John is a seasoned trial lawyer representing clients in high-stakes disputes involving patents, trade secrets, and unfair competition. He regularly appears in all of the major patent jurisdictions, including federal courts in California, Delaware, and Texas, as well as before the U.S. International Trade Commission and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

With a background in electrical engineering, John is skilled at navigating complex cases involving a wide range of technologies, including software, hardware, telecommunications, medical devices, and consumer electronics.

John serves as an independent evaluator for various patent pools and has experience prosecuting patent applications and handling reexamination proceedings before the USPTO. 

Before joining BSF, John was part of the IP practices at several leading international law firms. He began his career at a large defense contractor working on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter engine.

John’s experience includes:

  • Representing ADVA in a patent and unfair competition matter in the Eastern District of Texas
  • Representing NETGEAR in antitrust, unfair competition, RICO, and breach of contract claims against Huawei in a case involving negotiations over standard essential patents in the Central District of California
  • Representing Softex in multiple cases involving patent infringement related to computer security and tracking in the Western District of Texas and the Eastern District of North Carolina
  • Representing Align Technology in multiple Delaware cases involving patent infringement related to digital dentistry software and intraoral scanners
  • Defending Ciena in the Eastern District of Texas and the Northern District of California in three separate actions alleging infringement of patents concerning 40G and 100G optical fiber communications equipment
  • Representing a major telecommunication company in multiple patent and FRAND matters in the Eastern District of Texas
  • Defending Digital Smile Design in the Southern District of Florida in an action alleging infringement concerning digital dentistry software
  • Serving as trial counsel for Align Technology, maker of Invisalign and intraoral scanners, in three separate ITC investigations through trial

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  • University of Cincinnati College of Law, J.D.
  • Purdue University, B.S.E.E.

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Washington, D.C., Super Lawyers (2015 - present)