Thomas Lewis Jarvis
Partner
Chair, ITC Practice
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With more than 60 ITC Section 337 patent litigations under his belt, Tom chairs Winston’s ITC practice and is recognized in all the major ranking directories. Clients say he is “a terrific lawyer and a highly valued partner,” Chambers USA highlights his “depth of knowledge second to none,” and he was named to the inaugural Legal 500 Hall of Fame for ITC patent litigation. Tom is a former Senior Investigative Attorney at the ITC.
Key Matters
Some of the experience represented below may have been handled at a previous firm.
At Winston, Tom has led a successful Comcast ITC defense against Rovi/Tivo through trial, two Ericsson ITC cases against Apple that included a trial resulting in a settlement, and two Taiwanese semiconductor company cases against Spansion that settled favorably after trial in the ITC; defended Ericsson in the ITC against Adaptix/Acacia; and supervised a variety of smaller cases.
Previously, Tom led the defense of Research In Motion (BlackBerry) that invalidated the Kodak patent that had earlier extracted about US$1B in royalties from Korean cell phone manufacturers in a prior ITC case. He also led multiple HTC, S3 Graphics, and VIA Technologies cases through trial against Apple. Tom has also represented Action Semiconductor, Atheros, BIAX, Broadcom, Everex, Gold Peak, Hitachi, LG, Nikon, Nippon Steel, Seoul Semiconductor, Sony, Tate & Lyle, and Tyco in patent litigations at the ITC.
Technology experience
- Telecommunications industry: Smartphones: 2G, 3G, and 4G wireless networks and devices, eNodeB switches and radios, pico cells, LTE (including OFDMA), GSM (including TDMA and FDMA), UMTS (including CDMA), MIMO, HARQ, uplink scrambling, convolutional coding, Bluetooth, VoIP, Wi-Fi calling, cellular/Wi-Fi channel selection, security key cryptography, speech coding (codec), smart batteries, still and video image processing, and the Internet of Things (IoT)
- Computer industry: Microprocessors, graphics processors, bridges, memory, data compression, Wi-Fi, CD-ROMs, controllers, touch screens, image processing, hardware logic emulation, password encryption hardware, repeaters, switches, packet switched networks, GPS, cable set-top boxes, program guides, x86 and ARM instruction sets, and power amplifiers
- Semiconductor industry: Photolithography, plasma etching, chemical/mechanical polishing, transistor structures (MOS, CMOS, NMOS), diodes, capacitors, interface structures, stacked layouts, die bonding, packaging (plastic encapsulation, DIP, PGA, surface mount, BGA), charge pumps, stepped voltage generators, solid state lighting (LED, laser diodes), CMOS sensors, FPGAs, electrical test equipment, and wafer testing
- Memory industry: DRAM, SRAM, ERPOM, ROM, flash memory, and non-volatile memory
- Chemical and consumer products industry: Alkaline batteries, Splenda (sucralose), refrigerators, and baby diapers
[Tom] is an incredible lawyer and a master ITC litigator who knows the forum better than anyone. His experience and knowledge consistently position his clients for success.
IAM Patent 1000 client testimonial
The ITC is a high-stakes, high-pressure environment and Tom is a master of that environment. He makes everything run smoothly, from pre-litigation work to post-trial procedures.
Chambers USA client testimonial