Andrew S. Flior

Andrew S. Flior is a Partner at Snell & Wilmer, where his practice is concentrated in intellectual property protection and litigation. He specializes in patent matters across a diverse array of technology areas, including financial services and technologies, medical devices, light emitting diodes (LEDs), software and business products, and mechanical devices. His firm's broader intellectual property group handles cases involving consumer products, electronics, biotechnology, chemical, industrial manufacturing, robotics, computer software, finance, renewable energy, automotive, aircraft, and agricultural industries.

Mr. Flior primarily represents defendants in patent infringement actions, with his sole tracked appearance being on the defendant side in ETN Capital LLC v. Airxcel, Inc. His firm's patent litigation team is known for both protecting and enforcing patent rights and for helping clients avoid liability for infringement, including through strategies against non-manufacturing patentees.

He has significant experience in preparing and prosecuting patent applications and has litigated patent and trademark matters at the U.S. District Court level and before the International Trade Commission. While specific outcomes for his cases, including ETN Capital LLC v. Airxcel, Inc., are not publicly detailed in available search results, his firm's patent litigation practice covers all phases of litigation, from pre-litigation counseling to trial and appeal. Mr. Flior also possesses expertise in post-grant proceedings, having presented on "Post Grant Proceedings at the U.S. Patent Office."

Mr. Flior is admitted to the California Bar and registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego Law School, where he served as an Executive Editor of the San Diego Law Review. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Physics, with honors, from the University of Chicago.