Blake Davis is an intellectual property litigation associate in the San Francisco office of Latham & Watkins.
Mr. Davis represents clients in patent litigation disputes in a wide array of technologies including flash memory, DRAM, power transistors, semiconductor wafer processing, software, user interfaces, cellular technologies, and microfluidic systems. He has represented clients in district courts, the International Trade Commission (ITC), and in post-grant proceedings including inter partes review (IPR) at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
His experience involves all aspects of patent litigation and patent office proceedings on behalf of defendants and plaintiffs. For example, he has led infringement, invalidity, and claim construction analysis, as well as the drafting of IPR petitions and patent owner responses, mediation statements, and pre-trial briefing and post-trial briefing. He has also taken and defended fact and expert witness depositions and argued motions in district court and the ITC.
In addition to his work for corporate clients, Mr. Davis is active in pro bono matters including working with asylum applicants in removal proceedings in immigration court.
Publications
"The New Wrinkle for Patent Defendants Seeking Stays Pending PTAB," The Recorder