Forrest Jones

Forrest Jones is a patent litigation attorney and partner at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, focusing his practice on complex patent disputes across various venues, including U.S. district courts, the International Trade Commission (ITC), and appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. His technical expertise spans electrical and computer engineering, encompassing computer software, signal processing, wireless networking, power electronics, power generation, consumer electronics (such as televisions, laptops, smartphones, and gaming systems), GaN transistors, solar cells and panels, and LEDs.

Jones primarily represents defendants, including operating companies, in patent infringement actions. This is consistent with his tracked appearance representing REC Solar Holdings AS as supporting counsel in Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd. v. REC Solar Holdings AS. Other notable defense-side work includes representing Truist Bank in mobile deposit technology litigation, which led to a favorable dismissal, and successfully invalidating five patents for Playtika Ltd. in a gaming technology dispute. He also has experience defending Sony entities in patent infringement lawsuits.

A significant aspect of Jones's practice involves inter partes review (IPR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). He regularly handles IPRs and has contributed to legal commentary on PTAB rules and strategies. His experience includes both filing IPR petitions for clients, as seen with Truist Bank, and defending against them, as in the Maxeon v. REC Solar matter where his client filed a related IPR petition.

Jones earned his J.D. from Duke University School of Law in 2012 and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, magna cum laude, from Texas Tech University in 2009. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and California, as well as before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.