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Smith R. Brittingham

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  • +1 202 408 4158 +1 202 408 4158
  • smith.brittingham@finnegan.com smith.brittingham@finnegan.com
  • 901 New York Avenue, NW
  • Washington, DC 20001-4413
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Smith Brittingham律师 主要从事知识产权诉讼,在审判法院和上诉法院均拥有丰富的诉讼经验,并且特别擅长处理美国国际贸易委员会(U.S. International Trade Commission)的案件。他目前是本所国际贸易委员会诉讼业务的领导。

在加入本律师事务所之前,Brittingham 律师曾担任美国国际贸易委员会不公平进口调查办公室(Office of Unfair Import Investigations)的高级调查律师。他参与了超过55起美国国际贸易委员会调查案件、超过25起美国国际贸易委员会审判、美国地方法院的审判以及美国联邦巡回上诉法院(U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit)的若干上诉案件。

Brittingham 律师参与的美国国际贸易委员会调查案件涉及的范围很广,包括半导体工艺、半导体芯片体系结构、计算机及网络技术、移动电话、发光二极管、工业化学、数字处理以及卫星技术、稀土永磁体,此外还包括涉及外观设计专利、商标和商业外观权利要求的案件。

在任职于美国国际贸易委员会之前,他从事私人执业达五年之久,主要受理州及联邦审判和上诉法院的民事诉讼,以及提供常规的反垄断咨询服务。

多个出版机构将Brittingham 律师评为美国国际贸易委员会业务的领军律师,包括《钱伯斯美国律师指南》、《The Legal 500 U.S.》以及《Intellectual Asset Management》,后者评其为华盛顿特区专利诉讼业务领军律师。

相关信息

  • 合著:The ITC’s Secret Domestic Industry Issue (美国国际贸易委员会的神秘的国内产业问题),《Law360》, 2015年4月15日。
  • 合著:In-House Attorneys Can’t View Crucial Documents(公司内部法务不能阅读重要法律文件),《Today’s General Counsel》,2013年8月/9月。
  • 合著:Licensing Entities and the U.S. International Trade Commission: Establishing a ‘Domestic Industry’ Sufficient to Enforce IP Rights(授权实体和美国国际贸易委员会:建立一个“国内产业”以充分执行知识产权法律),《Financier Worldwide》,2013年4月。

经验

Certain LTE Wireless Communication Devices and Components Thereof

Represented LG Electronics in offensive case against unlicensed seller of LTE mobile phones, resulting in settlement and license.

337-TA-1051, ITC, Judge Pender

Certain Personal Transporters, Components Thereof, and Packaging and Manuals Therefor; Certain Motorized Self-Balancing Vehicles

Represented Chinese respondent Hangzhou Chic Intelligent Design in two ITC cases, one brought by Razor and the other brought by Segway, achieving ALJ findings of no infringement and no domestic industry after trial in each case; both results were affirmed by the Commission.

337-TA-1000, ITC, Judge Bullock
337-TA-1007/1021, ITC, Judge Shaw

OpenTV, Inc. v. Apple, Inc.

Represented OpenTV in a patent infringement suit pertaining to e-commerce systems, information security measures, streaming technologies, media interfaces, and software verification features in Apple’s iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple TV, and MacBook products.

3:14-cv-01622; 5:15-cv-02008, N.D. Cal., Judges Cousins, Davila, Freeman, Gillam, Ryu, Tigar, Westmore

Certain Radio Frequency Micro-Needle Dermatological Treatment Devices and Components Thereof

Represented Syneron-Candela and MGH in patent infringement litigation concerning RF micro-needling technology.

337-TA-1112, ITC, Judge Lord

Certain Point-to-Point Network Communication Devices; Straight Path IP Group v. LG Electronics, Inc.

Represented mobile telephone and smart television manufacturer against non-practicing entity asserting patents relating to point-to-point communications between users or computers in both the ITC and district courts, as well as PTAB proceedings and Federal Circuit appeals.

337-TA-892, ITC, Judge Shaw
1:13-cv-00933, E.D. Va., Judges Davis, Hilton, Jones, Trenga

Certain Turbomachinery Blades, Engines and Components Thereof

Representation of UTC in action against Rolls-Royce relating to swept fan blades for ducted gas turbine engines in commercial aircraft, resulting in settlement.

337-TA-751, ITC, Judge Bullock

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专业见解

Workshop

Guangdong Overseas Intellectual Property Promotion Association Training – Shenzhen Guangdong Overseas Intellectual Property Promotion Association Training – Shenzhen

July 17, 2025

Shenzhen

Articles

Structuring Patent Royalties to Avoid Unnecessary U.S. Customs Duties: Lessons from CBP Rulings

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May/June 2025

IP Litigator

Articles

Why Recent ITC Rulings Are Good News for SEP Owners and the Commission

Why Recent ITC Rulings Are Good News for SEP Owners and the Commission Why Recent ITC Rulings Are Good News for SEP Owners and the Commission

April 15, 2025

World Intellectual Property Review

Webinar

ITC Litigation in 2021: Managing the Pandemic and Other Changes

ITC Litigation in 2021: Managing the Pandemic and Other Changes ITC Litigation in 2021: Managing the Pandemic and Other Changes

July 29, 2021

Webinar

Articles

ITC Breaks New Ground in IPR Decision

ITC Breaks New Ground in IPR Decision ITC Breaks New Ground in IPR Decision

December 18, 2020

World Intellectual Property Review

Articles

International Trade Commission Issues but Then Suspends Enforcement of Remedies in Deference to PTAB Final Written Decision of Unpatentability

International Trade Commission Issues but Then Suspends Enforcement of Remedies in Deference to PTAB Final Written Decision of Unpatentability International Trade Commission Issues but Then Suspends Enforcement of Remedies in Deference to PTAB Final Written Decision of Unpatentability

September 10, 2020

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职业奖项

“Smith Brittingham is a recognised authority before the ITC, with extensive experience in Section 337 investigations across a wide range of technologies.”

Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000

"Nobody knows the ITC better than he does."

The Legal 500 U.S.

“[T]he firm has ‘a deep bench for ITC litigation’ and is ‘maintaining momentum’ at a time when activity at the forum is picking up. There are many contributors to success here…but Smith Brittingham is the chief architect. Clients call him an ‘exceptional lawyer and formidable advocate’, citing his past experience as a senior attorney at the ITC’s Office of Unfair Important Investigations as a boon. ‘His knowledge of process sets him apart and his oral presentation skills and easy manner find him great success in the courtroom.’

Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000

“Brittingham serves as leader of the Section 337 practice and has 25 years of ITC experience, six of them spent with the Commission’s Office of Unfair Import Investigations.”

Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000

“Anchoring the ITC practice, meanwhile, is Smith Brittingham who has lately been winning make-or-break Section 337 cases…”

Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000

"Brittingham heads the Section 337 practice and leverages his experience working at the ITC’s Office of Unfair Import Investigations when handling disputes before the commission."

Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000

“Smith Brittingham [is a] lynchpin of the firm’s ITC practice.”

Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000

“Leading ITC figures… include ‘focused operator’ Smith Brittingham.”

Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000

“‘ITC expert’ Smith Brittingham heads the practice…”

The Legal 500 U.S.

“With Smith Brittingham…on the grind, the ITC remains a happy hunting ground.”

Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000

“Smith Brittingham is a recognised authority before the ITC, with extensive experience in Section 337 investigations across a wide range of technologies.”

Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000

"Nobody knows the ITC better than he does."

The Legal 500 U.S.

“[T]he firm has ‘a deep bench for ITC litigation’ and is ‘maintaining momentum’ at a time when activity at the forum is picking up. There are many contributors to success here…but Smith Brittingham is the chief architect. Clients call him an ‘exceptional lawyer and formidable advocate’, citing his past experience as a senior attorney at the ITC’s Office of Unfair Important Investigations as a boon. ‘His knowledge of process sets him apart and his oral presentation skills and easy manner find him great success in the courtroom.’

Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000

“Brittingham serves as leader of the Section 337 practice and has 25 years of ITC experience, six of them spent with the Commission’s Office of Unfair Import Investigations.”

Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000

“Anchoring the ITC practice, meanwhile, is Smith Brittingham who has lately been winning make-or-break Section 337 cases…”

Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000

"Brittingham heads the Section 337 practice and leverages his experience working at the ITC’s Office of Unfair Import Investigations when handling disputes before the commission."

Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000

“Smith Brittingham [is a] lynchpin of the firm’s ITC practice.”

Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000

“Leading ITC figures… include ‘focused operator’ Smith Brittingham.”

Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000

“‘ITC expert’ Smith Brittingham heads the practice…”

The Legal 500 U.S.

“With Smith Brittingham…on the grind, the ITC remains a happy hunting ground.”

Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000

新闻

Award/Ranking

Finnegan Earns Top Rankings in 2026 IAM Patent 1000 Guide; Nearly 60 Attorneys Ranked Finnegan Earns Top Rankings in 2026 IAM Patent 1000 Guide; Nearly 60 Attorneys Ranked

May 28, 2026

Intellectual Asset Management (IAM)

Press Release

Finnegan Secures Decisive ITC Victory for Innoscience in Final Determination Finnegan Secures Decisive ITC Victory for Innoscience in Final Determination

May 11, 2026

Commentary

ITC Bars Import of Innoscience Chips Made Before Redesign ITC Bars Import of Innoscience Chips Made Before Redesign

May 8, 2026

Law360

Commentary

CBP Clears Redesigned Innoscience Chips After ITC Case CBP Clears Redesigned Innoscience Chips After ITC Case

March 12, 2026

Law360

Press Release

Finnegan Achieves Massive CBP Victory for Innoscience, Capping a Series of Decisive Wins Against EPC Finnegan Achieves Massive CBP Victory for Innoscience, Capping a Series of Decisive Wins Against EPC

February 24, 2026

Press Release

Finnegan Secures Major ITC Victory in Initial Determination for Innoscience Finnegan Secures Major ITC Victory in Initial Determination for Innoscience

January 29, 2026

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会员身份

  • 美国律师协会(知识产权法分会) (American Bar Association)
    (Section on Intellectual Property Law)
  • 美国知识产权法学会(American Intellectual Property Law Association)
  • 美国国际贸易委员会出庭辩护律师协会(ITC Trial Lawyers Association)
  • 美国联邦巡回上诉法院律师协会(Federal Circuit Bar Association)
Admissions and Education

律师协会

  • District of Columbia
  • Ohio
  • U.S. District Court, N.D. Ohio
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
  • Supreme Court of the United States

教育背景

The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law
J.D., with honors, with honors, 1987
Oberlin College
B.A., Chemistry and Government, 1984

Clerkships

  • Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth District, Hon. Richard Markus

Smith律师的业务领域

尽职调查、许可和意见
标准必要专利 (SEP)
全球知识产权维权、诉讼与审判
联邦巡回法院和最高法院上诉
美国国际贸易委员会337调查与审判
专利诉讼与审判
标准必要专利 (SEP)
知识产权申办及组合管理
标准必要专利 (SEP)

Smith律师的行业领域

电子和信息科技
电子与计算机技术
电子设备及其组件
机器人技术
化学、工业和材料
化学
通信
金融服务及商业系统
媒体
运输和物流
航空、航天及无人驾驶航空系统(UAS)
汽车

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