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Electrical and Computer Technology

About

Electrical and Computer Technology is part of our work in 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

More than 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

Contacts

Everyone in this industry

Experience

Salient Systems Corporation v. Hawk Technology Systems LLC et al.
Represents Salient Systems in litigation against Hawk Technology Systems. Salient Systems’ Complaint alleges breach of contract, breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing, fraud, tortious interference with business relations, patent invalidity, patent misuse, and violations of the Sherman Act.

1:20-cv-01558, D. Del., Judge Connolly

Omega Patents, LLC v. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG and BMW of North America, LLC
Representing defendant BMW in a patent infringement action.

1:20-cv-01907, N.D. Ga., Judge Grimberg

Rondevoo Technologies, LLC v. RSIP Vision, Inc.
Counsel in suit wrongly accusing Israeli company’s subsidiary of infringing three patents. Aggressively threatened sanctions for baseless suit before answering the complaint resulting in the plaintiff agreeing to voluntarily dismiss the suit.

5:20-cv-03003, N.D. Cal., Judge DeMarchi

Communication Interface Technologies, LLC v. FedEx Corp.
Successfully represented FedEx in patent infringement claim against push notification by FedEx mobile apps on iOS and Android devices. Plaintiff dismissed the complaint.

4:20-cv-00305, E.D. Tex., Judge Jordan

Certain Portable Gaming Console Systems with Attachable Handheld Controllers and Components Thereof II
Representing complainant Gamevice in an investigation involving Nintendo’s handheld video game controllers.

337-TA-1197, ITC, Judge Shaw

Eureka Database Solutions, LLC v. Nexidia, Inc.
Aggressively pushed back as counsel on behalf of Nexidia in a patent infringement suit on multiple patents. Achieved extremely favorable early settlement.

6:20-cv-00197, W.D. Tex., Judge Albright

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Insights

Federal Circuit IP Blog

A New Application of an Abstract Idea Is Still Abstract: Court Affirms Dismissal Under § 101

January 21, 2021

Federal Circuit IP Blog

Federal Circuit Finds Preamble Limiting When It Supplies the Claim’s Structure

January 12, 2021

Articles

Why Everyone Is Patenting Software Inventions

December 23, 2020

Webinar

SEP Battles: Strategic Considerations and Recent Decisions

December 16, 2020

Webinar

AIA Blog

PTAB Denies Institution of Follow-On Copycat Petition, Citing General Plastic

December 11, 2020

Webinar

Navigating Alice’s Patent Wonderland: Overcoming 101 in the Gaming Industry

December 9, 2020

Webinar

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News

Press Release

Finnegan Elevates Six Attorneys to Partner

January 4, 2021

Announcement

Margaret Esquenet Wins “Best in Copyright” at Women in Business Law Awards

September 22, 2020

Media Mention

Ming Yang Appointed to Managing Partner of Finnegan's Palo Alto Office

August 24, 2020

Commentary

Qualcomm’s Victory Dims Prospects of Antitrust Patent Wins

August 11, 2020

Media Mention

Ericsson Gets $2.4M Tab After $110M Win Axed at Fed. Circ.

June 26, 2020

Commentary

Analysis: USPTO’s Section 101 Guidance Puts Onus on Congress

May 11, 2020

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