Association
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
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