Keith B. Davis

Keith B. Davis is a seasoned patent litigator and partner at Jones Day, with over 20 years of experience leading high-stakes patent, trade secret, and copyright lawsuits across various U.S. jurisdictions, including Texas, California, and Delaware federal courts.

His practice focuses heavily on diverse technologies, encompassing cellular and wireless systems (including CDMA, GSM, UMTS, LTE, WiFi, and ZigBee), semiconductor devices and manufacturing, optical networks, DRAM and flash memories, processors and computing, video and image processing, analytics, encryption, and smart meters. He also possesses specific expertise in matters involving standards-setting organizations (SSOs), standards-essential patents (SEPs), and FRAND commitments. His background as an electrical engineer for companies like LSI Logic, Raytheon Systems, and Lucent Technologies underpins his deep technical understanding.

Mr. Davis demonstrates versatility in his representation, having experience on both the plaintiff and defendant sides of patent disputes. His tracked cases include serving as Lead Counsel for Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc. in plaintiff-side litigation and as local counsel defending Qualcomm Incorporated. His client roster at Jones Day features prominent technology companies such as Xilinx, Qualcomm, SOLiD, SAS Institute, Western Digital, Kyocera, IBM, Huawei, Motorola, Freescale, and Texas Instruments.

Notable representations include defending Qualcomm against Apple in patent infringement lawsuits involving smartphone and power-saving technologies, successfully obtaining summary judgment for SAS Institute on patent invalidity claims, and securing voluntary dismissal with prejudice for Hikvision USA, Inc. in a security surveillance technology patent case. While specific regular appearances in PTAB or IPR proceedings are not individually detailed, Jones Day maintains a robust patent litigation practice recognized for handling disputes before administrative tribunals. Mr. Davis's extensive experience in patent enforcement and defense suggests engagement with various facets of modern patent litigation strategy, including post-grant proceedings.