
John M. Guaragna
PartnerTexas Chair, Intellectual Property and Technology practice
About
CourtsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of TexasUnited States District Court for the Western District of TexasUnited States District Court for the Southern District of TexasUnited States District Court for the Southern District of CaliforniaUnited States District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of CaliforniaUnited States District Court for the Northern District of California
Representative Matters
Education
- J.D., University of San Diego 1998
Order of the Coif, cum laude - B.A., Villanova University 1990
Awards
- Chambers USA
- Band 4, Texas Intellectual Property (2017-2022)
- Band 3, Texas Intellectual Property (2012-2016)
- The Legal 500 United States
- Recommended, Patent Litigation: Full Coverage (2019-2021)
Bylines
Seminars
- "Economic Domestic Industry at the ITC: Challenges for Practicing and Non-Practicing Entities," San Diego, CA, May 2015
- "Examining the New Joinder Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act," IPLAC Patent Symposium, November 4, 2011
- "KSR v. Teleflex: Examining the Obviousness Inquiry in Patent Law," Intellectual Property Assets in Oil & Gas, October 24, 2007
Media Mentions
- "34 DLA Piper lawyers in nine countries ranked among The World's Leading Patent Professionals," DLA Piper, October 30, 2019
Clerk Experience
- Judicial Extern for the Honorable Ruben B. Brooks, United States Magistrate Judge, Southern District of California
Civic and Charitable
- Trustee, Zach Theatre, Austin, Texas
Military Service
Before he began practicing law, John spent seven years on active duty as a surface line officer in the United States Navy. His Navy assignments included a tour as the Operations Officer aboard USS Chancellorsville, an Aegis guided missile cruiser deployed to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch.
Memberships And Affiliations
- Austin Intellectual Property Law (Yeakel) Inn of Court
- Federal Bar Association
Connect
Phone
+1 512 457 7125
(Work, Austin)