Benjamin E. Maskell

I'll research this attorney before drafting.

Let me dig into the tracked case and his PTAB/Federal Circuit record.

Specialty / focus areas. Maskell's practice centers on patent and trademark litigation and general IP/business counseling, with a technical footprint in computer and electrical arts rather than pharma or life sciences. His bio at Fox Rothschild (where he joined in 2012 as an associate in the DC IP litigation group) lists encryption, networks, information systems security, web technologies, distributed computing, operating systems, communications protocols, data optimization/compression, forensics, automation, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and VoIP, plus mobile communications, LEDs, LCDs, semiconductors, digital systems, public infrastructure technology and RFID. His firm's matter list bears that out — LED lighting and retrofit fixtures, online gaming systems, portable-electronics docking, RFID, highway safety products, ink cartridges (Section 337), and direct-drive washer technology — alongside consumer-product accessory disputes of the kind reflected in the one tracked case in the dataset. Note that only one appearance is captured in the structured case list, so the technology picture rests primarily on his own practice descriptions rather than on a large verified docket.

Side preference. The tracked docket shows a single appearance, entirely on the defense side: Klipsta Pty Limited v. Lindsay Albanese, where he is listed as lead counsel for the defendant through Maskell Law. That is too thin a sample to characterize a real side preference — indeed, his Avvo profile states he represents both plaintiffs and defendants in patent infringement matters "from Fortune 500 companies to 3-man start-ups," and his firm's matter list includes plaintiff-side enforcement work (e.g., patent-owner representation in electronic navigation and counterfeit battlefield medical device suits, and an LED fixture manufacturer plaintiff). The honest read is a mixed-side solo/small-firm practice, with the single tracked matter landing on the defense side.

Firm context. Maskell has run Maskell Law PLLC in Arlington, Virginia since 2014 (the LLC was organized in 2015), where he is the owner. Before that, he was at Fox Rothschild LLP (2012–2014) in the Washington, DC IP litigation group, at Roetzel & Andress (2010–2012), and at Holland & Knight (2009–2010), with a summer associate stint at Sughrue Mion in 2008. He is a solo/small-firm practitioner, not in-house counsel.

Notable cases / PTAB. The only verified tracked matter is Klipsta Pty Limited v. Lindsay Albanese, a defendant-side representation; I could not verify a public outcome, verdict, or settlement for it from available sources, so no result should be attributed. On the PTAB side, he appears as designated lead counsel for the patent owner in IPR2016-00045 (U.S. Patent 6,233,518), per the mandatory notices filed in that proceeding — a single documented IPR appearance, not evidence of a standing PTAB practice. I found no verified Federal Circuit appeals or published verdicts in his name.

Bar / education. B.S. in Computer Science, University of Virginia (2004); J.D., George Mason University School of Law (2009); admitted in Virginia (2009) and the District of Columbia (2012); registered USPTO practitioner (Reg. No. 64,785); admitted in the Eastern District of Virginia and the District of Columbia. He is listed in Super Lawyers' Rising Stars for 2014–2015 and 2017–2021.