Timothy W. Rawson

Timothy W. Rawson is a patent litigation attorney with Fish & Richardson P.C., where he serves as a Principal, having been elevated to this role in February 2022. His practice focuses on resolving intellectual property disputes in district courts, before the Federal Circuit, and at the International Trade Commission. Rawson specializes in the high-tech and consumer product industries, with a strong background in mechanical engineering, having previously practiced for over six years as a professional engineer. His technical experience encompasses missile control, aircraft system design for aerospace and defense companies, and mechanical facility and infrastructure systems. He also handles matters in telecommunications, transportation, digital media, and e-commerce.

Rawson primarily defends operating companies in patent disputes, as evidenced by his appearance on the defendant side in the tracked case, Greenthread, LLC v. General Motors Company. He is also noted for his insights into patent damages and his in-depth knowledge of IP appeals. His experience includes extensive litigation and trial work in the Eastern District of Texas, Central District of California, and Southern District of California. A notable outcome includes his work on a team that successfully appealed an unfavorable decision from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to the Federal Circuit, securing a rare reversal to revive patents for a major chemical company in Raytheon Technologies Corp. v. General Electric Co., No. 20-1755 (Fed. Cir.).

He regularly engages in PTAB proceedings, as demonstrated by his involvement in overturning a PTAB decision on appeal. Rawson earned his J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law in 2014 and holds a B.S., cum laude, in Mechanical Engineering from Texas Tech University (2004). He is admitted to practice in California and Texas and previously served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Jimmie V. Reyna in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.