Leonard Davis (judge)
Leonard E. Davis | |
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Chief Judge of the Paul N. Brown | |
Succeeded by | J. Campbell Barker |
Personal details | |
Born | Leonard Elsworth Davis III January 15, 1948 ) |
Profession | Lawyer, politician, federal judge |
Leonard E. Davis (born 1948) is an American lawyer and former judge. He served as Chief Justice of the
Background
Born in
Davis was in private practice as a
Judicial service
On January 23, 2002, Davis was nominated by President
Davis has served on the Fifth Circuit Judicial Council and the Federal Circuit Advisory Committee on Case Management. He was also Co-Chair of the Federal Judges Committee of the Federal Circuit Bar Association.[8] In August 2015, Davis was appointed by Chief Judge Sharon Prost of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to serve a three-year term on the Federal Circuit's Advisory Council.[8] Davis received the New York Intellectual Property Law Association's "Outstanding Public Service Award" in 2016 for his contributions to intellectual property law[8]
Patent law
During his tenure on the federal bench, Davis presided over 1,700 patent cases[9] and more than 250 Markman hearings (or claim construction hearings).[8]
Among the significant patent decisions Davis ruled on during his tenure on the bench included the case of i4i v. Microsoft
From 2015 and on, Davis serves as of counsel at the law firm Fish & Richardson.[8][13]
References
- ^ a b c Gavin Broady, Law360, https://www.law360.com/articles/588528/captain-of-the-patent-rocket-docket-judge-leonard-davis, https://www.law360.com/articles/588528/captain-of-the-patent-rocket-docket-judge-leonard-davis
- ^ "The Chambers of the Honorable Leonard Davis, District Judge". United States District Court. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ^ "Judge Leonard Davis: Biography". United States District Court. January 30, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 20, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ^ Baylor University, 2012 Baylor Lawyer of the Year: Judge Leonard E. Davis, http://www.baylor.edu/law/news.php?action=story&story=124736
- ^ Jess Krochtengel, Law360, Departing Eastern District Judge Joins Fish & Richardson, https://www.law360.com/articles/636983/departing-eastern-district-judge-joins-fish-richardson
- ^ "Davis, Leonard E. – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ "Dockets & Filings by Leonard Davis". justia.com.
- ^ a b c d e Leonard Davis, Fish & Richardson, Bio, http://www.fr.com/judge-leonard-davis/
- ^ a b c d Joe Mullin, Ars Technica, East Texas judge who oversaw 1,700 patent cases joins biggest IP law firm, https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/04/east-texas-judge-who-oversaw-1700-patent-cases-joins-biggest-ip-law-firm/
- ^ I4i
- ^ Ballotpedia, Judge Leonard Davis, https://ballotpedia.org/Leonard_Davis
- ^ Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, ZDNet, Judge hands Web patent troll Eolas a shovel, orders it to dig own grave, http://www.zdnet.com/article/judge-hands-web-patent-troll-eolas-a-shovel-orders-it-to-dig-own-grave/
- ^ Judge Leonard Davis Joins Fish & Richardson, http://www.fr.com/news/federal-judge-davis-joins-fish/
External links
- Leonard Davis at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Gregg Keizer (August 12, 2009). "Judge orders Microsoft to pay $300M in Word patent case". Computerworld.