C. Larry O'Rourke

Senior Counsel

Larry O'Rourke has more than 30 years of experience in intellectual property law, focusing primarily in the electronic and computer industries and in IP litigation. His litigation experience goes beyond the trial-court level, for he has served as lead appellate counsel in patent appeals at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He has also handled Section 337 investigations at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), dealing with unfair trade practices for both complainants and respondents.

Many of Mr. O’Rourke's federal court litigations and ITC cases have involved corporations from the Pacific Rim. He has traveled frequently to Japan, Korea, China, and other Pacific Rim countries, and draws on his familiarity with the cultures of these countries in his litigation of cases involving Asian companies.

Highlights

• Served as lead counsel in patent-infringement suits in the federal district courts throughout the United States, and counts to his credit the patent portion of the case of Xerox v. CSU.
• Presented mock patent trials in Korea on several occasions and has spoken about ITC proceedings in Seoul, Beijing, and Shanghai.
• Spoke at the LAWASIA Conference in Korea on Patent Litigation in the U.S.
• Served on the firm's management committee, 1989-1992; and as the leader of the electrical practice group and the litigation section.
• Spearheaded the opening of the firm's Palo Alto office and served as its first managing partner, 1997-2000. 
• Coordinated the firm's pro bono program and oversees the program in the Palo Alto office.
• Works on a pro bono basis with the Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY) organization to develop a program for sealing the records of youth who are now contributing members of society.

Professional Recognition

• Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, 2005-2012.
• Jacob Burns Award for Extraordinary Service to the George Washington University Law School, 2011.
• John Gardner Award, Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2006.

Professional Activities

• Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association
• Inter Pacific Bar Association
• American Intellectual Property Association
• American Bar Association
• Center for Advanced Study and Research on Intellectual Property (CASRIP) (Advisory Committee)
• George Washington University Law School (chairman, Intellectual Property Advisory Board, 2009-present)
• Mid-Peninsula High School (vice chairman, Board of Trustees, 2011)
• ITC Trial Lawyers Association
• Virginia State Bar
• Bar Association of the District of Columbia
• District of Columbia Bar
• California Bar
• Federal Circuit Bar
• Supreme Court Bar

Select Publications

• Coauthor. "The Advantages of a Patent Marking Policy," Corporate Counsel, Aug. 26, 2010.
• Coauthor. "Might No One Have Standing to Bring Suit?" Law360, Nov. 5, 2007.
• Coauthor. "Unrecognized Risks of ITC Remedial Orders," Managing Intellectual Property, Patent Yearbook, 2003.
• "The Jury is the Judge," Upside, June 1997.