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Alan Whitehurst’s practice focuses on intellectual property litigation with an emphasis on patent litigation. Mr. Whitehurst has litigated numerous patent cases before the International Trade Commission, Federal Circuit and district courts throughout the country. 

Mr. Whitehurst has extensive experience in the area of wireless communications. In fact, he litigated one of the first cases involving the popular WiFi standard. He also specializes in cases involving e-commerce and Internet-related patents. 

Mr. Whitehurst received his J.D., M.S. in electrical and computer engineering and B.S. in electrical engineering from Duke University. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association.

On behalf of a global telecommunications company successfully resolved IP dispute with Apple involving district court litigations in Delaware and Wisconsin, three ITC investigations, and foreign court proceedings.

Obtained early dismissal for MapQuest in patent infringement lawsuit filed in the District of Delaware for 360 View technology.

Obtained early dismissal for AOL and motion to stay and dismissal with prejudice for eBay in patent infringement lawsuit filed in the Northern District of California.

Successfully defended major telecommunications carrier in patent infringement lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Texas.

Successfully defended AOL in patent infringement lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Texas involving Linux operating system.

Obtained preliminary injunctions in the Eastern District of Virginia against various domain names.

Obtained early dismissals for AOL, CBS and Dun & Bradstreet in patent infringement lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Texas.

Successfully defended AOL in patent infringement lawsuit filed in the Southern District of Florida involving digital radio.

Successfully defended global telecommunications company in patent infringement lawsuit filed in the District of Delaware involving AGPS technology.

Obtained immediate and complete dismissal for AOL in patent infringement lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Virginia involving dial-up modems.

Successfully defended global telecommunications company in patent infringement lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Texas involving touchscreen devices.

Successfully defended global telecommunications company in patent infringement lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Texas involving flash memory.

Obtained summary judgment for AOL in multidistrict litigation against Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing (RAKTL).

Successfully defended global telecommunications company in ITC investigation involving LEDs.

On behalf of a global telecommunications company successfully resolved the largest IP dispute in U.S. history.

Represented IBM in seminal patent infringement lawsuit against Amazon.com.

Filed request for reexamination that led to stay of patent infringement lawsuits by Antor.

Successfully defended major chip manufacturer in ITC investigation of high-speed digital processors.

Represented Lucent in patent infringement lawsuit in the Eastern District of Texas involving 3G phones.

Represented Kodak in multidistrict litigation involving digital camera technology.

On behalf of Motorola successfully resolved IP dispute with Analog Devices involving numerous district court litigations.

Successfully defended major telecommunications company in Eastern District of Texas involving TDMA cellular phones and base stations.

Represented complainant in ITC investigation involving wireless local area networks.

Obtained complete jury win and exclusivity period for MOVA Pharmaceuticals in first Paragraph 4 case and successfully upheld verdict before Federal Circuit.

Obtained consent decree for Cotton Incorporated for the mark THE FABRIC OF OUR LIVES.