John R. Fuisz is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Washington, D.C. office. He is a member of the Intellectual Property, Media & Technology Department and concentrates his practice on patent and related technology litigation. John is a patent attorney with a degree in physics registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
John’s practice primarily focuses on representing clients in patent infringement and technology related lawsuits, including 35 U.S.C. §146 actions and breach of technology related contracts. John has also assisted clients in licensing and technology transfer matters.
John has appeared before the International Trade Commission and District Courts, including such popular venues as the Northern District of California, the Eastern District of Texas, the Eastern District of Virginia, the Southern District of New York and the District of Delaware. John has represented technology companies including Hitachi Ltd., Creative Labs, Medtronic and Research Corporation Technologies in multi-patent cases taking on major technology companies such as EMC, Apple, Edwards LifeScience, Boston Scientific and Microsoft. Some of the technical areas that he has represented clients in include:
- Portable Digital Music Players
- Hard Disk Drives
- RAID Storage Systems
- MEMS
- Financial Transactions
- Optics
- Stemcells
- Telephony including Prepaid Telephone Cards
- Medical devices, including Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Stent-Grafts, Implantable Infusion Pumps and Portable Insulin Pumps
- Television and VCR Tuners
- Blue Noise Masks
John has been quoted in publications including The New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, the International Herald Tribune and IP Law360 and has been a guest on Bloomberg Radio. His publications include “The Chaos to Come,” Legal Times (2007), “To Practice Law, You Need A Patent License,” IPLaw360 (2006), “Whose Tax Law Is It?,” Legal Times (2006), “Ensuring The Viability of Procuring Patents in the US,” International News, “The Advertising Injury,” The Recorder (1996) and “Changing the Standard of Factual Review Determinations in Section 141 Appeals,” Intellectual Property Today (1997). He is also a contributor to McDermott publications including “Ensuring the Viability of Procuring Patents in the United States,” International News (2006), “Non-Infringement Opinion Negates Intent and Precludes Finding of Induced Infringement,” Intellectual Property Update (2006), “State Court Decision of Patent Ownership Is Not Subject to District Court Review,” Intellectual Property Update (2007) and “Absent Proof of Control or Collusion, Injunction Does Not Extend to Acts of Related Companies,” Intellectual Property Update (2001).
John is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia and is registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Education
- Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, J.D., 1992
- George Washington University Law School, LL.M. (with highest honors), 1996
- Georgetown University, B.S, 1989
