Greg Krauss
Partner
Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Counseling and Prosecution, Trademark and Copyright
Northern Virginia
571-765-7707
Gregory A. Krauss focuses on patent litigation in federal courts and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, trademark prosecution in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and trademark litigation in federal courts and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. His clients include intellectual property owners in a variety of industries, including defense contractors, trade associations, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, computer devices and components, computer networks and more.
Greg has been a trial lawyer since 1988. His practice has centered primarily on cases that combine complex scientific issues with complex litigation issues. He has litigated cases involving patent infringement, trademark infringement, environmental liability under CERCLA, environmental insurance coverage, toxic tort chemical exposures, and pharmaceutical regulatory issues. He has tried cases in state, federal, and administrative courts.
Selected Experience:
- Trial co-counsel in an eight-day computer network device patent jury trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas representing Innovation Sciences, LLC (2020)
- Trial co-counsel in multiple “covered business method” review patent challenges at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board representing Smartflash, LLC (2015-2016)
- Trial co-counsel in a three-week CERCLA arranger liability bench trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin representing Appleton Papers Inc. (2012)
- Trial co-counsel in a four-week DRAM patent jury trial in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey representing Matsushita Industrial Electrical, Ltd. (2006)
- Trial co-counsel in a three-month medical device patent jury trial in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee representing Medtronic Sofamor Danek. (2004)
- Lead trial counsel for Bayer Corporation in administrative proceedings before the United States Food and Drug Administration, In the Matter of: Enrofloxacin for Poultry: Withdrawal of Approval of New Animal Drug Application NADA 140-828, the first animal drug withdrawal case to be tried since 1985. (2002 – 2003)
- Trial defense co-counsel in a two-month, multi-plaintiff, “sick building syndrome” jury trial in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia, a case arising from the EPA Headquarters building in Washington, D.C. (1993)
- Lead counsel in a pro bono asylum case, achieving asylum in September 2010 for a teenaged El Salvadoran girl who was persecuted by gangs in her hometown. Greg was lead trial counsel at the merits hearing. Before a decision on the merits, a law change impacted where the case could be first heard. Greg moved the matter to the United States Customs and Immigration Service and won asylum. (2009 – 2010)
- Lead counsel in a pro bono asylum case, achieving asylum in February 2007 for an Ethiopian professor who was persecuted and imprisoned on account of his political affiliations, ethnic background and religious beliefs. Greg was lead trial counsel at the May 2005 merits hearing in the United States Immigration Court, Arlington, VA and lead counsel on appeal before the Board of Immigration Appeals. (2005 – 2007)
In addition to the trials above, Greg has achieved results without trial for clients, including the following cases:
- Future Enterprises Pte. Ltd. (trademark Opposition by Eti Gida Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, 2021)
- Internet Promise Group LLC (trademark Opposition by Apple Inc.in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, 2021)
- Empower Pharmaceuticals LLC (patent infringement, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, false designation of origin and false advertising under the Lanham Act, unfair competition and false advertising under the New Jersey Fair Trade Act, and violations of New Jersey pharmacy regulations alleged by Metuchen Pharmaceuticals LLC, resolved after motion to dismiss ruling, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 2018)
- The Laurus Alliance Project Corporation DBA The Laurus Project (trademark Opposition by Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, 2017)
- LogicMark, LLC (patent infringement alleged by Nevin Jenkins, resolved after motion to dismiss ruling, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 2017)
- WTC Captive Insurance Company, Inc. (insurance coverage, summary judgment against Certain Underwriters of Lloyd’s, London and Certain London Market Insurers on duty to defend and equitable contribution, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2008)
- Swett & Crawford (insurance contract, case dismissed on summary judgment, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 2005)
- Medtronic Sofamor Danek (conversion and unjust enrichment claims dismissed on summary judgment, United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, 2004)
- Cutting Edge Technologies (supplier contract, awarded $1.5 million on summary judgment, United States District Court for the District of Maryland, 2002) + Continental Insurance Company (insurance coverage, summary judgment finding no coverage, Connecticut Superior Court, 1999)
- Zurich American Life Insurance (annuity contract, summary judgment finding no breach of contract, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1995)
- Rutland Fire Clay Company (asbestos personal injury, summary judgment finding no liability, Circuit Court for Baltimore County, MD 1989)
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