John M. Hintz

Industries

• Health Care Innovation
  • Medical Technology
    • Life Sciences IP
• Manufacturing
  • Consumable Goods
  • Industrials
• Technology
  • Computer Systems & Software Development

Practices

• Intellectual Property
  • IP Litigation
  • Patent

Biography

John has more than 35 years of experience and focuses his practice at FBT on intellectual property (IP) litigation matters, and in particular, patent litigation. He has worked on all aspects of patent disputes and has litigated in federal courts throughout the country, at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and at the International Trade Commission.

John also has significant transactional, licensing, and counseling experience, including advising clients on the IP aspects of IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, and the transfer and licensing of IP assets. His clients have spanned a broad range of industries covering diverse technologies, including semiconductor design, search engines, financial services, barcode scanning, Internet-related businesses and technologies, telecommunications, LED lighting devices, consumer products, computer simulations, commodity chemicals, polymers, process control instruments, medical devices, and life sciences.

John served as Samsung’s expert witness on U.S. law related to patents and patent licensing in disputes between Samsung and Apple in the Netherlands, France, Italy, Japan, and Australia.

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