Joseph Andrew Powers

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Partner

  Firm Name

  Duane Morris LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Matters: Litigation: Obtained from district court finding of invalidity of all claims of two widely asserted
  previously litigated patents based on indefiniteness.
  Obtained from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on behalf of an American multinational telecommunications corporation an affirmance of summary judgment of invalidity of a software patent with computer-implemented means-plus-function claim limitations because the patent failed to disclose corresponding algorithms.
  Obtained from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on behalf of an American multinational telecommunications corporation an affirmance of summary judgment of non-infringement of a widely enforced patent purportedly applicable to WiFi
  femtocell functionality.
  Defense counsel for international biometric scanner manufacturer in patent infringement matter. Obtained decisive Markman ruling on patent claim scope, leading to dismissal of action with prejudice.
  Plaintiff counsel in patent litigation relating to wireless mesh communications. Won significant Markman decision affirming broad application of asserted claims.
  Defense counsel in patent litigation relating to parimutuel wagering systems. Settled case on terms client found favorable after securing Markman decision limiting claim scope of multiple asserted patents.
  Counsel to a foreign corporation in defense of a patent-infringement suit before the International Trade Commission relating to controls for injection blow molding machines.
  Other Matters: Counsel in numerous Inter Partes Review proceedings where patents were found invalid
  invalidity affirmed by the Federal Circuit.
  Counsel to power IC design
  manufacturing company as startup through purchase by a Fortune 200 company. Guided company in building a patent portfolio from scratch into an industry-leading position.
  Counsel to leading international semiconductor foundry in obtaining
  enforcing both foreign
  domestic patents
  trademarks.
  Counsel to a globally recognized world leader in the automatic data capture market.
  Counsel to local university in patent preparation matters.
  Counsel to several individuals, startup companies,
  small businesses in various fields, such as pet toys, medical devices, automated assembly devices, biometric sensors
  computer software.