Scott M. Border

Scott M. Border is a patent litigation attorney currently with Sidley Austin LLP, where his practice focuses on representing operating companies in complex intellectual property disputes. Prior to joining Sidley Austin, he was an attorney at Winston & Strawn LLP. Border primarily works on the plaintiff side in district court litigation, as demonstrated by his representation of Microsoft Corporation, and frequently serves as a petitioner in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings, challenging patent validity for clients such as Microsoft and Apple.

His litigation experience encompasses technology areas such as software and graphical user interfaces, as seen in his work for Microsoft. He has also been involved in matters concerning reconfigurable computing and has experience with International Trade Commission (ITC) Section 337 investigations.

A notable case in his portfolio is Microsoft Corporation v. Corel Corporation et al. in the Northern District of California, where he represented Microsoft. A jury in that case found Corel had willfully infringed Microsoft's patents related to graphical user interfaces in productivity applications, awarding Microsoft $278,000. Border possesses substantial experience before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), having been admitted pro hac vice in at least 21 IPR proceedings, representing petitioners like Microsoft, Apple, and Liberty Energy, Inc.

He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2007. Border is admitted to practice in the Virginia State Bar, the District of Columbia Bar, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and several U.S. District Courts, including the Northern District of Florida, Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Virginia, Eastern District of Virginia, and the District of Columbia.