About Doug
Doug Stewart’s experience spans a wide range of technologies, including computer hardware and software, consumer electronics, image processing and LED technology, data transmission and encryption, telematics, mechanical devices, and chemical and pharmaceutical compounds, among others. He also currently serves as chair of the firm's IP litigation practice group.
A registered patent attorney, Doug's practice encompasses all aspects of intellectual property and technology litigation and counseling, including patents, trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights and domain names. He litigates patent and other intellectual property disputes in courts throughout the United States, including key patent jurisdictions such as the Eastern District of Texas, the District of Delaware, and the Northern and Central Districts of California, with a particular emphasis on assisting international technology companies with U.S. issues. Doug also represents companies in Section 337 actions before the International Trade Commission, appeals to the Federal Circuit, and contested administrative proceedings before the PTAB, including IPR and CBM petitions, and the TTAB, including opposition proceedings. In addition, Doug represents and advises clients in connection with non-litigated IP issues, including licensing and IP strategy; patent portfolio and prosecution management; technology agreements; patent royalty audits; and related diligence issues. Doug also has experience with pharmaceutical patent prosecution and related matters, having previously represented one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in Japan at his prior firm.
A frequent lecturer on topics related to patent law and patent litigation, Doug has been an adjunct professor at the University of Washington School of Law since 2007 where he teaches a patent litigation course in the Intellectual Property LLM program. Doug is also a lecturer for the Summer Institute hosted by the Center for Advanced Study and Research in Innovation Policy at the University of Washington (CASRIP).
Experience
Recent Notable Matters
Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. — secured voluntary dismissal with prejudice and without any payment after four-year litigation over patents related to self-encrypting solid state and hard disc drives
Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc. — successfully invalidated five US patents which had been asserted by Monument Peak Ventures, LLC (“MPV”) against firm clients Toshiba Corp., Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., and Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc. The technologies at issue related to facial recognition algorithms, digital marketing, and the capture and manipulation of digital images.
HTC Corporation — Obtained a complete victory for consumer electronics company HTC in a trademark infringement case in the Eastern District of Virginia. Recently won a ruling entitling HTC to recover $1.5 million in fees based on the exceptional nature of the case.
Nordstrom, Inc. — patent infringement, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas; XML-based database query and data management
Cisco Systems, Inc., et al. — patent infringement, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware; operating systems and applications for database access
Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. — patent infringement, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas; system for hard drive data security
Xerox Corp., et al. — patent infringement, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas; computer controlled printer technology
In re Audio Processing Hardware and Software and Products Containing the Same — patent-based 337 action, ITC; audio processing circuitry and software
In re Certain Motion-Sensitive Sound Effects Devices and Image Display Devices and Components and Products Containing the Same — patent-based 337 action, ITC; video signal circuitry and processing techniques
Ogma LLC — patent infringement, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas; video signal circuitry and processing techniques
Fujitsu Computer Products, et al. — patent infringement, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas; email and facsimile technology
General Electric Co., et al. — patent infringement, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington; power supply and controllers for LED lamps
Matsushita Electrical Industrial Co., Ltd. — patent infringement, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington; radio frequency receiver technology
Apple Inc., et al. — patent infringement, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas; data encryption
AT&T Inc., et al. — patent infringement, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington; data communication over digital wireless networks
Barco N.V., et al. — patent infringement, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; video signal circuitry and processing techniques
AT&T Intellectual Property — patent infringement, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas; vehicle navigation technology
Publications and Speeches
"Software patents survive Supreme Court's Alice decision, but questions linger," West Law Journal, Vol. 31, Issue 3, July 2014.
CASRIP Transnational Intellectual Property Seminar, Dresden, Germany, March 2014; London, England, March 2013; Alicante, Spain, March 2011; Rome, Italy, March 2009; Tokyo, Japan, March 2007.
"Challenging Patent Validity In The USPTO," Waseda University School of Law, Tokyo, Japan, June 2012.
"IP Protection in the Information Age," Renmin University School of Law, Beijing, China, June 2012.