ジャスティン・ソバジェは、フォーリー・アンド・ラードナー法律事務所の特別顧問兼知的財産弁護士として、特許訴訟、特許出願、商標、営業秘密を含む知的財産のあらゆる側面についてクライアントに助言を提供している。同氏は、コンピューターハードウェア・ソフトウェア、無線通信、イメージセンサー、医療機器など、幅広い電子・機械技術をカバーする企業の特許ポートフォリオを管理している。ジャスティンは、同事務所のエレクトロニクス部門および知的財産訴訟部門のメンバーである。
He is a seasoned patent litigator with experience litigating in the most popular district court patent venues as well as before the International Trade Commission. He has developed tactics for the efficient resolution of cases and is particularly known for his skills in defending against patent trolls. He is able to provide a bridge between technical and legal concepts and has handled cases involving advanced technologies such as computer and storage system architectures, communication networks, encryption methods, payment systems, video transmission and recording devices, e-commerce websites, graphics processors, and semiconductor testing equipment.
With respect to patent prosecution, Justin interacts with clients to craft strategies for patent portfolios, including utility and design patent coverage, as well as patent coverage for foreign countries. He has years of experience in preparing patent applications and in communicating with the Patent Office to seek allowance. He has additional experience in the preparation of re-examination and inter partes review requests, and in the identification and presentation of prior art as a means of forestalling litigation or for use as a bargaining chip in settlement and licensing negotiations.
Prior to joining Foley, Justin worked at both NEC and Intel. At NEC, he worked with a team to design a compiler for a transport triggered processor. At Intel, he was a member of the operating systems group, where he developed and coded algorithms. He is the sole named inventor on two U.S. patents.
プレゼンテーションと出版物
- “The Evolving Standard for Pleading Direct Patent Infringement,” IP Frontline, Sep. 2016
- “Has the Machine-or-Transformation Test Returned to Prominence in Patent Cases?” Cyberspace Lawyer, Vol. 20, No. 2, Mar. 2015
- “Is the ‘Commil’ Defense Underutilized in Patent Cases?” Law.com, Nov. 2014
- “Permanent Injunctions in Patent Cases: Back in Style?” IP Litigator, Vol. 20, No. 5, Oct. 2014
- “Are Computer-Implemented Inventions Patent Eligible?” Cyberspace Lawyer, Vol. 19, No. 3, Apr. 2014
- “Network Processors and Methods Allowing for Prefetching Instructions Based On a Packet Type of a Packet,” U.S. Patent No. 8,462,789, Jun. 2013
- “Network Processors and Pipeline Optimization Methods,” U.S. Patent No. 8,179,896, May 2012
- “What Territory is Surrendered?” Biotechnology Law Report, Vol. 21, No. 6, Dec. 2002
- “System Level Power Optimization for Wireless Multimedia Communication,” Kluwer Academic Publishers, Ch. 4, 2002
- “Optimal Node Scheduling for Effective Energy Usage in Sensor Networks,” Proc. IEEE Workshop on Integrated Management of Power Aware Communications, Computing, and Networking, May 2002
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