Craig A. Deutsch

About Craig

Craig A. Deutsch is a Principal in the Twin Cities office of Fish & Richardson. His practice focuses on patents, with a primary emphasis on defending and invalidating patents in post-grant proceedings. Mr. Deutsch has experience in both patent prosecution and patent litigation, and provides IP services including drafting and prosecution of utility and industrial design subjects in the U.S. and abroad, investigation and analysis of patent validity and infringement, strategic portfolio management, and intellectual property counseling. Mr. Deutsch’s technical experience spans a variety of mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical industries, including mobile and connected devices, electromechanical equipment, building control systems, medical devices, oil extraction and production, and consumer products. Prior to joining Fish, Mr. Deutsch was Intellectual Property Counsel for 3M, and worked as a Mechanical Design Engineer for Honeywell International.

Publications

Craig A. Deutsch, Restoring Truth: An Argument to Remove the Qui Tam Provision from the False Marking Statute of the Patent Act, 11 MINN. J. L. SCI. & TECH. 829 (2010)

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 Flow, Inc., 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

Awards

“Top 30 PTAB Practitioners” by Managing Intellectual Property (2020).