Charles Koole

Charles Koole is a Partner at Skiermont Derby LLP, specializing in patent litigation across various technology sectors. He focuses his practice primarily on computer software and hardware, telecommunications, and consumer electronics. His background includes significant in-house experience as Senior Patent Counsel at VIZIO, where he managed the company's patent litigation and licensing, and as a Partner in the Intellectual Property Litigation Department at Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP.

Koole's practice demonstrates a strong emphasis on defending operating companies. He has represented defendants such as VIZIO and Nero, securing favorable outcomes including summary judgments of invalidity, non-infringement, and patent exhaustion, often affirmed by the Federal Circuit. For instance, he obtained summary judgment for VIZIO in a two-patent case involving deinterlacing and video processing technologies, and for Nero in a case concerning standards-essential patents. He also successfully obtained the withdrawal of an ITC complaint against VIZIO. His tracked appearance in Petitioner Unknown v. MYPORT TECHNOLOGIES Inc. further aligns with his work on the defendant side, with the case involving patents related to speech and image recognition, and features in smartphones and tablets.

While his individual IPR appearances are not explicitly detailed, Skiermont Derby maintains a robust Inter Partes Review (IPR) practice, representing both patent owners and petitioners. The firm has been recognized for IPR successes, and IPR proceedings have been initiated by Apple against MyPort Technologies, Inc. concerning patents asserted in the litigation where Koole represented MyPort.

Koole is admitted to the State Bar of California, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the U.S. Supreme Court, and several U.S. Courts of Appeals and District Courts. He earned his J.D. from the University of Southern California Law School and holds a B.A. in Mathematics and Computer Science from Calvin College.