Jason A. Engel is a partner and is a registered patent lawyer with an undergraduate
degree in electrical engineering. He concentrates his practice on the litigation of
intellectual property matters with a focus on patent litigation and patent office
litigation. He has substantial experience before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board,
in federal district courts across the country, and with Section 337 investigations
in the US International Trade Commission.
Jason is experienced in all aspects of litigation, including discovery, motion
practice, claim construction, and trial practice. He has conducted examination of
witnesses at trial, argued motions, and taken and defended depositions of fact and
expert witnesses. He is familiar with the Patent Local Rules for the Northern
District of Illinois, the Northern District of California, the District of New
Jersey, and the Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas.
Jason also has significant experience with post-grant proceedings, including in the
context of overall trial strategy. He has advised clients on a number of proceedings
including inter partes review, post-grant review, and ex parte
reexamination, and has successfully argued such matters before the Patent Trial and
Appeal Board and the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Jason also regularly advises clients on non-litigation matters, including
prosecution, licensing, and clearance matters. In this regard, he is trusted advisor
with respect to clearance opinion matters and licensing transactions.
