San Diego Super Lawyers Recognize Two IP Eversheds Sutherland Partners 

SAN DIEGO—Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Partner Jose L. Patiño has been selected as a top San Diego attorney by Super Lawyers. Additionally, Partner Justin Gray has been recognized as a Rising Star. The designations are the result of an annual survey conducted by the publication, which focuses on professional achievement and peer recognition. 

Mr. Patiño is a patent litigation partner who serves as Partner in Charge of the San Diego Office.  He represents companies in high-stakes intellectual property disputes, and has argued before the courts of 20 different states. Mr. Patiño has extensive experience with patent litigation-specific proceedings, including before the International Trade Commission, and as special intellectual property counsel in US Bankruptcy Court. Among prominent representations, he successfully defended Bridge Medical by securing a judgment of unenforceability of the asserted patent at trial and a precedential affirmance on appeal (McKesson Info Solutions v. Bridge Medical, 487 F.3d 897). He has represented companies in a variety of industries, including Actiontec, CenturyLink, Level 3 Communications, Dassault Systèmes Simulia Corporation, ESET, General Motors, Kyocera Corporation and Workplace Technologies Research, Inc.

Mr. Gray advises clients on intellectual property and complex litigation matters with a focus on computer software and hardware, medical devices, and telecommunications. He regularly counsels clients in federal courts across the country on cases involving patent infringement, trade secret protection, and copyright infringement. Mr. Gray’s extensive experience includes helping to secure a complete victory in the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on behalf of a manufacturer of dental implants, obtaining a precedential decision affirming the invalidity of a competitor’s patent. He also defended and obtained favorable settlements for a smartphone company in numerous patent infringement lawsuits and obtained a jury verdict of $147 million on a patent infringement lawsuit concerning a wireless mobile device management patent.

About Eversheds Sutherland
As a global top 10 law practice, Eversheds Sutherland provides legal services to a global client base ranging from small and mid-sized businesses to the largest multinationals, acting for 79 of the Fortune 100, 65 of the FTSE 100 and 134 of the Fortune 200.

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