James M. Heintz

James M. Heintz is a Partner and Chair of the Post-Grant Review Practice at DLA Piper, specializing in patent litigation across district courts and the International Trade Commission (ITC), and leading post-grant review strategies. His practice focuses on electrical, computer, cellular, and networking technologies, including encryption, conditional access television systems, computer operating system software, touchscreens, electronic train control, power tools, and semiconductors.

Heintz demonstrates a balanced approach to patent litigation, having appeared in 5 cases on the plaintiff side and 6 on the defendant side in the provided data. DLA Piper's profile highlights his representation of clients like Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. in patent infringement matters, successfully achieving a favorable settlement before trial in one such case. He was also part of the DLA Piper team that secured a significant victory for Samsung Electronics Co. in the Eastern District of Texas, overturning a US$112 million jury verdict for Maxell Ltd. This outcome involved the court granting Samsung's motion for judgment as a matter of law, finding insufficient evidence of infringement and invalidating claims in two of the asserted patents.

A notable aspect of his practice is his extensive experience with PTAB and IPR proceedings. He leads DLA Piper's post-grant review practice and is frequently involved in directing inter partes review strategy. Heintz has been recognized by Patexia as being among the "Best Performing" and "Most Active" attorneys representing petitioners in IPR proceedings before the PTAB, and by Docket Navigator as a top five PTAB lawyer in the US representing petitioners in 2019. His PTAB experience includes representing petitioners in Covered Business Method (CBM) patent reviews and other IPRs.

James Heintz earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from St. John's University in 1996, and a B.S.E.E. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1988. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, New York, Virginia, before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and various U.S. District Courts. Prior to joining DLA Piper, he also appeared in a case with Bradley Arant Boult Cummings.