Professional experience
Lauren A. Degnan is a Principal in the Washington, DC of Fish & Richardson P.C. Her practice focuses on patent litigation, intellectual property litigation, counseling, and licensing. She has litigated numerous cases in federal district courts, including the Eastern District of Texas, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the United States International Trade Commission.

Ms. Degnan has litigated cases involving telecommunications, wireless infrastructure equipment, mobile phones, microprocessors, computer networks and peripherals, internet applications, GPS devices, document imaging and storage systems, software applications, and various mechanical inventions. Before joining Fish, she served as a judicial clerk to Chief Judge Haldane Robert Mayer of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (1997-1999).

Litigation examples

District Court
PACid v. Intel Corp. (E.D. Tex. 2009) (WiFi encryption) - Representing Intel in patent infringement case involving WiFi encryption. Case pending.

Affinity Labs of Texas, LLC v. TomTom, Inc. et al. (E.D. Tex. 2008) - Represented TomTom in patent infringement case involving navigation devices. Favorable early settlement.

Encyclopaedia Britannica v. TomTom, Inc. et al. (W.D. Tex. 2007) - Representing TomTom in patent infringement case involving navigation devices. Won summary judgment of invalidity of two Britannica patents.

Finisar Corp. v. XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. et al. (E.D. Tex. 2007) - Represented XM in patent infringement case involving satellite radio. Case dismissed on favorable terms.

LG Electronics, Inv. v. Hitachi Ltd. et al. (E.D. Tex. 2007) - Represented LGE in patent infringement case involving plasma display panels. Favorable settlement.

Fenner Investment, Ltd v. Microsoft Corporation et al. (E.D. Tex. 2007) - Representing Microsoft in patent infringement case involving joystick port interface circuits. Won summary judgment of noninfringement one day before trial.

Garmin Corp. et al. v. TomTom, Inc. (W.D. Wisc. 2006) & (E.D. Tex. 2006) - Represented TomTom in patent infringement case involving navigation devices and methods. Favorable settlement after summary judgment victory of noninfringement and invalidity against five Garmin patents in W.D. Wisc. case.

Wireless Agents L.L.C. v. Amoi Elecs., Inc. et al. (W.D. Tex. 2006) - Represented Nokia in patent infringement case involving handheld communications devices. Favorable settlement.

Computer Cache Coherency Corp. v. Intel Corp. (N.D. Cal. 2005) - Represented Intel in patent infringement case involving interface circuits providing communications between computer systems. Won summary judgment of noninfringement.

Digital Packet Licensing Inc. v. MCI, Inc. et al. (E.D. Tex. 2005) - Represented Time Warner Cable in patent infringement case involving digital packet telephone systems and voice over IP technology. Favorable early settlement.

Fenner Investments, Ltd. v. Juniper Networks, Inc. et al. (E.D. Tex. 2005) - Represented Nokia in patent infringement case involving mobile communications infrastructure equipment. Favorable settlement after exchange of expert reports.

Henrob Ltd. v. Böllhoff Systemtechnik GmbH & Co. KG. et al. (E.D. Mich. 2005) - Representing Henrob in patent infringement case involving self-pierce riveting technology.

Wichita Falls Power Management, L.L.C. v. Intel Corp. (N.D. Tex. 2005) - Represented Intel in patent infringement case involving power management technology for microprocessors. Favorable settlement.

Honeywell International Inc. et al. v. Audiovox Corp. et al. (D. Del. 2004) - Representing Nokia in large-scale, multi-defendant patent infringement case involving liquid crystal displays. Case pending.

MyMail, Ltd. v. America Online, Inc. et al. (E.D. Tex. 2004) - Represented AOL in patent infringement case involving computer networks and on-line services. Favorable settlement while motion for summary judgment of noninfringement was pending.

Cisco Sys. Inc. v. Alcatel USA, Inc. et al. (E.D. Tex. 2003) - Represented Alcatel in antitrust case involving optical cross connect technology. Favorable settlement.

William Reber, LLC v. Samsung Elecs. Am., Inc. et al. (N.D. Ill. 2003) - Represented Nokia in patent infringement case involving image capture cellular telephones. Favorable early settlement.

DataTreasury Corp. v. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. et al. (E.D. Tex. 2002) - Represented ACS in patent infringement case involving document imaging and storage systems. Case dismissed on favorable terms.

Mirror Imaging LLC v. Affiliated Computer Servs., Inc. (E.D. Mich. 2002) - Represented ACS in patent infringement and trade secret case involving check storage and retrieval systems. Won summary judgment of noninfringement.

Alcatel USA, Inc. v. Tekelec, Inc. (E.D. Tex. 2000) - Represented plaintiff Alcatel in patent infringement and antitrust case involving mobile communications routing equipment. Favorable settlement after denial of defendant’s motion for summary judgment of noninfringement.

Cabot Corp. v. Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co. (S.D. Ind. 2000) - Represented defendant 3M in patent infringement case involving safety equipment. Favorable settlement after partial summary judgment of noninfringement.

CIENA Corp. v. Corvis Corp. (D. Del. 2000) - Represented CIENA in patent infringement case involving dense wave division multiplexing optical communications systems. Case settled after jury verdicts of infringement and no invalidity and injunction issued.

Intel Corp. v. Broadcom Corp. (D. Del. 2000) - Represented Intel in patent infringement case involving digital video processors and compression algorithms. Favorable settlement after successful motion for a new trial.

Bell Atl. Network Servs., Inc. v. Covad Communications Group, Inc. et al. (E.D. Va. 1999) - Represented Covad Communications in patent infringement case involving DSL transmission systems. Won summary judgment of noninfringement.

Honeywell Consumer Prods., Inc. v. Windmere Durable Holdings, Inc. et al. (D. Mass. 1997) - Represented Windmere in patent infringement case involving consumer products. Defeated preliminary injunction & favorable settlement.

Sumitomo Elec. Lightwave Corp. v. Siecor Corp. (M.D.N.C. 1997) - Represented Sumitomo Electric Lightwave in patent infringement and antitrust case involving fiber optic coatings. Favorable settlement.

Appellate
ArthroCare Corp. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2004) - Represented defendant/appellant Smith & Nephew in patent infringement and antitrust case involving electrosurgical devices. Favorable settlement after successfully overturning jury verdict of no invalidity and dismissal of antitrust claim.

Mirror Imaging LLC v. Affiliated Computer Servs., Inc. et al. (Fed. Cir. 2004) - Represented defendant/appellee ACS in patent infringement case involving check storage and retrieval systems. Plaintiff/appellant dismissed its appeal of summary judgment of noninfringement after motion for damages and costs for defending against a frivolous appeal.

TypeRight Keyboard Corp. v. Microsoft Corp. (Fed. Cir. 2003) - Represented defendant/appellee Microsoft in patent infringement case involving computer keyboards. Favorable settlement.

Compaq Computer Corp. v. eMachines, Inc. et al. (Fed. Cir. 2002) - Represented defendant/appellant Trigem in patent infringement case involving PC processors and peripheral controllers. Favorable settlement.

Advanced Interactive Inc. v. Matshushita Elec. Corp. et al. (Fed. Cir. 2001) - Represented defendant/appellee ATI Technologies in patent infringement case involving digital video and text transmission systems. Successfully defended summary judgment of noninfringement.

Bell Atlantic Network Servs., Inc. v. Covad Communications Group, Inc. et al. (Fed. Cir. 2001) - Represented defendant/appellee Covad Communications in patent infringement case involving DSL transmission systems. Successfully defended summary judgment of noninfringement.

Cabot Corp. v. Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co. (Fed. Cir. 2000) - Represented defendant/appellee 3M in patent infringement case involving safety equipment. Successfully defended denial of a motion for a preliminary injunction.

Section 337 Proceedings
Certain Inkjet Ink Supplies and Components Thereof, 337-TA-581 (2006) - Represented complainant Hewlett-Packard in patent infringement case. Favorable settlement.

Certain Point of Sale Terminals and Components Thereof, 337-TA-524 (2004) - Represented respondent Ingenico in patent infringement case. Won summary determination that the complainant lacked standing.

Certain Signature Capture Devices and Component Parts Thereof, and Systems That Employ Such Devices, 337-TA-504 (2003) - Represented respondent Ingenico in patent infringement case. Favorable early settlement.

Certain Safety Eyewear and Components Thereof, 337-TA-433 (2000) - Represented complainant Bacou USA/Uvex in patent infringement case. Favorable settlement.

Publications
Co-author, "Sealed with a Click: Forming Enforceable On-Line Agreements," 17 Licensing Journal 13 (1997). Co-author, "Rev'd on Other Grounds: The Supreme Court Decides Hilton Davis," Intellectual Property Today (April 1997). Co-author, "Responding to Hardball Tactics and Questionable Ethics in Litigation," 10 Inside Litigation 7 (1996). Author, "Does U.S. Patent Law Comply with TRIPS Articles 3 and 27 with Respect to the Treatment of Inventive Activity?" 78 Journal of the Patent Office Society 108 (1996).

Bar admissions
Admitted to the bar in the District of Columbia and Massachusetts, and admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, and United States District Court for the District of Wisconsin. Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Additional information
Member, Federal Circuit Bar Association, Amicus Committee; Member, Intellectual Property Owners Association; Member, International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association.