John Thomas McKee

John T. McKee is a Partner in the New York office of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, where his practice focuses on high-stakes intellectual property disputes. His work covers a wide range of complex technologies, including cellular standards (3G, 4G LTE, 5G NR), the Android operating system, anti-malware software, and magnetic backup tapes. His background in electrical engineering provides a strong technical foundation for these matters.

The tracked case list indicates an even balance between representing plaintiffs and defendants, showing one appearance for Yahoo! Inc. as a plaintiff and one as a defendant in related litigation against AlmondNet, Inc. His broader practice involves representing major technology operating companies, including Samsung, Sony, and IBM. Notable outcomes include securing a rare non-infringement verdict for Samsung in the Eastern District of Texas and obtaining an ITC exclusion order for Juul Labs.

A significant portion of Mr. McKee's practice involves proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). He is described as a leading practitioner in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings, having been repeatedly named by Patexia as a top attorney representing petitioners before the PTAB. He has been lead counsel in PTAB matters for clients such as Sony, Samsung, IBM, and BlackBerry, and has argued appeals of PTAB decisions at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Mr. McKee earned his J.D. from Boston College Law School and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin.