Eric Krause
Partner
Eric has a strong record of obtaining defense victories in active patent venues like the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, the District of Delaware, the International Trade Commission (ITC), and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
In addition to his intellectual property caseload, Eric participates in the Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program and has assisted the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence and volunteered for the Southern Poverty Law Center's Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative.
Related Practices
- Advertising and Marketing Litigation
- Brand and Content Protection
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Trademark Prosecution and Brand Management
- International Trade Commission Section 337 Investigations
- Legislative and Government Affairs
- Trademark Litigation
- Copyrights and Licensing
- Domain Names and Cyber Protection
- Patent Litigation
- Intellectual Property
- International
Experience
Experience
Representative Matters
- Obtained final written decisions of unpatentability of all 100+ challenged claims of four semiconductor manufacturing patents asserted in 10 litigations across three district courts in an IPR case (PTAB)
- Won final determination of no violation based on non-infringement and invalidity of all four asserted patents targeting Universal Mobile Telecommunications System/Long Term Evolution (UMTS/LTE) standards and mobile communication modules (Certain UMTS and LTE Cellular Communication Modules and Products Containing Same) (ITC)
- Obtained final determination of no violation as to all five patents asserted in an ITC case involving liquid crystal display devises including monitors, televisions, and modules; affirmed by the Federal Circuit (Certain Liquid Crystal Display Devices, Including Monitors, Televisions, and Modules, and Components Thereof) (ITC, CAFC)
- Secured global resolution following an initial determination of no violation of all intervened patents targeting app messaging, cloud sync, and tethering (Certain Electronic Devices, Including Mobile Phones and Tablet Computers, and Components Thereof) (ITC)
- Granted dismissal with prejudice by Judge Albright at the pleadings stage of a patent claim involving live video streaming (WDTX)
- Obtained judgment of invalidity of all asserted patents involving video uploading/publishing; affirmed by the Federal Circuit (Delaware)
- Won denial of preliminary injunction motion and judgment of invalidity based on indefiniteness concerning smart thermostat technology (EDTX)
- Obtained judgment of invalidity of a patent directed to software license control; affirmed by the Federal Circuit with the petition for rehearing en banc and cert. petition denied (NDCA, CAFC)
Insights
Insights
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- J.D. cum laude University of California at Hastings 2008
- B.S. Electrical Engineering Rice University 2000
Bar Admissions
- California
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Professional Memberships and Activities
- Member, Eastern District of Texas Bench Bar Planning Committee
- Member, ITC Trial Lawyers Association
Recognition
Recognition
- IAM Patent 1000, World's Leading Patent Professionals, 2023 – 2024
Community
Community
Pro Bono
- Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program
- Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
- Southern Poverty Law Center's Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative