Overview

Experienced in both patent prosecution and patent litigation, Craig Deutsch is a leading practitioner in defending and invalidating patents in post-grant proceedings.

Craig offers his clients comprehensive IP counseling. He drafts and prosecutes patents for utility and industrial design subjects in the U.S. and abroad, conducts patent validity and infringement investigations and analyses, and advises on strategic portfolio management.

His technical experience spans mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical inventions, including mobile and connected devices, electromechanical equipment, building control systems, medical devices, oil extraction and production, and consumer products.

Before joining Fish, Craig was intellectual property counsel for 3M Co. and worked as a mechanical design engineer for Honeywell International Inc. His in-house IP counsel experience and hands-on engineering background enable him to advise clients with a firsthand, insider’s business perspective on tackling IP issues.

Experience

Post-Grant Proceedings

  • LKQ Corp. v. GM Global Technology Operations LLC, IPR2020-00065.
  • LKQ Corp. v. GM Global Technology Operations LLC, IPR2020-00062.
  • LKQ Corp. v. GM Global Technology Operations LLC, PGR2020-00005.
  • LKQ Corp. v. GM Global Technology Operations LLC, PGR2020-00004.
  • FMC Technologies, Inc. v. OneSubsea IP UK Limited et al, IPR2019-00935.
  • Valeritas, Inc. v. Roche Diabetes Care, Inc., IPR2019-00552.
  • Valeritas, Inc. v. Roche Diabetes Care, Inc., IPR2019-00553.
  • Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. v. Cardio FlowInc., IPR2018-01549.
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Seven Networks, LLC, IPR2018-01124.
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Seven Networks, LLC, IPR2018-01125.
  • Wagner Spray Tech Corporation v. Graco Minnesota Inc., PGR2018-00049.
  • Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation v. Vehicle IP, LLC et al, IPR2018-00531.
  • OneSubsea IP UK Limited v. FMC Technologies, Inc., IPR2016-01601.
  • FMC Technologies, Inc. v. OneSubsea IP UK Limited, IPR2016-00907.
  • FMC Technologies, Inc. v. OneSubsea IP UK Limited, IPR2016-00495.
  • FMC Technologies, Inc. v. OneSubsea IP UK Limited, IPR2016-00467.
  • FMC Technologies, Inc. v. OneSubsea IP UK Limited, IPR2016-00378.
  • FMC Technologies, Inc. v. OneSubsea IP UK Limited, IPR2016-00328.

Professional associations

  • PTAB Bar Association, Vice Chair, Technology Committee (2023-Present)