Brian E. F.

Brian E. Farnan is a patent litigation attorney at Farnan LLP, specializing in complex litigation within Delaware's federal courts. His practice primarily involves assisting out-of-state counsel as Delaware Counsel in high-stakes intellectual property disputes, often representing plaintiffs and patent holders.

Mr. Farnan handles a diverse array of patent litigation matters, encompassing technology-related cases and pharmaceutical disputes. Specific examples from his appearances and firm highlights include involvement in cases related to telecommunications/video delivery, such as DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al. v. Cox Communications, Inc. et al., and matters involving semiconductor technology, as seen in his role as counsel for Amicus Curiae in INPRIA CORP. v. LAM RESEARCH CORP.. His firm, Farnan LLP, has also been involved in significant patent outcomes, including findings of infringement and validity in Hatch-Waxman litigation concerning the drug Eliquis®, and an $84.5 million jury verdict for patent infringement on behalf of Densify against VMware, Inc., where the firm served as Delaware Counsel.

While Mr. Farnan’s firm has cases where inter partes reviews (IPRs) were initiated by the PTAB, his specific personal experience appearing in IPR or PTAB proceedings is not reliably sourced in the available information. He earned his B.A., cum laude, from Dickinson College in 1998 and his J.D. from Wake Forest University in 2001. Mr. Farnan is admitted to practice in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.