John G. Flaim

John G. Flaim is a Partner in Baker & McKenzie LLP's Dallas office, where he leads the Global Intellectual Property Practice Group. He has significant experience in patent litigation, counseling, licensing, and portfolio management, handling cases in federal district courts and before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). His technical focus includes electrical and computer-related technologies, such as software, voice messaging, semiconductor processing and circuitry, smart cards, wireless and wireline telecommunication systems, and digital image editing. Flaim also advises clients on copyright, patent, and trademark matters, including intellectual property asset protection, infringement assessments, and transactional IP.

Flaim represents multinational clients as both plaintiffs and defendants in patent litigations. His tracked appearances include defending Wells Fargo & Company in DataTreasury Corporation v. Wells Fargo & Company, a significant patent infringement case involving electronic check-clearing technology. Other notable outcomes include securing a favorable settlement for a major U.S. welding equipment manufacturer in a patent infringement case, invalidating all asserted patent claims for a major U.S. location services company, and obtaining an ITC win for a leading 3D display provider that resulted in exclusion and cease-and-desist orders. He has also successfully represented a major U.S. financial software provider, achieving invalidation of asserted claims through summary judgment.

While no specific IPR or PTAB cases are listed, Flaim regularly represents clients before patent administrative bodies, including in validity trials and hearings. This indicates his involvement in post-grant review proceedings.

Flaim earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering, magna cum laude, from Manhattan College in 1989 and his J.D., with honors, from St. John's University in 1992. He was admitted to the New York bar and the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office bar in 1993, and the Texas bar in 1993. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and several U.S. District Courts.