Richard H. Smith

Richard H. Smith is an attorney whose patent litigation experience, based on available records, includes serving as local counsel for Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP. He has appeared on the defense side in at least one significant patent infringement case, representing a corporate defendant against a non-practicing entity.

His tracked experience includes acting as local counsel for Symantec Corporation in Intellectual Ventures I LLC v. Symantec Corporation et al., a case litigated in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The case involved patents related to anti-malware and anti-spam software, which were ultimately held invalid as patent ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101 by the Federal Circuit. Symantec successfully obtained invalidation of one of the asserted Intellectual Ventures patents under the Supreme Court's Alice precedent.

Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell is recognized for its prominent Intellectual Property Litigation practice, particularly in Delaware, handling a wide array of patent disputes across diverse technologies, including computer hardware, networking, semiconductors, medical devices, consumer products, and Hatch-Waxman/ANDA litigation. The firm is also active in post-grant proceedings, representing both patent owners and petitioners in inter partes reviews (IPR) before the Patent Trial and Appeals Board.

While general information regarding Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell's robust patent litigation practice and PTAB experience is available, specific details regarding Richard H. Smith's individual professional background, such as his education, bar admissions, or a broader personal patent litigation portfolio beyond his role as local counsel in the referenced case, are not readily available through public search results at this time.