Goodwin remains active at the ITC and is recognised for its work on competitor versus competitor cases. The team recently achieved a complete win for its client Samsung in a multi-patent assertion matter against a competitor. Located in Washington DC, PJ McCarthy chairs the team; McCarthy is a first-chair litigator with specialized expertise in handling Section 337 investigations involving various technologies. The practice is further strengthened by Boston-based Douglas Kline, a seasoned IP litigator with experience representing tech and life science companies in high-stakes cases.
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PJ McCarthy is a partner in Goodwin’s IP Litigation practice. PJ is a first chair litigator with particular expertise handling Section 337 investigations at the International Trade Commission (ITC). Having handled about forty investigations, PJ counsels ITC clients across a wide breadth of industries and regarding various areas of law. PJ stays current on all developments at the ITC, he regularly speaks about practicing at the Commission, and sits on the Executive Committee for the ITC’s leading bar association – the ITC Trial Lawyers Association (ITCTLA).

PJ also regularly leads district court patent litigations and is an accomplished jury trial specialist. PJ handles a broad scope of technologies in his practice, but as an electrical engineer tends to focus on such things as semiconductors, computers, wireless technologies, consumer electronics, and the mechanical arts. In June 2021, PJ led a trial team that secured a windfall jury verdict for his clients that resulted in national Litigator of the Week recognition.

Education

JD, 2008, The John Marshall Law School (cum laude) / BS, Electrical Engineering, 2005, Purdue University West Lafayette

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Key clients

  • Samsung Electronics Corporation (SEC)
  • Samsung Electronics America (SEA)
  • Breeze Smoke
  • Dongguan (Shenzhen) Shikai Technology Co. (Shikai)
  • Capital Sales Company
  • KMT
  • General Electric Company, Savant & Savant Technologies
  • Current Lighting Solutions, LLC
  • GE Lighting, a Savant Company
  • X1 Discovery, Inc.
  • Amlogic
  • Novartis
  • Biotronik, Inc.
  • Micro Systems Engineering, Inc.
  • Shenzhen Absen Optoelectronic Co. Ltd.
  • Jingrui