John S. Goetz Email & Phone Number

A trial lawyer who specializes in intellectual property litigation, Mr. Goetz’s patent practice spans an unusually wide array of technical areas. His litigation expertise also includes trademark, trade dress, and trade secret cases involving retail consumer products. Mr. Goetz has handled dozens of cases in courts nationwide, and at the International Trade Commission (ITC), including as lead trial counsel. His pretrial experience includes preliminary injunction hearings, over 70 depositions, motion practice, and Markman hearings. His substantial trial experience includes opening statements, direct examinations, cross-examinations, and closing arguments. Whether starting a case from the beginning or taking over a case from other trial counsel, Mr. Goetz focuses the efforts of his team on actions designed to win the case at trial and through appeal, while always looking for ways to short circuit the case either by winning dispositive motions or by obtaining an early favorable settlement. Representing both plaintiffs and defendants, Mr. Goetz has invalidated patents in the Eastern District of Texas, obtained exclusion orders for patent holders at the ITC, navigated clients through the intricate Hatch-Waxman legal landscape, vigorously protected trade secrets, and defeated over-zealous allegations of trade dress. Whatever the posture, jurisdiction, or legal issue, Mr. Goetz takes pride in shepherding a case—through trial if necessary—by applying the planning, execution, discipline, and leadership skills he honed as an officer in the United States Army.

Listed skills include Patent Litigation, Intellectual Property, and Litigation.

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  Ip Litigation Attorney

  Fish & Richardson P.C.

  2007 - Present - Greater New York City Area

  Mr. Goetz’s patent practice spans an unusually wide array of technical areas, including wireless communications, computer software, website design, online e-commerce, flash memory, graphics controllers, LED displays, ion-exchange resins, chemicals, pharmaceutical compounds, micro-electro-mechanical systems, navigation systems, and hybrid-electric vehicles. Mr. Goetz’s litigation expertise also includes trademark, trade dress, and trade secret cases involving retail consumer… Show more Mr. Goetz’s patent practice spans an unusually wide array of technical areas, including wireless communications, computer software, website design, online e-commerce, flash memory, graphics controllers, LED displays, ion-exchange resins, chemicals, pharmaceutical compounds, micro-electro-mechanical systems, navigation systems, and hybrid-electric vehicles. Mr. Goetz’s litigation expertise also includes trademark, trade dress, and trade secret cases involving retail consumer products.While Mr. Goetz likes to fight and win, he recognizes that his clients are in the business of business—not litigation. That’s why in addition to his trial practice, Mr. Goetz routinely advises his clients, both established and early-stage companies, on developing creative and successful strategies that implement, protect, enforce, and leverage their intellectual property assets. Mr. Goetz also regularly counsels his clients on how to identify marketplace opportunities, create valuable IP, and conduct the due diligence necessary to assess risks and move the business forward with confidence. Show less