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Mr. Babcock has been recognized for his legal accomplishments:
- Named one of "The World's Leading Patent Professionals" from 2014 to 2016 in the Patent 1000 guide by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) magazine.
- Recognized in 2014 for High-Tech Litigation in Corporate INTL Global Awards.
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Brent Babcock is a litigation partner in the firm's Orange County office. He heads the firm’s USPTO Trials and Post-Grant Proceedings practice group, and has been involved in more than 30 patent interferences and reexaminations during the past twenty years. He has also been involved in more than 60 recent Inter Partes Review and Covered Business Method Review proceedings before the PTAB. Mr. Babcock's experience and skills have led to him being named one of the 40 top attorneys nationwide in PTAB post-grant practice by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM Patent 1000) magazine.
His litigation practice emphasizes handling patent cases, although he has also successfully represented numerous clients in trademark, trade dress, copyright, trade secret, unfair competition, and false advertising matters. Mr. Babcock’s cases have involved a vast array of technologies and products, including manufacturing equipment, medical devices, biotechnology and molecular biology, pharmaceuticals, semiconductor processing, cellular communications, surgical procedures, electronic gaming and toys, and the automotive aftermarket.
Mr. Babcock represents high-technology clients in every aspect of intellectual property disputes, specializing in federal district court litigation throughout the country, trials and post-grant patent proceedings before the USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board (formerly the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences), and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) proceedings (including domestic and international arbitrations). His practice also includes pre-litigation counseling, pre-interference and post-grant proceeding consulting, and appellate briefing and oral argument before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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Legal intern to the Honorable Glenn L. Archer, Jr., Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, August 1990 to May 1991.
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Inter Partes Review Proceedings
Game Show Network, LLC v. Stephenson (IPR 2013-00289)
Ranbaxy Labs. Ltd. & Ranbaxy Inc. v. Vertex Pharms., Inc. (IPR2013-00024)
Redline Detection, LLC v. STAR EnviroTech, Inc. (IPR2013-00106)
Dominion Dealer Solutions, LLC. v. AutoAlert, Inc. (IPR2013-00220)
Dominion Dealer Solutions, LLC. v. AutoAlert, Inc.(IPR2013-00222)
Dominion Dealer Solutions, LLC. v. AutoAlert, Inc. (IPR2013-00223)
Dominion Dealer Solutions, LLC. v. AutoAlert, Inc.(IPR2013-00224)
Dominion Dealer Solutions, LLC. v. AutoAlert, Inc. (IPR2013-00225)
Game Show Network, LLC & WorldWinner.com, Inc. v. Stephenson (IPR2013-00289)
Gatekeeper Sys., Inc. v. Dane Techs., Inc. (IPR2013-00305)
Gatekeeper Sys., Inc. v. Dane Techs., Inc. (IPR2013-00338)
Litigation
Redline Detection, LLC v. Star EnviroTech, Inc. (IPR2013-00106, Fed. Cir. 2015-1047)
Kathrein-Werke KG v. Radiacion Y Microondas S.A., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 113778 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 26, 2011)
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. v. Bluesky Medical Corp., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 143923 (W.D. Tex. Oct. 18, 2010)
Kathrein-Werke KG v. Radiacion Y Microondas S.A., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 50468 (N.D. Ill. May 17, 2010)
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. v. Blue Sky Medical Group, Inc., 554 F.3d 1010 (Fed. Cir. 2009)
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. v. Bluesky Medical Group, Inc., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2900 (E.D. Tex. Jan. 14, 2008)
Cimcore Corp. v. Faro Techs., Inc., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17936, 2007 WL 935665 (S.D. Cal. March 12, 2007)
Faro Techs., Inc. v. Cimcore Corp., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23745, 2006 WL 1119223 (M.D. Fla. Apr. 27, 2006)
Custom Teleconnect, Inc. v. International Tele-Services, Inc., 254 F. Supp. 2d 1173 (D. Nev. 2003)
General Creation LLC v. LeapFrog Enters., Inc., 232 F. Supp. 2d 661 (W.D. Va. 2002)
Jam Strait, Inc. v. American Products Co., 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18956 (E.D. La. Oct. 4, 2002)
General Creation LLC v. LeapFrog Enters., Inc., 192 F. Supp. 2d 503 (W.D. Va. 2002)
Flex-Foot, Inc. v. CRP, Inc., 238 F.3d 1362, 57 U.S.P.Q.2d 1635 (Fed. Cir. 2001)
Phoenix Displays, Inc. v. Burke Display Sys., Inc., 250 F.3d 760 (Fed. Cir. 2000) (unpub. table)
Smith+Noble L.L.C. v. South Jersey Vinyl Inc., 47 U.S.P.Q.2d 1944 (C.D. Cal. 1998)
Forte Techs., Inc. v. Victormaxx Techs., Inc., 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6741 (W.D.N.Y. Jan. 18, 1996)
Interferences
Yorkey v. Diab, 466 Fed. Appx. 907 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (unpub. table) (Interference No. 105,471)
Yorkey v. Diab, 601 F.3d 1279 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (Interference No. 105,477)
Yorkey v. Diab, 605 F.3d 1297 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (Interference No. 105,471)
Lowy v. Frazer, 75 U.S.P.Q.2d 1797 (Bd. Pat. App. & Int. 2004)
Rose v. Frazer, 2001 Pat. App. LEXIS 43 (Bd. Pat. App. & Int. 2001) (unpub.) (identical to order entered in Lowy v. Frazer, Int’f No. 104,775)
Bronshtein v. Roser, 61 U.S.P.Q.2d 1738 (Bd. Pat. App. & Int. 2001) (unpub.)
Bronshtein v. Roser, 61 U.S.P.Q.2d 1742 (Bd. Pat. App. & Int. 2001) (unpub.)
Speeches & Seminars
Panelist, "USPTO and Plain Meaning of Terms" Webinar, Intellectual Property Owners Association (May 2015)
Presenter, "2014 Patent Update for Medical Device Companies - USPTO Post-Grant Proceedings: Lessons Learned After 2 Years," IN3 Medical Device Summit, San Francisco (November 2014)
Panelist, "Understanding New Proceedings for Challenging Patent Validity,” 2013 Patent Disputes Forum, November 2013 (Santa Clara, CA)
Panelist, "Important Developments in Intellectual Property and How They Impact Your Business," IP Impact - Silicon Valley, September 2013 (Palo Alto, CA)
Panelist, "Post-Grant Proceedings under the America Invents Act," Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (LAIPLA) “Washington in the West” Conference, January 2013 (Los Angeles, CA)
Panelist, "Dealing Strategically with the America Invents Act," IP Impact - Silicon Valley, September 2012 (Palo Alto, CA)
Panelist, "Strategic Implications of the America Invents Act," IP Impact - Silicon Valley, October 2011 (Menlo Park, CA)
Professional Memberships
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
Christian Legal Society (CLS)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
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