Terry Garnett focuses on defending and prosecuting patent infringement actions in federal courts across the country and has extensive experience negotiating patent licenses. Mr. Garnett has litigated more than 35 patent cases in a wide variety of technologies, from simple mechanical devices to complex technologies such as semi-conductors, computer architecture, LCD and other display devices, software, business methods, and medical devices.

Mr. Garnett has been lead trial and appellate counsel in numerous patent cases and has been repeatedly recognized by the Daily Journal as one of the top 75 IP litigators in California. Notably, Mr. Garnett was lead trial counsel for Quanta Computer in its dispute with LG Electronics that ended in a 9-0 Supreme Court victory for Quanta on the issue of patent exhaustion, and was lead appellate counsel for Quanta in its dispute with LaserDynamics that resulted in an often-cited Federal Circuit decision in the area of patent damages. Mr. Garnett has tried cases throughout the United States, including popular patent venues such as Delaware, East Texas and Western Wisconsin.

Mr. Garnett also negotiates and drafts patent licenses and advises clients in connection with the purchase or transfer of patent rights.

Mr. Garnett regularly presents at legal industry and other events. Most recently, he spoke to representatives from a wide range of industries on the impact of the Federal Circuit decision in LaserDynamics v. Quanta Computer.