Jose PatiNo is a patent litigation partner who serves as Partner in Charge of the San Diego Office. He represents companies in high-stakes intellectual property disputes, and has argued before the courts of 20 different states. Jose has extensive experience with patent litigation-specific proceedings, including before the International Trade Commission, and as special intellectual property counsel in US Bankruptcy Court.
Among prominent representations, Jose successfully defended Bridge Medical by securing a judgment of unenforceability of the asserted patent at trial and a precedential affirmance on appeal (McKesson Info Solutions v. Bridge Medical, 487 F.3d 897).
Jose has represented companies in a variety of industries, including Actiontec, CenturyLink, Level 3 Communications, Dassault Systemes Simulia Corporation, ESET, Huawei Technologies, Kyocera Corporation and Workplace Technologies Research, Inc.
Following law school, Jose served as a law clerk to the Honorable Judith N. Keep, then the chief judge of the US District Court for the Southern District of California.
Awards and Rankings
Recognized as a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (2020)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of litigation-intellectual property and litigation - patent (2011-2020)
Selected for inclusion in the San Diego Super Lawyers for intellectual property litigation (2008-2020)
Received the Pro Bono Publico Award from Casa Cornelia Law Center Inn of Court for contributions to its asylum practice (2012)
