An associate in the Litigation Department, Brian P. Egan focuses his practice on patent litigation. He is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Egan worked for over three years as a patent examiner with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office where he examined patents in the chemical arts. While there, he also completed a judicial externship with Administrative Patent Judge Bradley Garris of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.

Representative Cases:

• Bluestone Innovations Texas, LLC v. Nichia Corporation et al., No. 2-10-CV-171 (E.D. Tex.) (patent infringement case involving LEDs and LDs)
• Edwards Lifesciences v. CoreValve, Inc. and Medtronic CoreValve, LLC, No. 08-091 (D. Del.) ($74 million jury verdict for client Edwards Lifesciences for infringement of transcatheter heart valve patent; infringement found to be willful); counterpart litigations in Germany and the United Kingdom
• BASF Agro B.V. and Bayer S.A.S. v. Makhteshim Agan of North America and Control Solutions, Inc., No. 10-CV-276 (M.D.N.C.) (patent infringement case involving pesticides)
• BASF Agro B.V. and Bayer S.A.S. v. Cheminova, Inc., No. 10-CV-274 (M.D.N.C.) (patent infringement case involving pesticides)
• L’Oreal v. Estee Lauder, No. 04-1660 (D.N.J.) (cosmetic formulations)
• Gillette v. Energizer Holdings, et al., No. 03-CV11514 (D. Mass.) (wet shaving technology)
• Philips Oral Healthcare v. The Gillette Company et al., No. 04-859 (D. Del.) (sonic powered toothbrushes)
• WB Music Corp. v. RTV Communications, No. 04-3890-cv (2d Cir.) (calculation of damages for copyright infringement)
• Electronic Data Systems Corp. v. BT Americas, Inc. et al., No. 380-4252-07 (Collin County, TX) (misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of contract claims)
• Wilson et al. v. Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd., et al., No. 08-3751-cv (L) (2d Cir.) (litigation arising from defendants’ investment in a satellite company; Second Circuit affirmed dismissal of all claims on forum non conveniens grounds)