Scott R. Brown Partner

As head of the Hovey Williams litigation department, Scott’s practice includes all aspects of intellectual property creation, management, enforcement, and licensing, with particular emphasis on intellectual property litigation. Scott has been a first chair trial lawyer since 1999, handled 100+ lawsuits in federal courts across the country, has been lead-counsel in numerous administrative actions before the Patent Trial and Appeals Board in inter partes review proceedings, and has appeared in post grant review proceedings and reexaminations. Scott has argued numerous times before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, appealing and defending judgments from district courts and the PTAB.

Scott’s expertise extends to a variety of intellectual property litigations, including patent, trademark, trade dress, copyright, unfair competition, trade secret actions, and patent infringement actions. His experience includes a wide range of technologies, including digital and computer hardware, digital signal processing, software, agricultural implements, complex mechanical machines, medical devices, and chemical and biotechnology-based disputes. Scott also advises clients on infringement, validity and patentability opinions, copyright, trademark and trade dress disputes, IP licensing, and other IP related business decisions.