Paul J. Wilson

Paul J. Wilson is a Counsel at Covington & Burling LLP, specializing in complex, multi-forum patent and technology litigation. His practice primarily involves representing clients in disputes before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), federal district courts, and the Federal Circuit. He possesses deep experience across various technology sectors, including electronics, smartphones, semiconductors, software, and display technologies. His technical background as a former Senior Electrical Engineer at Northrop Grumman and Electrical Engineer at Westinghouse Electric Company informs his work in areas such as active electrical cables, silicon microphones, advanced photolithographic techniques, flash memory, organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays, and LTE communication technologies.

Wilson consistently represents defendants in patent infringement matters, as evidenced by his tracked appearances and extensive list of representative cases defending operating companies against infringement claims. He has significant experience defending major technology companies like Samsung and Knowles Electronics in numerous high-stakes ITC Section 337 investigations.

His notable representative matters include securing an Initial Determination for Knowles Electronics, finding infringement and validity for all three asserted patents against GoerTek in an ITC investigation concerning silicon microphone packages (Inv. No. 337-TA-888). He has also represented Samsung in various ITC investigations involving semiconductor products, flash memory devices, and AMOLED display panels, and in district court cases concerning DIMM and HBM products, Android menu displays, and web browser processing software. Additionally, he has handled patent infringement actions related to storage device architectures, data caching techniques, and custom orthodontic appliances.

Wilson is actively involved in Patent Office (PTAB) Trials, prosecuting inter partes review (IPR) petitions, as well as ex parte and inter partes reexamination requests. His PTAB experience covers diverse technologies, including random number generation apparatus, high-power switching power supplies, thin-film transistors for displays, and LTE communication techniques. He earned his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1997 and holds a B.S.E.E., cum laude, from Michigan Technical University (1983). He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.