John is the co-leader of Barclay Damon's Intellectual Property Practice Group and the co-chair of the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Area. For nearly 25 years, John has prosecuted and defended claims in complex intellectual property litigation matters, counseling and representing diverse clients across a wide range of industries, including telecommunications, medical devices, and consumer products, among others.
As a former federal court law clerk with extensive trial and appellate experience in courts across the country, John brings a deep understanding of courtroom dynamics and judicial decision-making to his practice. This background has been invaluable given the complexity of the matters he handles, including prosecuting claims against 22 defendants in a patent infringement case. In another, John successfully developed and executed a strategic plan in a complex dispute between a client and a competitor that played out in more than 20 different proceedings commenced in two different federal district courts, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTAB), the US Court of International Trade, the US International Trade Commission, and the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
John draws upon his financial background to analyze complex matters and propose solutions to help clients achieve their business goals. Working with technical and economic experts, he has developed and led trial presentations for cases involving high-dollar-value damages. One example of this was John leading the development and trial presentation of the damages case that culminated in a jury finding of willful patent infringement and entry of a $62 million judgment in his client's favor.
John also frequently serves as local counsel in cases venued in the US District Court for the Northern District of New York. In doing so, he shares his considerable knowledge obtained from decades of experience in the court, beginning with his clerkship and continuing to this day as a member of the Local Rules Committee and a trustee of the Northern District of New York Federal Court Bar Association.