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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP Offices

901 NEW YORK AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20001-4413
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Smith R. Brittingham IV

Work Department
Intellectual Property
Position
Co-leader, ITC Litigation Practice
Career
Smith Brittingham concentrates on intellectual property litigation. He has extensive experience in the trial and appellate courts, and he has particular expertise in cases before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). Smith currently serves as leader of the firm’s ITC litigation practice. Smith joined Finnegan after serving as a senior investigative attorney with the ITC’s Office of Unfair Import Investigations. He has been involved in more than 55 ITC investigations and more than 25 ITC trials, as well as trials in U.S. district courts and appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Memberships
- American Bar Association (Section on Intellectual Property Law)
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- ITC Trial Lawyers Association
- Federal Circuit Bar Association
Education
Ohio State University School of Law
J.D., with honors, 1987
Oberlin College
B.A., Chemistry and Government, 1984
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
Largely based in Washington DC, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP has a seasoned ITC practice that represents both claimants and respondents in Section 337 patent infringement cases related to a broad range of technologies. The ITC litigation practice is co-led by intellectual property litigator Smith R. Brittingham IV, who has particular expertise in cases before the ITC, and Elizabeth A. Niemeyer, who frequently assists clients before the ITC with patent litigation and administrative proceedings in the electrical arts, alongside Erika Arner and Anand Sharma. Frank A. DeCosta III frequently defends clients against patent infringement charges in tech, and Mareesa A. Frederick stands out for her ability to litigate cases related to mechanical and electrical patents before the ITC. The group also includes patent litigation specialists Forrest A. Jones and J. Preston Long as well as patent and trade secret litigator Cara Regan. Lionel M. Lavenue and Kara A. Specht, respectively based in Reston and Atlanta, are also key practitioners.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
Firm Rankings
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)