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Floyd R. Nation
1111 Louisiana, 25th Floor
Houston, TX 77002-5242
+1 713.787.1661
+1 713.787.1440 (Fax)
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For over 30 years, Floyd Nation has practiced patent law with specific expertise in patent litigation. Mr. Nation has handled patent litigation matters in the mechanical and electromechanical fields, as well as matters involving chemistry, software, business methods, biotechnology and electronics. He has litigated cases concerning a variety of medical devices, oil-field equipment, food processing, semiconductor devices, software and pharmaceuticals. In addition to serving as lead trial counsel in patent matters, Mr. Nation's practice includes counseling clients on patent mediation, licensing and infringement matters.
Mr. Nation is skilled in all aspects of patent litigation including pre-litigation analysis and strategy, case management and planning, trial preparation, jury trials and appellate work. As the lead trial counsel, he obtained a $46 million jury award in a semiconductor patent case, settled a medical device case near the close of evidence for almost $50 million and was awarded judgment as a matter of law, thereby avoiding a $75 million jury verdict.
Mr. Nation has been named a "Texas Super Lawyer" every year since the award was first established. The 2007 Who's Who Legal guide to the best attorneys in Texas described Mr. Nation as a "notable adversary" in the area of patent law. Chambers USA has consistently ranked him among the premier patent litigators in Texas. In 2007, Mr. Nation was once again named to the Best Lawyers in America list.
"For a patent litigation, Howrey can deliver a trial team lead by a true trial lawyer with over 30 years of experience trying patent cases anywhere across the country."
Representative Highlights
- Crystal Semiconductor Corp. v. Opti Inc. Acted as lead trial counsel in a patent infringement action regarding semiconductor chip design. The jury verdict was affirmed on appeal at the Federal Circuit.
- Asyst Technologies, Inc. v. Empak Corp. Acted as lead trial counsel in a patent infringement action regarding a tracking system for a semi-conductor wafer fab. Obtained favorable JMOL after jury verdict.
- Streck Laboratories, Inc. v. Beckman Coulter, et al. Served as lead trial counsel in a patent infringement action regarding hematology instruments that was settled during trial.
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Courts & Adjudicative Bodies
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Northern District of California
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
- United States District Court for the District of Arizona
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
Education
- University of Texas School of Law (JD, 1974), with honors
- Georgia Institute of Technology (BME, 1968)
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