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Lionel Lavenue律师的主要执业领域为专利审判诉讼以及创建和管理大型专利组合。他拥有经手将近200起专利诉讼的经验,曾以首席律师身份管理或者负责多起地方法院诉讼,包括超过70起的德克萨斯州东区法院案件、十多件根据美国联邦索赔法院1498(a)节判决的专利侵权案件、数十件由美国国际贸易委员会根据第337节裁决的纠纷、以及多次仲裁事项。
Lavenue律师曾在几十起马克曼听证会进行辩论。他曾指导多起复杂专利侵权案件和纠纷的证据开示,并且完成超过200次的听证或者辩护。他还拥有向美国联邦巡回上诉法院提起专利/知识产权上讼的经验。
Lavenue律师参与了超过1750项专利的申请,还负责监督大型企业专利组合的创建和管理。此外,他还组织和管理了众多国内外的大型专利组合。
Lavenue律师的执业范围包括诉讼、专利申请以及涉及商业方法、电脑、软件、电气和机械设备(包括医疗器械,尤其是医疗器械的软件应用)的法律意见工作。他还曾指导过大量单方和双方专利复审程序,其中包括诉讼期间采用的超过75项“防御性复审”。作为最先通过双方复议(IPR)提出专利质疑的律师之一,他还负责提交了超过80项双方复议申请以及涉及所覆盖商业方法(CBM)专利的授权后复议申请。
Lavenue律师在涉及政府合同的专利纠纷方面,包括美国法典28 U.S.C. § 1498下的专利侵权权利要求项具有特别的经验,他在处理美国联邦索赔法院的案件上也有着丰富的经验。他持有公众信托权限(Public Trust clearance);曾持有最高机密和代码权限(Top Secret and Code Word clearances)。
Lavenue律师定期为律师协会和航空集团开展关于专利法问题的讲座——尤其是涉及飞机、旋翼机、滑翔、跳伞以及轻于空气的技术。他目前是一名飞机、直升机、滑翔机和气球飞行员,并针对知识产权问题为多家航空航天公司提供咨询服务。他在无人机和无人驾驶系统技术方面经验丰富。
Lavenue律师还作为富布赖特学者(Fulbright Scholarship)参与了德国慕尼黑马克斯普朗克研究所(Max Planck Institute)的访问学者项目,专注于研究国外和国际专利、版权和竞争法。
Lavenue律师和他的妻子还热衷于登山、跳伞和冒险活动。他们登顶了七大高峰(七大洲的最高峰)中的六座(1999年登顶非洲乞力马扎罗山、2002年登顶俄罗斯厄尔布鲁士山、2002年登顶南美洲阿空加瓜山、2004年登顶北美洲麦金利山、2004年登顶南极洲文森山以及2007年登顶大洋洲科修斯科山)。他们计划于2018年攀登卓奥友峰并在2020年远征珠穆朗玛峰。Lavenue先生持有多次大团队空中组成阵形跳伞纪录。他和他的妻子计划在2019年进行第一次商业太空旅行。
Lavenue律师和各个科技领域的创新引领者一起工作。他在涉及飞机软件产品的专利事务中代表波音公司;在专利执行以及涉及各种电子和机械技术的多起专利侵权诉讼辩护中代表博世;在涉及电子、机械和通信技术的多起专利侵权诉讼中为各个LG公司及子公司进行辩护-主要是在德克萨斯州东区地方法院;在多起涉及电子、软件和机械技术的德克萨斯州东区地方法院、加利福尼亚北区地方法院和加利福尼亚中区地方法院专利侵权诉讼以及由日本商事仲裁协会(JCAA)裁决的仲裁事项中为索尼进行辩护。他还代表美国邮政服务局(USPS)和政府部门保护、维护和执行机械、电子和软件创新。
18-2003, Fed. Cir., Judges Newman, Prost, Chen
6:11-cv-00278, E.D. Tex., Judges Davis, Love
1:11-cv-00930, -00931, D. Del., Judge Sleet
2:13-cv-11407, -11410, E.D. Mich., Judges Duggan, Roberts, Grand, Randon
1:20-cv-01907, N.D. Ga., Judge Grimberg
IPR2017-01938, -01939, -01940, 01941, PTAB, Judges Margolies, Easthom, Zado
2:12-cv-00042, E.D. Tex., Judges Folsom, Gilstrap, Schneider, Craven
3:13-cv-01296, D. Or., Judges Hernandez, Acosta
4:08-cv-04567, N.D. Cal., Judges Wilken, Laporte, Larson
337-TA-666, ITC, Judge Gildea
1:20-cv-00510, D. Del., Judge Wolson
1:23-cv-00005, D. Del., Judge Wolson
IPR2023-00333, -00334, PTAB
22-2062 , Fed. Cir.
IPR2021-00417, -00418, -00419, PTAB, Judges Galligan, Repko, White
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18-2003, Fed. Cir., Judges Newman, Prost, Chen
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Beacon Navigation, GmbH v. BMW of North America, LLC
Successfully obtained transfer of patent infringement lawsuit from D. Delaware to E.D. Michigan (and, later, a stay of litigation) on behalf of BMW in cases involving GPS tracking and interface technology.
1:11-cv-00930, -00931, D. Del., Judge Sleet
2:13-cv-11407, -11410, E.D. Mich., Judges Duggan, Roberts, Grand, Randon
Liberty Access Technologies Licensing LLC v. ASSA ABLOY AB et al.
2:22-cv-00507, E.D. Tex., Judge Gilstrap
2:22-cv-0318, E.D. Tex., Judge Gilstrap
1:23-cv-00756, N.D. Ill., Judge Kocoras
IPR2023-00815, -00816, -00817, PTAB
337-TA-1267, ITC, Judge Bhattacharyya
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Today’s General Counsel“Lionel is always focused on winning a case. He manages the most complex litigation easily and is excellent at working under pressure. Lionel’s presence is comforting for the client and frightening for the adversary. In short, he enjoys fighting and winning.”
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
"Lionel Lavenue is an extremely smart and experienced lead partner. A great patent attorney with impressive technical competences. Our outside impression is that he leads his case teams extremely well, and his staff enjoy working with him. We certainly do."
The Legal 500 U.S.
“James Barney, Lionel Lavenue and Doris Johnson Hines have all engaged in Section 337 investigations recently and are three of the best all-round patent litigators on deck.”
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
“Lionel is always focused on winning a case. He manages the most complex litigation easily and is excellent at working under pressure. Lionel’s presence is comforting for the client and frightening for the adversary. In short, he enjoys fighting and winning.”
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
"Lionel Lavenue is an extremely smart and experienced lead partner. A great patent attorney with impressive technical competences. Our outside impression is that he leads his case teams extremely well, and his staff enjoy working with him. We certainly do."
The Legal 500 U.S.
“James Barney, Lionel Lavenue and Doris Johnson Hines have all engaged in Section 337 investigations recently and are three of the best all-round patent litigators on deck.”
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