Geoffrey Graham Grivner

Summary: Geoffrey G. Grivner — Patent Litigation Practice

Geoffrey G. Grivner is a shareholder at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC in Wilmington, Delaware, where he functions primarily as Delaware local/lead counsel in patent litigation before the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. His firm bio describes a Delaware-focused commercial litigator whose practice spans intellectual property, corporate and intra-corporate disputes, employment, FCRA, and education law, with "Delaware counsel in numerous intellectual property actions" listed among his proof points. Court records confirm patent work across varied technology: the tracked Realtime Data LLC v. Array Networks Inc. matter (data-compression/software patents), plus Best Medical International v. Varian Medical Systems (radiation-therapy/medical-device patents), 3Shape A/S v. Align Technology (dental-imaging software), BodyMedia v. Basis Science (wearable sensors), and FreshWorks v. LiveHelpNow (software). The common thread is computer-implemented and medical-device technology litigated in Delaware, not a single technical specialty.

Side preference. The tracked profile shows a single appearance, entirely defendant-side (1 defendant / 0 plaintiff): Grivner defended operating company Array Networks against Realtime Data, a well-known non-practicing entity. That aligns with a defense-oriented NPE-defense practice. However, verifiable docket filings show he has also appeared for patent owners/plaintiffs (Best Medical, BodyMedia, 3Shape, CBV v. ChanBond), so his patent work spans both sides even though the tracked record is defense-only.

Notable cases / outcomes. The tracked case is Realtime Data LLC v. Array Networks Inc. et al. (D. Del.), where Grivner served as counsel for defendant Array Networks; no verdict or settlement is verifiable from public sources. In 3Shape A/S v. Align Technology (D. Del. 17-1647-LPS), he briefed summary judgment on invalidity/non-infringement centered on claim construction of "scaling"; in Best Medical v. Varian (D. Del. 18-1599-MN) he handled claim-narrowing and discovery disputes as plaintiff's counsel. No trial verdicts or Federal Circuit appeals involving Grivner were confirmed in this search, and the firm bio's trial experience is not patent-specific.

PTAB/IPR experience. No evidence that Grivner personally appears before the PTAB in IPR/PGR proceedings; in 3Shape v. Align he filed district-court stipulations to stay the case pending PTAB institution decisions, but that reflects case management rather than PTAB practice.

Bar / education. Admitted in Delaware (2005) and Maryland (2017); J.D., William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law (2005); B.A., Penn State, Schreyer Honors College (2002). Prior roles include a large Delaware-based firm (not named in his bio) and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware.