Craig P. Lytle is an associate in the Intellectual Property Group and is located in the D.C. office. Craig's practice focuses primarily on patent and trade secret litigation. Craig has assisted in a variety of litigations - from large international corporation defendants to small innovative company plaintiffs. Craig has also gained experience litigating across a diverse range of technologies, including fluid transfer, wireless telecommunications, automotive braking systems, polymer fibers, and telematics.
Craig has experience in all stages of litigation and has participated in three jury trials - most recently assisting with the obtainment of one of the largest jury verdicts ever in a trade secrets case. Craig has drafted pleadings, discovery requests and responses, discovery motions, and summary judgment motions. Craig has also worked extensively with experts in developing expert reports. Craig has also prepared fact and expert witnesses for deposition and trial testimony and second-chaired fact and expert witness depositions. In the patent specific arena, Craig has developed claim construction positions, non-infringement positions, and invalidity positions. In the trade secret arena, Craig has crafted trade secret descriptions and has rebutted public disclosure and independent development defenses.
Prior to attending law school, Craig worked as a patent examiner at the United States Patent & Trademark Office in the art of semiconductor processing. After leaving the USPTO, Craig worked as a patent agent for three years. Craig's practice focused primarily on patent prosecution and procurement and covered diverse technologies including chemical processes, semiconductor processing, medical devices, pharmaceutical compositions, and mechanical devices.
Craig holds a B.S, summa cum laude, in Chemical Engineering from The Ohio State University and a J.D., cum laude, from George Mason University School of Law. Craig is admitted to practice in the State of New York, in the District of Columbia, and before the United States Patent & Trademark Office. Craig is a member of the American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, and the American Intellectual Property Law Association.
Representative Cases
Plaintiff
· E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company v. Kolon Industries, Inc. et al., No. 3:09-cv-00058 (E.D. Va.) (jury finding Kolon willfully and maliciously misappropriated DuPont's trade secrets related to Kevlar and awarding $919.9 million in damages)
· Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, et al., v. Haldex Brake Products Corporation, No. 1:09-CV-0176 (N.D. Ohio) (jury finding Haldex willfully infringed Bendix's patent covering air disc brake technology and court awarding attorneys' fees)
Defendant
· Technology Patents LLC v. Deutsche Telekom AG et al., No. 8:07-cv-03012 (D. Md.) (court granting summary judgment of noninfringement)