Overview
Ian B. Brooks is a highly skilled intellectual property litigator. His practice focuses on patent litigation at the US International Trade Commission (ITC), the District Courts and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Ian has substantial experience litigating patent disputes through trial.
His practice focuses on patent enforcement and defense in a broad range of technologies, including technologies relating to diesel-engine, cellular telephones, mechanical devices, home automation, non-volatile memory, web services, video coding and standards-essential technologies.
Ian earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in electrical engineering. Before becoming a lawyer, Ian worked as a senior electronics engineer developing missile launching systems for a global aerospace, defense, security and advanced technologies company.
Results
- Represents Bausch in Hatch-Waxman litigation involving the assertion of nine patents against 19 ANDA filers (In re Jublia)
- Represents Cellwitch in case brought against Tile (Cellwitch Inc. v. Tile, Inc.)
- Represents Next Caller in a multidistrict defense involving claims of patent infringement, trade secrets misappropriation, breach of contract, and tortious interference (TRUSTID, Inc. v. Next Caller Inc.)
- Represented Serta Simmons in Federal Circuit appeal and three-patent case brought against Casper Sleep (Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC et al. v. Casper Sleep Inc.)
- Represented PerkinElmer, Inc. and Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. in a 26-patent dispute against Sony relating to research instruments and software, resulting in a favorable settlement. (Caliper Life Sciences, Inc., et al. v. Sony Corporation of America, et al.)
- Represented AM General in a trademark and trade dress action brought against Activision Blizzard (AM General LLC v. Activision Blizzard, Inc. et al.)
- Successfully defended at final written decision and after Federal Circuit remand all claims of two patents held by Contour IP Holding, LLC in two inter partes reviews related to wearable digital video cameras (GoPro, Inc. v. Contour IP Holding, LLC)
- Represented Contour IP Holding in a Federal Circuit appeal filed by GoPro
- Represented iOnRoad in a Federal Circuit appeal filed by Mobileye
- Represented AM General LLC in an eight-patent dispute related to starting systems for diesel-powered vehicles (UUSI, LLC and Oldnar Corp. v. The United States, AM General LLC)
- Obtained inter partes review final written decision finding all challenged claims unpatentable on behalf of petitioner AM General
- Represented Contour against GoPro in a patent infringement lawsuit related to wearable digital video cameras (Contour IP Holding, LLC, et al. v. GoPro, Inc.)
Recognitions
- Washington, DC Super Lawyers “Rising Star,” 2018-2020
- The Legal 500 US 2019
Credentials
Education
Harvard Law School, JD
Johns Hopkins University, MS, Electrical Engineering, 2007
University of Maryland, BS, Electrical Engineering, 2003
Admissions
District of Columbia
Maryland
Courts / Agencies
Supreme Court of the United States
US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
US District Court for the District of Columbia
US Court of Federal Claims
US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
US Patent and Trademark Office
US District Court for the District of Colorado
US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
