Washington, DC
Ian B. Brooks represents clients in complex patent disputes – leading teams at all stages of litigation. Ian’s experience includes patent matters involving computer, wireless communication, semiconductor fabrication, chemicals, and pharmaceutical technologies in district courts, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, the International Trade Commission, and the Court of Federal Claims. Ian has also litigated trade secrets, trademark, and copyright cases, and advised clients in intellectual property transactions. Ian represents a broad range of organizations from startups to Fortune 500 companies.
In addition, Ian has represented clients pro bono in veterans’ benefits appeals, immigration status adjustments, and tenant eviction disputes.
Before entering the legal profession, Ian worked as an engineer for one of the largest defense contractors in the country, where he worked on missile launching systems.
- Represented K-fee in an 11-patent dispute against Nespresso that spanned the district court, the PTAB, and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, obtaining favorable resolution (K-fee System GmbH v. Nespresso USA, Inc.)
- Successfully obtained complete and favorable jury verdict in favor of Next Caller on claims of trade secrets misappropriation, international interference with perspective business relations, and breach of contract (TRUSTID, Inc. v. Next Caller Inc.)
- Obtained jury verdict of non-infringement of three patents in favor of Next Caller (TRUSTID, Inc. v. Next Caller Inc.)
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, Litigation – Intellectual Property (2024-2026), Litigation – Patent, 2026
- Washington, DC Super Lawyers “Rising Star,” 2018-2021
- The Legal 500 US 2019
- Harvard Law School, JD
- Johns Hopkins University, MS, Electrical Engineering
- University of Maryland, BS, Electrical Engineering
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- Supreme Court of the United States
- US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- US District Court for the District of Columbia
- US Court of Federal Claims
- US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
- US Patent and Trademark Office
- US District Court for the District of Colorado
- US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
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