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Sturgis M. Sobin

Senior Counsel

Washington +1 202 662 5040

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    Sturgis Sobin has represented clients in more than 65 intellectual property cases, including 25 trials, before the U.S. International Trade Commission under Section 337, as well as in related U.S. District Court litigation. This fast-paced litigation has involved patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret issues, and has often required the development and implementation of complex worldwide litigation strategies.

    Sturgis has served as lead trial counsel in multiple large and complex trials covering a range of technologies and commercially valuable IP rights. He has also served as lead global managing counsel for multinational intellectual property and commercial disputes. He is recognized as a leading ITC Section 337 practitioner by Chambers USA, with sources noting he is an “excellent lawyer” and "very perceptive in identifying the key issues in matters and developing winning approaches."

    Sturgis is a co-author of a leading treatise on Section 337 and his section 337 practice has been noted in such publications as The Wall Street Journal, The American Lawyer, The Recorder, The National Law Journal, and Legal Times.

    He has been invited to speak on Section 337 and international IP enforcement issues before professional and business groups, including the California, District of Columbia, Federal Circuit, ITC Trial Lawyers, and American Bar Associations, as well as intellectual property law professionals in Korea, mainland China, and Taiwan.

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    • WiFi Enabled Electronic Devices, Inv. No. 337-TA-1072 (Sharp v. Hisense)
    • Audio Processing Hardware, Inv. No. 337-TA-1026 (Andrea Electronics v. Samsung)
    • Semiconductor Devices, Inv. No. 337-TA-1010 (Tessera v. Broadcom)
    • Carbon and Alloy Steel Products, 337-TA-1002 (U.S. Steel v. Baosteel et al.)
    • Computing or Graphics Systems, Inv. No. 337-TA-984 (Advanced Silicon Technologies v. Texas Instruments et al.)

    • Communications or Computing Devices and Components Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-925 (Enterprise v. Samsung)
    • MEMS Devices and Products Containing Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-825 (Knowles v. ADI)
    • Wireless Devices with 3G Capabilities and Components Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-800 (InterDigital v. Huawei et al.)
    • Light-Emitting Diodes and Products Containing Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-785 (OSRAM v. Samsung)
    • Vaginal Ring Birth Control Devices, Inv. No. 337-TA-768 (Femina Pharma v. Merck)
    • Wireless Communication Devices and Systems, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-775 (Linex v. Apple, HP et al.)
    • MLC Flash Memory Devices and Products Containing Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-683 (BTG v. Samsung et al.)
    • Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Using Tungsten Metallization, Inv. No. 337-TA-648 (LSI/Agere v. UMC, ProMOS, et al.)
    • Hard Disk Drives, Inv. No. 337-TA-616 (Reiber v. Seagate)
    • Flash Memory Devices, Inv. No. 337-TA-619 (SanDisk v. multiple respondents)
    • Systems for Detecting and Removing Computer Viruses or Worms, Inv. No. 337-TA-510 (Trend v. Fortinet)
    • Automated Mechanical Truck Transmission Systems, 337-TA-503 (Eaton v. ZF Meritor, et al.)
    • Set Top Boxes, Inv. No. 337-TA-454 (GemStar v. Echostar (Dish TV))
    • Excimer Lasers, Inv. No. 337-TA- 419 (VISX v. Nidek)
    • Human Growth Hormone, 337-TA-358 (Genentech v. Novo Nordisk et al.)
    • Cell Phones, 337-TA-297 (Motorola v. Nokia)
    • DRAMs, 337-TA-242 (Texas Instruments v. NEC et al.)
    • Optical Waveguide Fibers, Inv. No. 337-TA- 189 (Corning v. Sumitomo Electric)

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  • Credentials
    Education
    • American University, Washington College of Law, J.D., 1983
    • Harvard University, B.A., 1977
        • cum laude
    Bar Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    • Virginia
    Accolades
    • Recognized by The Am Law Litigation Daily as one of the "Litigators of the Week" (11/18/2016) 
    • Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers, International Trade/IP - Section 337 (2009-2020)
    • Chambers Global, International Trade - Intellectual Property (Section 337) (U.S.) (2014-2021)
    • Managing Intellectual Property "IP Stars," Patent - DC (2019)
    • Legal 500 US, "Leading Lawyer" - Patent Litigation: International Trade Commission (2014-2019)
    • IAM Patent 1000 - “Highly Recommended” International Trade Commission, The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners (2015-2016)
    • Washington DC Super Lawyers, Intellectual Property (2014-2015, 2017-2020)

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