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Jason H. Liss

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Jason H. Liss

Special Counsel

Boston + 1 617 526 6699

Jason Liss’ practice focuses on intellectual property matters at the agency, trial and appellate levels. He has represented clients in patent disputes involving a wide variety of subject matter areas, including computer hardware, software and networking; semiconductor design and manufacture; wireless and cellular communication standards; medical devices; and pharmaceuticals. His practice encompasses all facets of litigation, including pre-suit investigations, pleadings, fact and expert discovery, alternative dispute resolution, trial and appeal. He has experience with district court trials before both bench and jury, Federal Circuit appeals, International Trade Commission investigations, and Patent Trial and Appeal Board inter partes review proceedings, and particularly extensive experience regarding patent infringement damages. Additionally, he has presented Continuing Legal Education and internal trainings on a variety of topics, including International Trade Commission investigations, fact and expert discovery in district court litigation, and patent infringement damages.

Mr. Liss also maintains an active pro bono practice, including lead roles in multiple matters seeking to defend and expand voting rights matters and in the representation of students challenging the disciplinary practices of the public schools of Mobile, Alabama, which yielded a settlement that provided for far-reaching changes to the school district’s policies and procedures and quickly resulted in concrete, measurable improvements. In addition, he successfully appealed a denial of veterans’ benefits and secured a favorable settlement for a disabled business owner in state court litigation.

Mr. Liss is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and before the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the Western District of Texas, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and First Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

Community Involvement

Mr. Liss is a member of the Board of Directors of the Volunteer Lawyers Project, which has worked for almost 50 years to provide a wide variety of high-quality pro bono legal services to low-income individuals and families in the greater Boston area. He previously served on the Board of Directors of the Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House, which works to strengthen and empower youth, families and residents of Cambridge’s Port/Area IV community, as well as on the City of Cambridge Broadband Task Force, which examined options to increase competition, reduce pricing, and improve service for both residents and businesses.

Professional Activities

Mr. Liss is a member of the Boston Bar Association and Boston Intellectual Property Law Association. At WilmerHale, he serves on the Technology Advisory Committee and the Pro Bono and Community Service Committee.

Experience

Recent Highlights

  • Represented manufacturer of robotic arms in jury trial on patent infringement claims 
  • Represented semiconductor manufacturer in defense of claims of patent infringement relating to manufacturing equipment design
  • On behalf of file-sharing service provider, obtained complete jury trial victory on claims of patent infringement, including invalidation of asserted patent claims 
  • Represented wind turbine manufacture in jury trial defense of claims of infringement of patents relating to turbine component design
  • On behalf of consumer products manufacturer, obtained complete jury trial victory in defense of claims of trade secret misappropriation
  • On behalf of cable television and internet service provider, obtained complete victory following jury trial, affirmed by Federal Circuit, on claims of infringement of patents relating to remote control and customer service software technologies
  • For over 12 years, has represented brand-name pharmaceutical supplier against multiple challenges to patents on cancer treatment from generic suppliers in bench trial, successful Federal Circuit appeal, and related European proceedings
  • Represented computer manufacturer in International Trade Commission investigation relating to standard-essential video compression patents and accompanying simultaneous district court litigation
  • Represented aircraft manufacturer in defense of claims for infringement of patents relating to cabin lighting technology
  • On behalf of currency paper manufacturer, obtained jury verdict and permanent injunction, affirmed by Federal Circuit, of infringement of patents relating to currency security technologies
  • Represented semiconductor manufacturer in large-scale International Trade Commission investigation and multiple simultaneous related district court cases relating in part to standard-essential patents
  • On behalf of computer and mobile device manufacturer, obtained summary judgment, affirmed by Federal Circuit, of noninfringement of patents relating to loudspeaker design
  • On behalf of cable television and internet service provider, obtained summary judgment of noninfringement of claims of infringement of patents relating to set-top boxes

Pro Bono

    • With ACLU of Virginia and the Project Democracy Project, represents residents challenging the legality of Virginia’s lifetime disenfranchisement of all persons convicted of felonies
    • Served in a lead role in the representation by WilmerHale, ACLU of Pennsylvania and the Public Interest Law Center of voters and voting rights organizations successfully defending Pennsylvania’s efforts to facilitate ballot access during the COVID-19 pandemic
    • Served in a lead role in the representation by WilmerHale and the Southern Poverty Law Center of students challenging the disciplinary practices of the public elementary, middle and high schools of Mobile, Alabama, which yielded a settlement that provided for far-reaching changes to the school district's policies and procedures and quickly resulted in concrete, measurable improvements
    • On behalf of a disabled small-business owner of limited means, obtained a favorable settlement in litigation of a long-standing dispute with a co-owner
    • Represented a veteran in the successful Federal Circuit appeal of a denial of benefits

    Recognition

    Honors & Awards

    • Recipient of WilmerHale's John H. Pickering Pro Bono Award in 2014
    • Named to Boston Magazine’s inaugural Top Lawyers list in 2021 in the area of civil litigation/defense

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    Credentials

    • Education

      • JD, Harvard Law School, 2008

      • MS, Information Systems, Drexel University, 2004

      • BA, American History, University of Pennsylvania, 1996

        cum laude

    • Admissions

      • Massachusetts

    Credentials

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