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Tom focuses on litigation in district court and before the PTAB. Tom has examined witnesses at trial, presented argument at hearings, prepared witnesses for depositions and trial, and drafted motions, appeal briefs, and other documents. His experience also includes working on over 50 IPR and CBM proceedings. He frequently works with engineers, scientists, and doctors to understand complex technical issues and translate them into simple terms and concepts accessible by judges and juries. Tom’s matters have involved a variety of technologies, such as medical devices, spinal cord stimulation systems, cryptography, signal processing, digital rights management, payment systems, cellular communications standards, and pharmaceuticals.Tom’s representative matters include:Boston Scientific v. Nevro – Represented Nevro in three lawsuits in D. Del. and in numerous parallel IPR proceedings. These cases involve spinal cord stimulation and implantable medical device technology. Represented Nevro in hearings, at trial, in front of the PTAB, and at the Federal Circuit.Certain Audio Processing Hardware, Software and Products Containing the Same, 337-TA-1026 – Successfully defended Apple at the ITC against three patents involving audio and noise processing. Obtained finding of no infringement, no technical domestic industry, and no standing. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. v. Auris Health, Inc. – Represented for Auris Health, a subsidiary of J&J, in a series of IPR proceedings against multiple asserted Intuitive Surgical patents. Successfully invalidated several patents directed to robotic surgery.Omni MedSci, Inc. v. Apple – Represented Apple in three patent infringement lawsuits and numerous IPRs involving wearable heart rate monitoring technology. Successfully invalidated asserted patents at the PTAB.Braemar Manufacturing v. InfoBionic – Represented patent owners CardioNet and Braemar in D. Mass. and in several IPR proceedings involving mobile cardiac telemetry. Apple, Inc. v. VirnetX, Inc.: Represented Apple in over 20 inter partes review proceedings concerning secure communications technology. Successfully invalidated almost 400 claims of VirnetX’s patents.ContentGuard Holdings, Inc. v. Amazon.com Inc. et al., Represented Apple, one of the accused infringers of patents concerning digital rights management. Verdict of non-infringement affirmed on appeal. Attorney Advertising Prior results do not guarantee a similar result

Listed skills include C++, Litigation, and Patent Litigation.