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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

Representing defendant BMW in a patent infringement action.

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

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

Represented Complainant Philips Lighting in an International Trade Commission investigation against Lowe’s, Feit Electric, and Satco, among others, on LED lighting technologies.

337-TA-1081, ITC, Judge Lord

Represented respondent LG Electronics in a litigation and ITC action 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

Represented FedEx at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and Federal Circuit, securing invalidation of Intellectual Ventures patent related to shipping and tracking technology at issue in a related case in the Eastern District of Texas.

18-2373, Fed. Cir., Judges Lourie, Reyna, Hughes
IPR2017-00787, PTAB, Judges McKone, Parvis, Hudalla

Achieved favorable settlement for client in the financial services field on infringement claim relating to mobile distribution of electronic receipts.

3:19-cv-01313, M.D. Fla., Judges Corrigan, Barksdale

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