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Electrical / Mechanical Patent
Litigation
Reexamination
Brian K. Shelton
Partner


Mr. Shelton's practice focuses on intellectual property litigation in a broad range of technology areas in the electrical, mechanical and computer arts.  His practice also includes patent prosecution and rendering opinions on patentability, infringement, and validity.  In addition, Mr. Shelton's practice includes due diligence investigations in connection with intellectual property acquisitions and transfers, product clearance analysis, and patent licensing negotiation.

Bars
Virginia, District of Columbia
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. District Court - District of Columbia

Education
University of Memphis (J.D.  2003)
University of Tennessee (B.S.E.E.  2000)

Prior Experience
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Examiner (September 2003 - December 2004) - Responsible for examination of patent applications in the interactive video distribution systems technology area, including cable television, satellite television, Internet video distribution systems, video distribution billing and usage monitoring, advertising, user interfaces and electronic programming guides and associated software.

Representative Cases
  • B&H Manufacturing Co., Inc. v. Sidel (E.D. Ca. 2007) representing Sidel
  • CNH America LLC v. Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. (D. Del. 2008) representing CNH
  • ETG, Inc. v. Sonic Innovations, Inc., et. al. (D. Del. 2005) representing Widex
  • Service Reminder LLC v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (S.D. NY 2008)
  • Sidel v. B&G Products, LLC. (E.D. Tenn. 2006) representing Sidel
  • Xpoint Technologies v. Intel et al. (D. Del. 2009) representing Xpoint
  • Xpoint Technologies v. Microsoft et al. (D. Del. 2009) representing Xpoint


  • Associations
    American Bar Association
    American Intellectual Property Law Association
    National Institute for Trial Advocacy- NITA Advocate Designation