Eric G. Wright

Eric G. Wright

Counsel

Alexandria, VA

Phone: 703-837-3927 Fax: 703-518-2957

Email: ewright@stites.com

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Education

  • University of Houston Law Center

    J.D. 1999

  • University of Houston Law Center

    M.B.A. 1999

    IP Law and International Business

  • University of Texas

    B.S. 1991

    Chemical Engineering with concentration in Biotechnology

Admissions

  • Texas

  • District of Columbia

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims

  • U.S. Supreme Court

  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

  • United States Patent and Trademark Office

  • U.S. Court of International Trade

Service Areas

  • Business Litigation
  • Commercial Disputes - Contracts and Business Torts
  • Copyrights
  • Intellectual Property & Technology
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Licensing
  • Patent Prosecution and Protection
  • Trademarks
  • Trade & Customs and Border Protection
  • United States International Trade Commission
  • Biotechnology / Life Sciences
  • Nanotechnology

Industry Experience

  • Biotechnology and Life Sciences

Memberships

  • American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Litigation Section, member (Committee 108 - UP Policy Committee, 2005-06)
  • District of Columbia Bar Association, Faculty, 2005-present
  • Patent Lawyers Club of Washington, D.C., Past President; Member, 2004-present (Officer 2005-10)
  • Texas State Bar Association
  • International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association, 2007-present
  • Federal Circuit Bar Association
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Historical Society, 2003-present
  • Professional Engineering Society of Texas
  • American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), MTBE Public Policy Committee member (2000-02); Policy Advisory Round Table (2000-02)

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Eric Wright is the Leader of the USITC and Trade & USCBP practice sub-groups for Stites & Harbison, PLLC. Mr. Wright practices ITC, patent and trademark litigation at the District Court and Appellate levels. He also represents clients before US CBP and resolves international trade issues. Mr. Wright has an extensive patent law practice engaging in drafting patentability, validity, clearance and infringement opinions, as well as resolving product development, commercialization and trade issues. He has prosecuted hundreds of patent applications world-wide and drafted many new patent applications in a broad variety of technological arts. Mr. Wright’s prosecution practice focuses on core technologies and the protection of commercial products in competitive markets.

Recent Cases

  • V. Mane Fils, S.A. v. IFF, (D.N.J.; 2009-2011) 
  • MacSteel v. Goodman Mfg. (Harris County, TX; 2010-2011)
  • Sunbeam Prod., Inc. v. Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. (E.D. Va.; 2009-2010)
  • Freeplay Music, LLC v. Access Media Int'l (S.D. NY, 2009)
  • American Mensa, Ltd. v. Inpharmatica, Ltd., et al. (D. Md., 2009)
  • Kyocera Wireless Corp. et al. v. ITC, United States Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit, 2007-2008 (LEO Vacated)
  • Amgen Inc. v. ITC, United States Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit, 2007-2008 (Affirmed)
  • Eveready Battery Co. et al. v. ITC, United States Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit, 2005 (Co-Counsel; Favorable Claim Construction)
  • In re Certain Wireless Communication Devices, United States International Trade Commission, Inv. 337-TA-583 (2006-2007)
  • In re Certain Wireless Communication Equipment, United States International Trade Commission, Inv. No. 337-TA-577 (2006-2007)
  • In re Certain Male Prophylactic Devices, United States International Trade Commission, Inv. No. 337-TA-546 (2006-2007) (Commission Finding of Domestic Industry)
  • In re Certain Products and Pharmaceutical Compositions Containing Recombinant Human Erythropoietin, United States International Trade Commission, Inv. No. 337-TA-568 (2005-2007) (Obtained Favorable Summary Determination)
  • IBM v. Compuware Corp., United States District Court (S.D.N.Y. 2004)
  • Compuware Corp. v. IBM, United States District Court (E.D. Mich. 2002-2005)

Technological Experience

Biomedical Technology & Implants; Biotechnology; Pharmaceuticals; Nanotechnology; Molecular Imprinting; Enzyme Technology; Performance Proteins; Artificial Antibodies; Fermented & Biological Food Products; Food & Beverage Technology; Organic Chemistry & Small Molecules; Composite Chemistry; Inks; Coatings; Materials Science; Telecommunications; Electronics; Semiconductor Manufacturing; Physics; Optics; Digital Photography; Metallurgy; Chemical Engineering; Reactors & Reaction Systems; Catalytic Hydrogenation; Azeotropic Distillation; Skeletal Isomerization; Catalyst Technology; Cracking Heaters; Separations Technology (Extraction, Distillation, Membrane); Oil & Gas Technology; Synthetic Crude Oil; Cryogenics; Process Control Systems and Equipment & Mechanical Devices.

Teaching, Legal Publications & Lectures

  • "Invention, Technoeconomic Potential and Technopoly Cascade Theory," John Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Bologna, Italy (Invited Speaker, March 2012)
  • Editor, ITCTLA Photographic Collection of China (December 2011)
  • "Filing a Section 337 Case," ITCTLA Section 337 Seminar for Chinese Enterprises, Beijing, China (May 2011)
  • DC Bar Association Faculty, Patent Law Year-In-Review, Regulatory and Legislative Update (Annually, 2005–2011)
  • "TianRui Group Co. v. ITC Case Summary," ITCTLA Section 337 Reporter (October 2011)
  • "Disclosure: The Price of Patent Protection," Modern Drug Discovery, Oct. 2000, at 69
  • "Preparing Patent Legal Opinions," (co-author), PLI Winter 2001

  • Japan Lectures, "Amendments Under 37 C.F.R. § 1.121," (June 2001, Tokyo)

Besides Stites & Harbison

Mr. Wright is an avid traveler and sportsman. His interests include boating, SCUBA diving, snow and water skiing, as well as tennis and golf.