James P. Brogan
Steptoe LLP
James Brogan is a partner with King & Spalding in Silicon Valley, CA. He focuses his practice in representing technology and life sciences companies in high-stakes patent trials. He has successfully represented clients in cases and trials in most of the key patent litigation venues in the Unites States including in the Eastern District of Texas, District of Delaware, Eastern District of Virginia, Northern District of Illinois, Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of California, and the International Trade Commission ("ITC"). He also has experience working with clients before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("PTAB") and has had success before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Jim represents clients ranging from startups to established corporations, including Gevo, Enfish, Innolux, Hon Hai Precision Industries, Picolight, ACQIS Technology, and Monolithic Power Systems. Jim regularly works to find solutions to his clients' patent disputes in the early stages of litigation by understanding and focusing on the strategy that will best align with their needs. As an example, he recently secured a favorable summary determination for Innolux in an ITC Section 337 Investigation concerning LCD panels. Jim has been recognized by various national legal guides including Chambers USA, Legal 500, Managing Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Management, as well as some local publications like 5280 Denver Magazine for his expertise and work in intellectual property and patent litigation. Jim is an adjunct professor at the University of Denver's Sturm College of Law, where he teaches a patent litigation course. He is also a frequent presenter on patent-litigation and -prosecution topics. Jim is a co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property Institute, which is an annual continuing legal education event in Denver, and he has presented on several topics involving patent ligation, infringement risk, claim construction and patent litigation budgeting over the years.
(05/19)
