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

Service Areas

  • Business Litigation
  • Commercial Disputes - Contracts and Business Torts
  • Copyrights
  • Intellectual Property & Technology
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Licensing
  • Patent Prosecution and Protection
  • Public Policy
  • 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
  • District of Columbia Bar Association, Faculty
  • Patent Lawyers Club of Washington, D.C., President
  • Texas State Bar Association
  • ITC Trial Lawyers Association
  • Federal Circuit Bar Association
  • Federal Circuit Historical Society
  • Professional Engineering Society of Texas

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

  • 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, IUnited States International Trade Commission, nv. 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

Telecommunications Technology; Electronics; Semiconductor Manufacturing; Physics; Optics; Digital Photography; 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; 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.

Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications

  • "Legislative and Regulatory Update," Annual IP Law Year In Review Series, DC Bar Association, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008
  • "Amendments Under 37 C.F.R. § 1.121," Keynote Speaker, Japan
  • "Disclosure: The Price of Patent Protection," MODERN DRUG DISCOVERY, Oct. 2000, at 69
  • "Preparing Patent Legal Opinions," PLI. Winter 2001

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.