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Calvin M. Brien

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Calvin M. Brien litigates patent and trade secret cases before the US International Trade Commission (ITC) and federal district courts. With a background in electrical engineering and mathematics, Calvin drives the complex technical strategies in his cases. He routinely argues at hearings, examines witnesses, and prepares dispositive motions and briefs. Calvin is a former patent examiner at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and has unique insight into how the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) tackles validity questions in post-grant proceedings.

Education

  • The George Washington University Law School, 2018, J.D.
  • Johns Hopkins University, 2020, M.S., electrical and computer engineering
  • University of Maryland, 2014, M.Eng., systems engineering
  • Mars Hill University, 2011, B.S., B.A., mathematics and political science, summa cum laude

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • US District Court for the District of Columbia
  • US Patent and Trademark Office

Awards and Affiliations

Recommended, Intellectual property: Patents: Litigation (International Trade Commission), The Legal 500 US (2024)

Member, International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Intellectual Property, Law360 (2019)

Member, Litigation Department of the Year–Intellectual Property, The American Lawyer (2019)

Member, American Bar Association

Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association

Editor, American Intellectual Property Law Association Quarterly Journal (2016–2018)

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