Experience

Electrical and Computer Technology

About

Electrical and Computer Technology is part of our work in AI, Electronics, and Information Technology.

Protecting and enforcing IP rights in a high-speed world
The world is more connected than ever. The overlap between technological innovations and their application to products and services has created new markets and opportunities for collaboration. Highly prized intellectual property assets typically drive these advances. Decades of working with industry leaders in computer hardware and software, information technology, the Internet, telecommunications, and more, have given us a deep understanding of how those industries have evolved and where they are heading. To capture economies of scale and customer conveniences that standards provide, many of our clients have developed, patented, and licensed their technologies. Some work with other companies to pool patents to make licensing more efficient. Our clients in these vast and sophisticated markets rely on Finnegan to identify opportunities, anticipate problems, and provide practical solutions.

Understanding the law, science, and technology

Approximately 100 of our professionals have at least one degree—many have graduate degrees—in electrical engineering, computer science, or another form of technology relevant to electrical and computer technology. Some have worked in the electronics and computer industries and bring an insider’s perspective to the problems our clients face. Whatever the electrical technology—light-emitting diodes (LEDs), DSL, circuits, watermarking, digital signatures, microchips, flash memory, SSL, networking, digital video, MPEG, data compression, HD-WDM, or GPS—we have a professional with experience in that field.

We have handled matters for clients in virtually every sector of the electrical and computer technology industries:

Alternative energy technologies
Bioinformatics
Computer hardware and software
Consumer electronics
Digital Media
Internet applications
Medical devices
Optics
Robotics
Semiconductor devices and processing equipment
Telecommunications

We help with:

Asserting and defending IP assets in district courts as well as at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) with experienced trial and appellate teams
Developing and managing a comprehensive patent portfolio by drafting and prosecuting patents for high-value products and technologies in the United States and abroad
Providing formal opinions and counseling
Challenging and defending patents in administrative proceedings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), including ex parte re-examinations, as well as inter partes review (IPR) and post grant review (PGR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
Conducting due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, and other partnering opportunities—from assessing the strength of a single licensed patent to a thorough review of an entire portfolio
Analyzing opportunities to generate revenue from technology and IP assets, including formulating and executing licensing programs
Negotiating and enforcing complex license and technology transfer agreements
Advising on trade secret protection and litigating misappropriation cases
Guiding and protecting the rights of clients that have developed and use digital rights management technology to securely distribute key information and content
Developing comprehensive protection strategies for open source software
Providing trademark, copyright, and advertising services

Everyone in this industry

Experience

Persuaded the court that asserted claims directed to an alleged form of geofencing technology were ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The court found the patent invalid and dismissed the case against client Audi with prejudice in the first instance.

4:25-cv-11147, E.D. Mich., Judge Behm

Obtained a $240 million jury verdict for client Promptu in a patent infringement lawsuit against Comcast. The jury found that Comcast willfully infringed Promptu’s patents covering voice recognition technology for TV.

2:16-cv-06516, E.D. Pa., Judge Sanchez
22-1939, Fed. Cir., Judges Prost, Moore, Taranto

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

Represented LG Electronics in Investigation concerning certain media technologies in smartphones and televisions, home theater systems, Blu-ray disc players, and tablets. Following trial, all four asserted patents were found not infringed and/or invalid.

337-TA-882, ITC, Judge Shaw

Finnegan assists Archer Aviation, a leading urban air mobility company responsible for designing, developing, manufacturing, and operating electric vertical takeoff and landing aircrafts to carry passengers, with matters related to patent application drafting and global prosecution. We also provide patent counseling services.

Finnegan represents Huddly AS, a leading developer of advanced camera systems for team collaboration, in patent prosecution and counseling matters. The firm works closely with Huddly to shape a comprehensive patent strategy that protects its portfolio of videoconferencing technologies, which integrate design, hardware, software, and artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver intelligent, high-performance imaging solutions.