Brian C. Nash

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Brian C. Nash — Patent Litigation Practice Summary

Focus areas. Nash's docket is concentrated in high-technology patent disputes, particularly semiconductors and related hardware/software. His tracked matters include Greenthread, LLC v. NXP USA and Greenthread, LLC v. Cirrus Logic (semiconductor doping/device patents) and Advanced Cluster Systems, Inc. v. Intel Corp. (cluster-computing architecture patents, W.D. Tex. before Judge Albright), with a fourth case served as Fish & Richardson additional counsel to General Motors in DataServe Technologies LLC v. GM. Firm and directory descriptions list experience spanning semiconductors, programmable logic devices/FPGAs, software, wireless standards, encryption, image processing, geolocation, blockchain/e-commerce, digital media/VR, and also non-electrical technologies such as aluminum alloy composition, container fabrication, and hydrocarbon/e-fracking. This is a broad technical spread, though the tracked patent caseload skews toward electronics and computer hardware.

Side preference. He is a defense-side litigator. The structured appearance data is 0 plaintiff-side and 7 defendant-side appearances, consistent with representation of operating companies (Intel, Cirrus Logic, NXP, GM) against patent assertions. Third-party aggregator profiles suggest a somewhat more mixed historical split (roughly 57% defendant / 26% plaintiff across all matters), and MoFo's own bio notes he has acted as plaintiff's counsel in a competitor-vs-competitor case, but the verified, tracked record here is predominantly defense work for technology manufacturers.

Firm context. Nash is a partner at Morrison Foerster (MoFo), where he serves as Practice Group Chair of the firm's global IP Litigation Group, Co-Chair of its cross-disciplinary Intellectual Property Group, and Managing Partner of the Austin office. One tracked matter lists him at Fish & Richardson as additional counsel; I could not independently verify that appearance, and it may reflect a same-name attorney or a distinct engagement, so treat it with caution. Third-party profiles also identify prior firms Bracewell & Giuliani and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, but I could not verify those moves against a primary source in this review.

Notable cases, outcomes, and PTAB experience. Beyond the tracked matters, his MoFo bio describes a complete summary judgment win in a case where the opposing party sought over $800 million, a favorable settlement in a 10-patent case, several dispositive resolutions with no damages paid, and a dismissal with prejudice on §101 invalidity grounds. Representative experience includes a dispositive claim-construction ruling following a Markman hearing before Judge Albright that led to dismissal (FPGA patent, Fortune 50 semiconductor client) and a PTAB final written decision invalidating all claims and denying a motion to amend in an IPR. He appears regularly before the PTAB: parallel IPRs accompany several of his district court matters (e.g., the Greenthread and Advanced Cluster Systems/Intel matters), and he has handled an instituted derivation proceeding for Anheuser-Busch concerning aluminum alloy technology. He is also active in ITC and Federal Circuit matters per firm descriptions. His bio does not tie him to a specific landmark verdict, so the outcomes above are the most reliable, sourced results.

Bar and education. J.D., University of Texas School of Law (2005); B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University (2002); registered to practice before the USPTO; law clerk to Judge Richard Linn, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.