Michael G. McManus
Partner
Duane Morris LLP
505 9th Street, N.W., Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004-2166
USA
Phone: +1 202 776 5239
Fax: +1 202 478 0159
Email: MGMcManus@duanemorris.com

Michael G. McManus is co-chair of Duane Morris' ITC Section 337 Litigation Practice Group. Mr. McManus focuses his practice on patent-based Section 337 litigation before the ITC, along with patent-infringement litigation in federal district courts. He has been active in handling Section 337 investigations since 2001. Mr. McManus has also represented clients in administrative proceedings before U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) concerning tariff classification, NAFTA, ITC exclusion orders and related matters. Prior to starting his private practice, he was an attorney advisor with CBP.

Mr. McManus is a 1993 graduate of the University of Arkansas School of Law and a graduate of Georgia State University (M.S., Chemistry; B.S., Biology) and the University of Georgia (B.A., Political Science).

Areas of Practice

• Section 337 Litigation
• Intellectual Property Law
• Patent Litigation

Representative Matters

• Oscillating Sprinklers, Sprinkler Components, and Nozzles, 337-TA-448
• Set-Top Boxes and Components Thereof, 337-TA-454
• Gel-filled Wrist Rests and Products Containing Same, 337-TA-456
• Sortation Systems, Parts Thereof, and Products Containing Same, 337-TA-460
• Clay Target Throwing Machines And Components Thereof, 337-TA-461
• Compact Disc and DVD Holders, 337-TA-482
• Zero-Mercury-Added Alkaline Batteries, Parts Thereof, and Products Containing Same, 337-TA-493
• Audio Digital-to-Analog Converters and Products Containing Same, 337-TA-499
• Encapsulated Integrated Circuit Devices and Products Containing, 337-TA-501
• Foam Masking Tape, 337-TA-528
• Rubber Antidegradants, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same, 337-TA-533
• NAND Flash Memory Devices and Products Containing Same, 337-TA-553
• Ink Cartridges and Components Thereof, 337-TA-565
• L-Lysine Feed Products, Their Methods of Production and Genetic Constructs for Production Thereof, 337-TA-571
• Mobile Telephone Handsets, Wireless Communication Devices, and Components Thereof, 337-TA-578
• Digital Cameras and Component Parts Thereof, 337-TA-593
• Integrated Circuits and Products Containing Same, 337-TA-656
• MLC Flash Memory Devices and Products Containing Same, 337-TA-683
• Devices for Mobile Data Communication Devices, 337-TA-809
• Sintered Rare Earth Magnets, Methods of Making Same and Products Containing Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-855

Professional Activities

• District of Columbia Bar
  - Intellectual Property Law Section
• State Bar of Georgia
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association
• American Chemical Society
• Washington International Trade Association
• Patent Lawyers Club of Washington

Admissions

• District of Columbia
• Georgia
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
• U.S. Court of International Trade
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Education

• University of Arkansas School of Law, J.D., 1993
• Georgia State University, M.S., Chemistry, 1998
• Georgia State University, B.S., Biology, 1996
• University of Georgia, B.A., Political Science, 1991

Experience

• Duane Morris LLP
  - Partner, 2012-present
• McKool Smith
  - Partner, 2007-2012
• Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg, LLP
  - Partner, 2001-2007
• U.S. Customs, Office of Regulations and Rulings, 1998-2000

Civic and Charitable Activities

• Member, Georgia Conservancy

Honors and Awards

• Listed as an "IP Star" in Managing Intellectual Property's IP Stars, 2013

Selected Publications

• Co-author, "ITC Looks to Short-Circuit Troll Cases," Duane Morris Alert, July 10, 2013
• Co-author, "ITC Clears Apple Yet Again," Jurist, May 10, 2013
• Co-author, "A Survey of IEEE Standards in Patent Litigation," Today's Engineer, January 2013
• Co-author, "ITC Proposes New Limitations on Discovery," Duane Morris Alert, October 11, 2012
• Co-author, "Federal Trade Commission Continues Its Criticism of International Trade Commission," Duane Morris Alert, September 25, 2012
• Co-author, "ITC Administrative Law Judge Rules That Ongoing Royalty Precludes Exclusion Order," Duane Morris Alert, September 11, 2012; republished in Expert Analysis section of IP Law360, International Trade Law360 and Technology Law360, September 13, 2012
• Co-author, "ITC Continues to Set a High Bar for Licensing-Based Domestic Industries," Duane Morris Alert, August 30, 2012
• Co-author, "ITC Denies Full Relief Based on EPROMs Factors," Duane Morris Alert, August 16, 2012; republished in Expert Analysis section of IP Law360, International Trade Law360 and Technology Law360, August 29, 2012
• Co-author, "ITC Chief Administrative Law Judge Finds Privilege Waiver by Third Party," Duane Morris Alert, July 31, 2012
• Co-author,"Using Portfolio-Wide Licenses To Establish Domestic Industry In Section 337 Proceedings," Licensing Executives Society, Inc., July 24, 2012
• Co-author, "ITC Proposes Revamping Section 337 Procedures," Duane Morris Alert, July 19, 2012
• Co-author, "Federal Circuit Reverses Itself; Permits ITC to Control Scope of Appeals," Duane Morris Alert, July 16, 2012
• Co-author, "ITC Poised to Address Viability of RAND Defense in Section 337 Litigation," Duane Morris Alert, July 10, 2012
• Co-author, "Section 337's Latest Twist: Contention Interrogatories," Law360, July 2, 2012
• Co-author, "Làm gì khi bị kiện trước ITC," Kinh tể Sàigòn, June 28, 2012
• Co-author, "Public Interest Factors: The New First Battle in Section 337 Litigation," Westlaw Journal – Intellectual Property, May 16, 2012
• Co-author, "What Happened to All the Cases: Why So Many Section 337 Cases Give Rise to Relatively Few Exclusion Orders," Patently-O, April 29, 2012
• Co-author, "ITC Ruling Requires Heightened Pleading Requirements for Domestic Industry 'In the Process of Being Established,'" Duane Morris Alert, April 9, 2012
• Co-author, "Discovery Is Swift and Expansive at the ITC," Executive Counsel, December 2011/January 2012
• Co-author, "Rapid Response by the Respondent: The Key to Successfully Defending a Section 337 Case at the U.S. International Trade Commission," Global Trade and Customs Journal, September 1, 2011
• "Section 337 by the Numbers: Trends in IP Enforcement at the U.S. International Trade Commission," Global Trade and Customs Journal, May 1, 2011
• Co-author, "Fast-track Enforcement of IP Rights Using Customs and the International Trade Commission," IP Value 2009, January 1, 2009
• Co-author, "Taking Charge of Patent Megacases," The National Law Journal, January 21, 2008
• Co-author, "Litigation Before the International Trade Commission: The Pace Picks Up," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, December 1, 2007
• Co-author, "Verizon v. Vonage: The Devil Is in the Dictum," IP Law360, October 2, 2007
• Co-author, "When Section 337 Makes Sense," IP Law360, September 26, 2007
• Co-author, "Patently Better Odds," Legal Times, May 22, 2006
• "So You've Been Accused of Patent Infringement..." NFIB.com, July 2, 2004

Selected Speaking Engagements

• "Evaluating Whether to Litigate at the ITC, Navigating the Process, and Understanding Markman Hearings," Greater Richmond Area Intellectual Property Association, September 18, 2012
• "Patent Litigation Before the International Trade Commission: Latest Developments," Strafford Publications Live CLE, September 11, 2012
• "Patent Litigation: A Closer Look at the International Trade Commission (ITC)," ALM Litigation Summit and Exposition, November 15, 2011