Joseph E Palys

Partner, Litigation Department

Washington, D.C.

T 1(202) 551-1996

F 1(202) 551-0496

Joe Palys is a partner in the Intellectual Property practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He focuses his patent practice on IP litigation and post-grant proceedings, as well as patent portfolio monetization and management. Mr. Palys is a former USPTO supervisory patent examiner (SPE) and leans on his more than twenty years of patent experience to counsel clients regarding district court and Federal Circuit appeal matters, along with Inter Partes Review (IPR) and Post Grant Review (PGR, CBM) proceedings implemented under the America Invents Act (AIA). He has extensive experience coordinating federal court and post-grant proceedings. He is the current chair of the recently-formed PTAB Bar Association’s Program committee, and routinely presents on AIA-related topics.

His cases involve complex technologies, such as microprocessor and digital signal processing systems, computer and network architectures and systems, mobile device communications, semiconductor technologies, touchscreen technologies, ERP and business software systems, computer and network security, operating systems, and business methods.

Recent Representations

Represented clients in over 200 IPRs and CBMs, and dozens of reexamination proceedings, including eBay, VirnetX, Mitek Systems, CoreLogic, Samsung, Walgreens, Wintek, Google, SAP, and Zimmer.
Represented SAP in the first filed CBM-PGR proceeding under the AIA and in cases in district court, the Federal Circuit, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Represents The Walgreen Company in a patent litigation involving coupon redemption processes in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and in related multiple CBM proceedings before the PTAB.
Represents L’Oréal USA, Inc. in a District of Delaware action involving hair care technologies.
Represented SAP in district court, the Federal Circuit, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) regarding an asserted patent relating to supply chain software, and in a multi-patent infringement case and reexaminations relating to supply chain and supplier relationship management technologies.
Represented Wintek Corporation as lead counsel in patent infringement cases involving touch panel technologies in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Also led multiple IPR matters involving the related patents.
Represented Huawei as lead counsel in patent infringement litigations in the District of Colorado and the Eastern District of Texas regarding voice recognition and mobile device communication technologies.
Represented ABBYY in a multi-patent infringement litigation involving character recognition technologies in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and also led ABBYY's reexamination challenges of multiple patents before the USPTO.
Represented BIAX Corporation in multiple patent infringement litigations relating to parallel microprocessor technologies in the ITC, District of Colorado, and Eastern District of Texas.
Represented AOL in multi-patent infringement litigations involving content filtering and parental control software in the Eastern District of New York and Eastern District of Texas.
Represented InterVideo in patent cases involving computer power-up processes in the ITC and in reexamination proceedings.
Represented AeroScout in a patent infringement litigation involving remote sensor technologies.

Accolades and Recognitions

Recognized as a top patent professional by Intellectual Asset Management in its IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2016

Speaking Engagements and Publications

Speaker, Leveraging Latest Patent Decisions, Navigating New Complexities, Cases to Watch in 2017, Strafford CLE Webinar, January 26, 2017
Coauthor, “Some Fed. Cir. Guidance on Procedural Safeguards for PTAB,” Law360, June 30, 2016
Coauthor, “Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee: Business as Usual and Uncertainty for Post-Grant Proceedings,” On the Docket, George Washington Law Review, June 26, 2016
Coauthor, “PTAB Provides Guidance on AIA Estoppel Provisions,” Managing IP.com, November 2015
Speaker, USPTO's Proposed Changes to PTAB Practice: A Primer on the Recently Proposed Amendments to the Rules Governing PTAB Proceedings, AIPLA Webinar, October 6, 2015
Speaker, Post-Grant Proceedings Under the AIA: Overview and Discussion, Yale University Law School, October 1, 2015
Speaker, The Twilight Zone of Privacy – A Lively Discussion of Privilege, 88th Annual Meeting Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, October 15-17, 2014
Speaker, Post-Grant Proceedings Under the AIA: Lessons Learned & Best Practices, APABA-SV, Palo Alto, CA, September 18, 2014
Speaker, IP Counsel Exchange on Post Grant Patent Challenges at the PTAB, Momentum Events, Palo Alto, CA, February 27-28, 2014
Coauthor, “The Practitioner’s Guide to Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board,” American Bar Association, Section of Intellectual Property Law, 2014
Speaker, Workshop on Strategic Use of Administrative Invalidity Proceedings in Patent Litigation, Shenzhen, China, December 5, 2013
Speaker, Advanced Intellectual Property Seminars, Shanghai, China, December 2, 2013
Speaker, 7th Annual U.S. Patent Litigation Training Program for Asian Corporations, Washington, D.C., September 23-27, 2013
Speaker, APABA-SV Meeting, Asian Pacific American Bar Association-Silicon Valley (APABA-SV), Palo Alto, CA, September 12, 2013
Speaker, Patents for Financial Services Summit, World Congress, New York, NY, July 24-25, 2013
Speaker, Strategies and Insights on Post-Grant Review Proceedings, Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association, Palo Alto, CA, June 20, 2013
Coauthor, “Innovation in Audio: Update on Patent Activity in the Audio Field,” Audio Engineering Society, May 3, 2013
Speaker, IP Counsel Forum for Social Media and Big Data, World Research Group (WRG), New York, NY, November 7-8, 2012
Speaker, 6th Annual U.S. Patent Litigation Training Program for Asian Corporations, Washington, D.C., October 29-November 2, 2012
Speaker, Patents for the Financial Services Industry, World Research Group (WRG), New York, NY, July 25-26, 2012
Speaker, 5th Annual U.S. Patent Litigation Training Program for Asian Corporations, Washington, D.C., September 26-30, 2011
Speaker, Patents for Financial Services Summit, World Research Group (WRG), New York, NY, July 27-28, 2011
Speaker, 4th Annual U.S. Patent Litigation Training Program for Asian Corporations, Washington, D.C., September 27-October 1, 2010
Speaker, Patents & The Financial Services Industry, World Research Group (WRG), New York, NY, July 28-29, 2010
Speaker, Intellectual Property Protection for the Financial Services Industry, Global Media Dynamics, New York, NY, March 8-9, 2010
Speaker, 3rd Annual U.S. Patent Litigation Training Program for Asian Corporations, Washington, D.C., September 21-25, 2009

Professional and Community Involvement

Member, PTAB Bar Association, Chair, Program Committee
Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Virginia Bar Association
Former supervisory patent examiner (SPE) and primary examiner at the USPTO where he examined patent applications involving computer network security, computer fault tolerance and recovery, and error detection technologies, 1993-2000
Former Sergeant, U.S. Army Reserves, 1st Battalion, 314th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division, 1987-1995

Education

George Washington University Law School, J.D., with honors, 2004
Pennsylvania State University, B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1992
Admitted to District of Colorado, District of Columbia, Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Rankings & Awards

Recognized by IAM Patent 1000 for 2019
Intellectual Asset Management highlighted Paul Hastings' IP practice in IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals. The firm received top-tiered Nationwide rankings in the United States and Japan, and is one of only five firms to be ranked in South Korea for patent litigation. In addition to its national rankings, the firm is ranked in California, Washington, D.C., and New York. IAM recognized the firm’s Intellectual Property practice for strength in patent litigation, post-grant proceedings, International Trade Commission §337 Investigations, and Federal Circuit appellate litigation. Paul Hastings partners were ranked in California: Yar Chaikovsky and Chris Kennerly; Illinois: Rob Unikel; New York: Bruce Wexler, Joseph O'Malley, Eric Dittmann, Preston Ratliff, Chad Peterman, and Samuel Waxman; Washington D.C.: Naveen Modi, Blair Jacobs, Joseph Palys, and Allan Soobert; Japan: Hiroyuki Hagiwara; and South Korea: Jong Han Kim. Paul Hastings attorneys were also recognized in IAM's Nationwide tables: Yar Chaikovsky and Blair Jacobs were recommended for International Trade Commission litigation; Jacobs was recommended for his experience in Federal Circuit appellate litigation; and Naveen Modi and Joseph Palys were both recognized for their strength in post-grant proceedings.
June 07, 2019

Recognized by Managing IP as the Life Sciences IP Litigation Firm of the Year
Paul Hastings was was recognized by Managing IP at their Americas Awards, which honored individuals and companies behind the most innovative and challenging IP work of the past year, as well as those driving the international IP market. The firm was recognized as Life Sciences IP Litigation Firm of the Year in the United States.
April 05, 2019

Recognized as the 2019 Post-Grant Firm of the Year by IAM Magazine
Paul Hastings was recognized as the Post-Grant Firm of the Year at Intellectual Asset Management's inaugural Global IP Awards. The award recognizes the achievements of the firm's Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Team, which practices before the US Patent & Trial Office. Over the past year, the team's accomplishments include numerous post-grant proceeding victories for technology and life sciences clients - four of which were affirmed by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
January 30, 2019

Recognized as the Hatch-Waxman Litigation Firm of the Year by LMG Life Sciences
LMG Life Sciences announced that the firm’s Intellectual Property practice was honored at the LMG Life Sciences Awards as the Hatch-Waxman Litigation Firm of the Year (Branded). The publication cited the firm for wins on behalf of Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, which locked in compound patent protection for Latuda®, the company’s billion-dollar-plus-per-year schizophrenia and bipolar drug, after a judgment of infringement that was affirmed by the Federal Circuit; and for Orexigen Therapeutics after a trial victory where the judge found all three patents-in-suit to be valid and infringed. The firm was also noted for obtaining an unprecedented six walk-away consent judgments in a major pharmaceutical litigation.

The firm and its partners were also shortlisted for:
* Inter-Partes Review Firm of the Year
* Post Grant Proceedings Attorney of the Year: Naveen Modi
* General Patent Litigator of the Year – New York: Bruce Wexler
September 13, 2018

Recognized by IAM Patent 1000 for 2018
Intellectual Asset Management highlighted Paul Hastings' IP practice in IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals. The firm received top-tiered Nationwide rankings in the United States and Japan, and is one of only five firms to be ranked in South Korea for patent litigation. In addition to its national rankings, the firm received a new team ranking in California for patent litigation, along with rankings in Washington, D.C., and New York. IAM recognized the firm’s Intellectual Property practice for strength in patent litigation, post-grant proceedings, International Trade Commission §337 Investigations, and Federal Circuit appellate litigation. Paul Hastings partners were ranked in California: Yar Chaikovsky and Chris Kennerly; Illinois: Robert Unikel; New York: Bruce Wexler, Joseph O'Malley, Eric Dittmann, Preston Ratliff, and Samuel Waxman; Washington D.C.: Naveen Modi, Blair Jacobs, Joseph Palys, and Allan Soobert; Japan: Hiroyuki Hagiwara; and South Korea: Jong Han Kim. Paul Hastings attorneys were also recognized in IAM's Nationwide tables: Yar Chaikovsky and Blair Jacobs were recommended for International Trade Commission litigation; Jacobs was recommended for his experience in Federal Circuit appellate litigation; and Naveen Modi and Joseph Palys were both recognized for their strength in post-grant proceedings.
June 15, 2018

Recognized by IAM Patent 1000 for 2017
Intellectual Asset Management highlighted Paul Hastings' IP practice in IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals. The guide ranked the firm's practices Nationwide as well as in New York and Washington, DC. Paul Hastings partners were ranked in California: Yar Chaikovsky; New York: Joseph O'Malley; Gerald Flattmann; Preston Ratliff; Bruce Wexler; Samuel Waxman; Washington DC: Naveen Modi; Blair Jacobs; Joseph Palys; and Allan Soobert; and in Japan: Hiroyuki Hagiwara. Paul Hastings attorneys were also recognized in IAM's Nationwide tables: Yar Chaikovsky and Blair Jacobs were recommended for International Trade Commission litigation; Jacobs was recommended for his experience in Federal Circuit appellate litigation; and Naveen Modi and Joseph Palys were both recognized for their strength in post-grant proceedings. Preston Ratliff was also noted in the IAM Strategy 300, which recognizes individuals for their work in protecting intellectual property as a key business asset.
June 06, 2017

Recognized by IAM Patent 1000 for 2016
Intellectual Asset Management highlighted Paul Hastings' IP practice in its IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2016. The guide ranked the firm’s Nationwide, New York, Washington, D.C., and Georgia IP practices; and partners Yar Chaikovsky, Gerald Flattmann, Blair Jacobs, Robin McGrath, Naveen Modi, Joseph O'Malley, Joseph Palys, Preston Ratliff, Samuel Waxman, and Bruce Wexler were recognized as leading lawyers.
May 27, 2016

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