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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。
Certain LTE Wireless Communication Devices and Components Thereof
337-TA-1051, ITC, Judge Pender
337-TA-1000, ITC, Judge Bullock
337-TA-1007/1021, ITC, Judge Shaw
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.
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
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 Structuring Patent Royalties to Avoid Unnecessary U.S. Customs Duties: Lessons from CBP Rulings
May/June 2025
IP LitigatorArticles
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 ReviewWebinar
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
December 18, 2020
World Intellectual Property ReviewArticles
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
“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
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
Law360Commentary
CBP Clears Redesigned Innoscience Chips After ITC Case CBP Clears Redesigned Innoscience Chips After ITC Case
March 12, 2026
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