John M. Baird
Associate
Duane Morris LLP
505 9th Street, N.W., Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004-2166
USA
Phone: +1 202 776 7819
Fax: +1 202 379 9850
Email: JMBaird@duanemorris.com

John M. Baird practices in the area of intellectual property law, including analysis, acquisition, enforcement and defense. Mr. Baird has experience with complex intellectual property litigation in federal courts from pre-filing stages through summary judgment and trial. He provides technical and legal analysis, works with experts and witnesses, manages discovery, prepares briefs, and manages the day to day efforts of trial teams. He has prepared non-infringement opinions and assisted in defensive proceedings, including declaratory judgment actions in federal court and reexamination proceedings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Mr. Baird prosecutes patent and trademark applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He is a registered patent attorney, focusing in the electrical and mechanical arts. He assists clients in the acquisition of patent rights in diverse technologies such as data networks, telecommunications, wireless communications, VoIP, thin film deposition, nuclear power, medical devices, lighting and electronics. Before joining Duane Morris in April of 2005, he clerked for a boutique intellectual property firm in Sydney, Australia, giving him an international perspective on patent and trademark prosecution. Mr. Baird also has experience drafting and analyzing intellectual property licenses, including patent, trademark and software licenses.

Prior to his legal career, Mr. Baird served as an officer in the United States Navy, where he managed the operation and maintenance of nuclear power plants, including electrical power generation and distribution in a Nimitz class aircraft carrier.

Mr. Baird is a 2008 cum laude graduate of George Mason University School of Law and a 1998 graduate of Cornell University (B.S., Electrical Engineering).

Representative Matters

Patent Litigation

• BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. v. Aeroflex Incorporated (D. Del.) Represented Aeroflex defendants. Obtained summary judgment dismissal of patent infringement claim by establishing U.S. Government “authorization and consent” defense.
• Graywire, LLC v. Ciena Corp. (N.D.Ga) Represented defendants Cisco Systems, Inc. and Ciena Corp. Case stayed pending re-examination of the asserted patents at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
• Network Gateway Solutions, LLC v. Adtran, Inc. (D. Del.) Represented defendant Cisco Systems, Inc. Case settled on terms the client found favorable.

Trade Secret Litigation

• BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. v. Aeroflex Incorporated (D. Del.) Represented Aeroflex defendants. Obtained summary judgment on trade secret and breach of contract claims.

Admissions

• Virginia
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Education

• George Mason University Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2008
• Cornell University, B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1998

Experience

• Duane Morris LLP
  - Associate, 2009-present
  - Patent Agent, 2005-2008
• Hodgkinson McInnes Pappas Patent & Trademark Attorneys, Sydney, Australia
  - Prosecution Clerk, 2004-2005
• United States Navy
  - Surface Warfare Officer, Nuclear 1998-2003

Not admitted in D.C. (practice in D.C. limited to matters and proceedings before federal courts and agencies)