Brian G. Bieluch

Brian G. Bieluch is a highly experienced patent litigator and Vice Chair of the Intellectual Property Litigation Group at Covington & Burling LLP, operating from both the firm's Los Angeles and Washington offices. His practice primarily focuses on complex, multi-forum patent and technology disputes, including matters before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), district courts, and the Federal Circuit. He advises a diverse range of technology clients across the electronics, smartphone, semiconductor, software, financial services, and display technologies industries.

Mr. Bieluch predominantly represents defendant operating companies in patent infringement actions. His tracked appearances reflect this, showing one appearance on the defendant side and none on the plaintiff side. He has a history of representing major technology companies against claims of infringement, including his role as lead counsel in cases such as Mimzi, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

His notable representations include securing a complete affirmance of dismissal with prejudice of patent litigation for Samsung Electronics in the Northern District of California and achieving a complete dismissal for taurine manufacturer QYP in a long-running patent case. He also obtained a downstream general exclusion order for Knowles Corporation in an ITC trade secrets dispute and represented Alstom Grid in a successful appeal to reverse the denial of judgment as a matter of law in a patent infringement jury trial. Additionally, Mr. Bieluch has represented clients in post-trial litigation, motions for dismissal on patent ineligibility grounds, and has been involved in seeking Supreme Court review for Samsung Electronics and Translogic Technology Inc.

Mr. Bieluch possesses experience with Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) matters, having represented Knowles Electronics in seeking appellate review of PTAB decisions before the Federal Circuit. He earned his J.D., magna cum laude and Order of the Coif, from Georgetown University Law Center in 2003, where he was an Articles Editor for The Georgetown Law Journal. He received his B.A., cum laude, from Connecticut College in 2000. He is admitted to practice in California, the District of Columbia, and New York.