Jeffrey D. Sanok is a partner in the firm's Intellectual Property Group and is resident in the Washington, DC office. He received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 1984, and his Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1988.
Mr. Sanok specializes in intellectual property law, including patent infringement litigation and licensing, patent interferences, and strategic patent and trademark acquisition and counseling. His prior industry experience was with RCA Corporation. Mr. Sanok's practice encompasses a range of electrical, mechanical, electro-mechanical and aeronautical technologies, including telecommunications, computer architectures and software, consumer electronics, image processing systems, vehicle control and braking systems, navigation systems and automotive and jet engine systems.
Mr. Sanok has litigated throughout the U.S. in the areas of patent infringement, trademark infringement and product liability. He has argued numerous appeals before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. Mr. Sanok was lead counsel for the plaintiff in the landmark en banc decision in Knorr-Bremse Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH v. Dana Corp. et al., 383 F.3d 1337 (Fed.Cir. 2004) (en banc), which eliminated the "negative reference" from the failure to disclose on opinion of counsel in willful infringement jurisprudence.
Mr. Sanok is admitted to the New York, Virginia and District of Columbia Bars, and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the Intellectual Property Owners Association, the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, the Washington Patent Lawyers Club, and the International Trademark Association. Mr. Sanok holds a private pilot license and belongs to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
Mr. Sanok has been recognized consistently by clients and peers as a top intellectual property lawyer in both Chambers USA and Legal 500 United States.
Representative Cases and Decisions:
· Certain Communication Equipment, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same (337-TA-817). (Representing respondent Avaya in an investigation related to Power over Ethernet telephones, switches, and wireless access points. Investigation is pending. Also representing Avaya in a parallel action before the United States District Court for the District of Delaware).
· Medien Patent Verwaltung v. Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., et al. (S.D.N.Y.). (Representing plaintiff in patent infringement action involving anti-piracy coding for theatrical films).
· Elen IP LLC v. ArvinMeritor, Inc. et al (W.D Wash). (Representing Bendix and its customers in patent infringement action involving roll stability systems).
· Adjustable-Height Beds and Components Thereof (337-TA-734). (Represented Complainant Invacare in an investigation related to adjustable hospital beds, obtained consent order excluding accused products from entry into the U.S.).
· Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems et al. v. Haldex Brake Products, No. 1:09-CV-176 (N.D. Ohio). (Represented plaintiffs in patent infringement action involving air disc brakes for commercial vehicles, securing jury verdict of willful infringement).
· WABCO Holdings v. Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems (D. N.J.). (Obtained stay pending reexamination on behalf of Bendix in a patent infringement action involving gas compressors).
· In re Certain Machine Vision Software, Machine Vision Systems, and Products Containing Same (ITC); Cognex Corp. v. MVTec Software GmbH, et al. (D. Mass). (Represented respondent/defendant Fuji America Corp. and respondent Fuji Machine Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in patent infringement actions at the ITC and district court involving machine-vision system software).
· Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems et al. v. WABCO Automotive Control Systems, No. 1:09-CV-177 (N.D. Ohio). (Represented plaintiffs in patent infringement action involving air disc brakes for commercial vehicles).
· Wilco AG v. Packaging Technologies Inspection, LLC, No. 08-635 (D. Del). (Represented plaintiff in patent infringement action involving leak detection apparatus for containers used in food, medical and pharmaceutical industries).
· Spread Spectrum Screening LLC. v. Eastman Kodak Company (N.D. Ill., W.D.N.Y., Fed. Cir.). (Representing defendant Eastman Kodak Company in a patent infringement action involving halftone printing).
· Flashpoint v. Leica Camera AG, et al., (D. Del.). (Representing Leica in patent infringement action involving digital cameras).
· Fernandez Innovative Technologies v. BMW and Mercedes et al., No. 07-CV-1397 (N.D. Ill.). (Represented BMW in patent infringement action involving vehicle telematics systems).
· Daisho Seiki, Corp. v. Nissei Industries, (N.D. of Illinois). (Represented plaintiff in patent infringement action involving rotor grinding systems).
· Rushing v. Kodak (W.D.N.Y.). (Represented Kodak in patent infringement action involving densitometers).
· R. R. Donnelley v. Kodak (D. Del.). (Represented Kodak in patent infringement action involving variable digital printing software).
· Tesseron v. Kodak (N.D. Ohio.). (Represented Kodak in patent infringement action involving variable data printing).
· Henrob Limited v. Böllhoff Systemtechnik GmbH & Co. KG. et al., 2:05-CV-73214 (E.D. MI). (Defended BMW in patent infringement action involving riveting machines).
· Orion IP, LLC v. BMW of North America, LLC, et al., 6:05-CV-322-LED (E.D. TX). (Defended BMW in patent infringement action involving computerized proposal generation system).
· Oakley, Inc. v. BMW of North America, LLC, SACV05-1099AHS (C.D. CA). (Defended BMW in patent infringement action involving sunglasses).
· The Massachusetts Institute of Technology et al. v. Abacus Software, Inc. et al., _F.3d _ (Fed. Cir. 2006) Case No. 501 CV 344, (E.D. TX). (Defended Corel in patent infringement action involving color reproduction system).
· Knorr-Bremse Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH v. Dana Corp. et al., 383 F.3d 1337 (Fed.Cir. 2004) (en banc). (Represented Knorr-Bremse in patent infringement action involving air disc brakes; secured permanent injunction and willful infringement).
· Knorr-Bremse Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH v. Dana Corp. et al., 133 F.Supp2d 833 (E.D. Va. 2001).
· Knorr-Bremse Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH v. Dana Corp. et al., 133 F.Supp2d 843 (E.D. Va. 2001).
Conferences:
· VPP Herbst-Fachtagung 2004, Nuremberg, Germany - Presenter - "Using Legal Opinions As a Defense to Willful Patent Infringement After Knorr-Bremse v. Dana Corp. et al." (November 2004)
· American Bar Association (ABA) Intellectual Property Law Section (IPL) conference in Toronto, Canada - Discussion Panelist - Knorr-Bremse Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH v. Dana Corp. et al (2004)
Publications
· "Texas Hold 'Em: 10 Tips for Winning Patent Litigation in the Lone Star State," California Lawyer (June 2007). Co-Authors: R. Scott Feldmann and Jeffrey D. Sanok.
Alerts & Newsletters
· "Sweeping U.S. Patent Law Changes - America Invents Act," IP Insights (September 22, 2011). Contacts: Jeffrey D. Sanok, Robert L. Grabarek Jr., Suzanne C. Walts.
· "Inter Partes Reexamination Not Limited To First Application In Chain Of Applications," Intellectual Property Bullet Analyses (August 29, 2008). Contact: Jeffrey D. Sanok.
· "Post-KSR Patent Prosecution "Survival Guide"," IP Insights (May 16, 2007). Contact: Jeffrey D. Sanok.
· "US Supreme Court Makes it Easier to Find Patents Obvious," IP Insights (May 1, 2007). Contacts: Richard McMillan Jr., Jeffrey D. Sanok, Brian M. Koide.
· "MedImmune's Impact May Be Greater Than Many Suspect," IP Insights (January 29, 2007). Contacts: Richard McMillan Jr., Jeffrey D. Sanok.