Aidan Skoyles

Aidan C. Skoyles — Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

Skoyles is a patent litigator whose practice centers on electrical engineering and information technology. His firm bio and case history describe work spanning semiconductor design and processing, computer software, cellular telephone hardware, video game controllers, optical filters, medical devices, database design, and vehicle infotainment/graphics systems. He holds an M.S. and B.S. in electrical engineering (University of Texas at Dallas) and litigates in district courts, the Federal Circuit, and the U.S. International Trade Commission, where Section 337 work features prominently in his track record.

Side preference. His two tracked appearances split evenly — one plaintiff-side (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. et al. v. Marlin Semiconductor Ltd.) and one defendant-side (AutoConnect Holdings LLC v. General Motors LLC). The broader record shows a defense-leaning practice for operating companies facing NPEs/PAEs — LG Electronics against Straight Path IP Group, Toyota against Intellectual Ventures, and GM against AutoConnect — balanced by complainant/petitioner work for technology manufacturers such as TSMC, VIA Technologies, and DSM.

Firm context. Skoyles has been at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner throughout his tracked career, based in the firm's Reston, Virginia office. Martindale lists him as an associate; his current Finnegan biography lists him as partner.

Notable matters. He was on the Finnegan team that defended Toyota in the ITC action brought by Intellectual Ventures over thermoplastic-encapsulated electric motors (Inv. Nos. 337-TA-1052/-1073), which produced an ALJ initial determination of no Section 337 violation and parallel final written decisions holding the asserted claims unpatentable (IPR2017-01494 et al.). Other reported matters include VIA Technologies/Centaur v. Apple at the ITC (settled before initial determination), Creative Kingdoms v. Nintendo over wireless video game controllers, DSM's optical fiber investigation (337-TA-1031), and the Toyota defense in Intellectual Ventures I v. Toyota in E.D. Tex. His tracked GM matter involves AutoConnect's assertion of automotive infotainment and vehicle-control patents; his TSMC matter concerns Marlin Semiconductor's semiconductor portfolio, which has also been litigated in ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1443 (reported settled in mid-2026, with TSMC's IPR petitions against Marlin patents running in parallel).

PTAB/IPR experience. Yes — he appears regularly in post-grant proceedings, including as examining counsel in IPRs and in Toyota's IV-related IPR campaign.

Bar and education. Admitted in Virginia (2010) and the District of Columbia (2011); registered to practice before the USPTO (Reg. No. 61,119); also admitted to the Federal Circuit, D. Colo., and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. J.D., with honors, George Washington University Law School (2009); M.S. (2006) and B.S., magna cum laude (2005), Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas.