Juan J. Garcia

I'll research this attorney and the tracked case before writing the summary.

Let me dig deeper on the firm context, the ITC investigation, and any PTAB work.

Juan J. Garcia — Patent Litigation Practice Summary

Caveat on identification. The name "Juan Garcia" is common in IP practice, and the records below should be read with that in mind. The tracked data identify Garcia as co-counsel at AMS Trade, a Washington, D.C. firm known for Section 337 work. Public sources separately identify a Juan Garcia at Fabricant Rubino Lambrianakos LLP (FRL), also in Washington, D.C., whose biography mirrors the AMS Trade associate's profile (ITC/Section 337 focus, Southern Methodist University J.D. 2019, the same Chambers Diversity & Inclusion "Future Leader" finalist recognition). The overlap strongly suggests a single attorney who moved from AMS Trade to FRL, but I could not verify the transition directly; you may want to confirm with the attorney. Unrelated practitioners with similar names (e.g., Juan José Garcia Jr., Laredo, Tex.; Juan Sánchez García, a European patent attorney) are distinct.

Specialty and firm context. Garcia's practice is concentrated in U.S. International Trade Commission Section 337 litigation, not district-court patent docket work or prosecution. His portfolio spans an unusually wide technology range: semiconductor and NAND/DRAM memory chips, 4G/5G wireless devices (asserted against Qualcomm, T-Mobile, DISH Wireless, HTC and LGE), OLED display panels, network traffic monitoring/security software, location-sharing software, electronic eyewear, nasal medical devices, and consumer goods such as braiding hair and pillows. FRL (formerly associated with Fabricant LLP, which appears in PTAB and ITC filings through partners Alfred Fabricant, Vincent Rubino and Peter Lambrianakos) is an IP litigation boutique; AMS Trade is a D.C. trade/ITC shop that describes itself as among the most active Section 337 firms and appears for both complainants and respondents. Garcia is listed as an at-large executive committee member of the International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association (ITCTLA).

Side preference. The tracked tally is 0 plaintiff-side and 1 defendant-side appearance, which is too thin to establish a pattern; his broader publicly listed experience is genuinely both-sided. Respondent/defense matters include Qualcomm (337-TA-1335) and several respondents in the OLED display-panel investigation (337-TA-1351, no violation), plus the current Centripetal matter. Complainant work includes IngenioSpec, Aardvark Medical, AGIS Software and MonolithIC 3D, several of which concluded in favorable settlements or default determinations. On the public record he reads as a defense-leaning ITC specialist who also handles complainant-side investigations, rather than a dedicated NPE/PAE prosecutor.

Notable case and PTAB experience. The tracked matter, Centripetal Networks, LLC v. International Trade Commission (Fed. Cir. No. 24-1416), is the appeal from the ITC's determination that Keysight Technologies did not violate Section 337 by importing network-monitoring and security products. The Federal Circuit affirmed on April 23, 2026, holding that substantial evidence supported the Commission's finding that Centripetal failed the "technical prong" of the domestic-industry requirement, and finding waiver of the non-infringement challenge; a companion appeal (No. 24-1406) affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's invalidation of claims 11 and 20 of the '917 patent in view of Sourcefire. This was a complete win for the respondent side, consistent with Garcia's defendant-side classification. Public reporting credits Reed Smith as Keysight's lead counsel and does not name Garcia; his participation as AMS Trade co-counsel rests on the tracked docket data. Regarding PTAB/IPR, I found no verified record of Garcia appearing as counsel of record in an IPR or PGR; his firm handles PTAB work, but his own practice appears to be ITC-centric.

Bar and education. Southern Methodist University, J.D. (2019), per Best Lawyers, which lists him in Washington, D.C. in Litigation – Intellectual Property ("Ones to Watch," 2026–2027 editions). Specific bar admissions and any prior career history in the legislative/executive branches (referenced in his FRL biography) were not independently verified in the sources reviewed.