John A. Dragseth

John A. Dragseth is a seasoned patent litigator and appellate specialist, currently a senior principal at Fish & Richardson P.C.. His practice focuses on complex legal analysis and writing, with extensive experience in federal appeals and strategic patent counseling. He has led briefing on over 60 appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, where he previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Raymond C. Clevenger III.

Dragseth's technological focus areas are broad, encompassing cloud computing, mobile computing, software, medical devices, and mechanical technologies, including HVAC systems. He also has experience with wireless mobile devices, videogames, e-commerce, CAD/CAM, communications protocols, databases, and various computer hardware and networking technologies. In terms of side preference, his tracked case appearances show a consistent role on the defendant side, defending operating companies against patent infringement allegations.

He has been involved in significant patent disputes, including serving as lead counsel for General Motors Company in AutoConnect Holdings LLC v. General Motors Company, a case concerning vehicle systems, mobile apps, and related hardware/software components such as Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. He also acted as of counsel for defendants in Intellectual Ventures I LLC v. Canon Inc. et al., which involved printing technology and digital image magnification, and Intellectual Ventures I LLC v. Symantec Corp. et al., relating to security software and data backup systems. Notably, in Mayo v. Prometheus, Dragseth and his team successfully convinced the Supreme Court to unanimously alter the law for determining patent eligibility.

Dragseth possesses significant experience with Post-Grant proceedings, including reexamination and Inter Partes Review (IPR). He has authored articles discussing Federal Circuit decisions concerning IPR burdens and appellate review of PTAB decisions. Admitted to practice in Minnesota since 1997, he earned his J.D., Order of the Coif, from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1996 and a B.S. summa cum laude in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1992.