Mark Walters

MARK P. WALTERS is a registered patent attorney with significant patent litigation experience. He represents technology companies in industries such as software, biotechnology, shoes & apparel, heavy manufacturing, novelty items, food products, highway safety products, wastewater treatment, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductors. Mark guides clients through all stages of a case, including trial and appeal. Some of Mark's latest victories of note include a successful motion for summary judgment on the issue of validity and various affirmative defenses in a pending case Lucky Break Wishbone Corporation v. Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Young & Rubicam, 06-CV-312, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89156 (W.D. Wash. 2007), where Mark is currently representing the inventor of a successful novelty item in a case against Sears and their advertising firm, Young & Rubicam. Mark also won summary judgment of non infringement in 2007 for client Zumar Industries in a dispute involving U.S. Patent No. 6,960,989. See Grayson Industries, Inc. v. Zumar Industries, Inc., et al. (C.D. Cal. 06-130) (2007). Finally, Mark recently won dismissal for a party respondent in an investigation filed by the International Trade Commission (ITC) in response to a Complaint of patent infringement made by Crocs, Inc. See In re Certain Foam Footwear (Inv. No. 337-TA-567) (Order No. 33) (2006). Having litigated before the ITC and argued appeals before the Federal Circuit, Mark has a rare depth of IP litigation experience. In his efforts to stay current with the law, Mark is active with the Federal Circuit Bar Association’s Amicus Committee, where he reviews requests made to the association for amicus participation. Recently, he was counsel of record for the association in an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court. See LabCorp v. Metabolite Laboratories, Inc. (U.S. Supreme Court No. 04-607) (2006). He also co-authored the FCBA's recent amicus brief in the case Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa, 498 F.3d 1354 (Fed. Cir. 2007) rehearing en banc granted by 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27456 (Fed. Cir. November 26, 2007). Mark was named a “Rising Star” by Washington Law & Politics Magazine (2004, 2006-2008).