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Tyler M. Akagi

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  • tyler.akagi@finnegan.com tyler.akagi@finnegan.com
  • 901 New York Avenue, NW
  • Washington, DC 20001-4413
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Tyler Akagi is an experienced intellectual property litigator, who represents clients in disputes in the U.S. district courts and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He also advises clients on a broad range of intellectual property issues outside of the litigation context, helping them procure patent protection for their valuable inventions and navigate potential intellectual property obstacles.

Tyler focuses on patent litigation and client counseling in the mechanical, industrial manufacturing, and alternative energy fields.

Tyler represents clients in intellectual property disputes before U.S. district courts, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He manages attorney and support teams throughout every phase of patent litigation. Tyler has extensive experience developing litigation strategies, taking complex international discovery, and working with technical and damages experts. He also has broad experience representing clients in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), from drafting petitions through oral arguments and appeals.

Tyler takes particular pride in his persuasive writing abilities, and his knack for explaining otherwise complicated legal issues in straightforward, easily understood terms. Litigation clients he works with range from individual inventors to multinational corporations, and he tailors his representation to each client's unique needs.

In addition to litigation matters, Tyler advises clients on their U.S. and international patent portfolios, provides counsel to protect clients against claims of patent infringement, and performs due diligence in support of intellectual property acquisition.

Et Cetera

  • Served as an intern at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Hearings, Summer 2005.
  • Graduate Research Fellow at the College of William and Mary School of Law, 2004-2007.

Experience

Certain Variable Speed Wind Turbines (General Electric Co. v. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.)

Member of team defending client Mitsubishi Heavy Industries before U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) against GE's assertion of wind turbine patents. Successfully obtained decision of no violation of § 337 before the ITC. On appeal, Federal Circuit affirmed noninfringement of one GE patent, and remanded to the ITC for further proceedings on a second patent.

337-TA-641, ITC, Judge Charneski
10-1223, Fed. Cir., Judges Linn, Newman, Rader

Nestle USA, Inc. v. Steuben Foods, Inc.

Represented Nestlé USA in three appeals from inter partes review (IPR) decisions by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). In two cases, the Federal Circuit vacated the PTAB decisions upholding the patentability of the challenged claims and remanded the cases. In the third case, the Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB’s finding that the challenged claims were unpatentable.

16-1750, Fed. Cir., Judges Hughes, Mayer, Reyna
17-1193, Fed. Cir., Judges Dyk, Hughes, Reyna
17-1290, Fed. Cir., Judges Dyk, Hughes, Reyna

General Electric Co. v. Wilkins

Member of team that won summary judgment and successfully defended against claims of patent ownership. Decision on appeal.

1:10-cv-00674, E.D. Cal., Judges O'Neill, Thurston

General Electric Co. v. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Member of team that won favorable summary judgment ruling of patent invalidity. Final decision pending.

3:10-cv-00276, N.D. Tex., Judges Fish, Furgeson

Nystrom v. Trex Company, Inc.

Secured multiple favorable summary judgments of noninfringement for various Trex composite product lines; affirmed by the Federal Circuit.

09-1026, Fed. Cir., Judges Michel, Prost, Rader
2:06-cv-00569, E.D. Va., Judges Davis, Kelley, Stillman

News

Media Mention

Fed. Circ. Backs Nestle in Food Packaging Patent Cases

March 13, 2018

Law360

Press Release

Finnegan Represents a Local Artist Pro Bono

November 24, 2009

Professional Activities

  • American Bar Association
  • Virginia Bar Association
Admissions and Education

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Virginia
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Education

College of William and Mary School of Law
J.D., 2007
University of Oklahoma
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, with honors, 2004

Tyler's Practices

Patent Litigation
Appeals
Arbitration and Other ADR
ITC Section 337
Patent Trial
Pre-Trial Strategy
Settlement
Patent Office Examinations
Prosecution
Patent Office Trials
Appeals of PTAB Trial Decisions
IPR, PGR, and CBM
Patent Portfolio Management, Monetization, and Transactions
Due Diligence
Opinions and Counseling
Portfolio Management

Tyler's Industries

Automotive
Clean Energy and Renewables
Consumer Products
Industrial Manufacturing

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