Craig R. Smith

Craig R. Smith is a seasoned patent litigation attorney known for representing technology companies in complex intellectual property disputes. His practice encompasses a diverse range of technologies, including consumer products like strollers with "Quick Fold Technology" (e.g., Unified Patents v. Baby Jogger II LLC), as well as software and web-based technologies involving scalable vector graphics and web browser functionalities (e.g., Kyocera Corp. v. SoftView LLC). He handles matters across federal district courts, appellate courts, and the International Trade Commission (ITC). Smith's practice demonstrates a balanced approach, representing both plaintiffs and defendants, with a slight inclination towards defense in his tracked cases. He also possesses experience in post-grant review proceedings before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, including inter partes review (IPR) and reexaminations.

Currently, Mr. Smith is a Partner and leads the litigation group at Lando & Anastasi, LLP, an intellectual property firm based in Boston. According to authoritative case data, he has also appeared as Counsel for Defendant in an untitled case at Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, and as Counsel for Kyocera Corp. in Kyocera Corp. v. SoftView LLC at Cooley. Publicly available professional profiles for Craig R. Smith primarily highlight his extensive patent litigation work at Lando & Anastasi.

His notable engagements include successfully defending a chemical manufacturer in an ITC investigation, resulting in a finding of no infringement and invalidity, and securing a jury victory of no infringement for a global software company in patent litigation, an outcome recognized by The National Law Journal. He also obtained summary judgment of no infringement for a biotechnology device manufacturer, which was affirmed by the Federal Circuit, and secured a summary judgment of infringement for a global manufacturer of convertible automobile tops. In Unified Patents v. Baby Jogger II LLC, he served as Lead Counsel for the plaintiff. In Kyocera Corp. v. SoftView LLC, claims of the patent-in-suit were found unpatentable in an IPR proceeding, a decision summarily affirmed by the Federal Circuit. He is also credited with averting potential damages exceeding a billion dollars in one litigation.

Craig R. Smith earned his legal degree from New York University School of Law.