Bio

John Schnurer partners with his clients to develop and execute customized legal strategies aligned with their business objectives. John Schnurer tries and litigates cases in federal and state courts across the country, and before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). He has led 11 jury trials and 21 bench trials, nine of which were patent trials. He also has litigated more than 40 Section 337 investigations before the ITC. John is a leading intellectual property (IP) strategist. His background in electrical engineering informs his IP counseling regarding patent infringement, validity, post-grant proceedings, and large portfolio due diligence studies, including for acquisitions, licensing, or pre-suit purposes. He has significant experience in patent post-grant proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, particularly inter partes review proceedings. John has significant experience representing Chinese, Taiwanese, Korean, and Japanese companies in addition to U.S. corporations. John previously served as an attorney with the Department of Justice and the U.S. Air Force. He also supervised criminal trial attorneys and first-chaired numerous felony jury and bench trials and civil lawsuits involving environmental, medical malpractice, and other tort causes of action.