Andrew P. MacArthur

Andrew MacArthur has litigated all aspects of patent cases from inception through trial in U.S. district courts and before the U.S. International Trade Commission, including pre-filing analysis, fact and expert discovery, claim construction, dispositive motions, and significant trial work. Specifically, he has both fourth-chaired an inequitable conduct bench trial and prepared for a patent jury trial in the Southern District of New York. Generally, Mr. MacArthur has litigated technologies regarding computer telephony, SMS messaging, unified messaging, thin client software, software activation, firewall systems, semiconductors, KVM switches, and paper manufacturing and coating.

Mr. MacArthur is also experienced in counseling and licensing, including drafting patent opinions, analyzing patent portfolios, reviewing patents sold at auctions, and conducting due diligence for acquisitions. The technologies involved computer networks, telecommunications, Global Positioning Systems, medical devices, and cable networks.

Before his legal career, Mr. MacArthur developed software in the fields of diamond, gas, and unemployment insurance.

Duke University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007)
Executive Editor (2006-2007) and Staff Editor (2005-2006), Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law

University of Guelph (B.Sc., Engineering Systems and Computing, 2002)

State of New Jersey, 2007

State of New York, 2008

District of Columbia, 2008

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 2007

United States District Court for the Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of New York, 2009

United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 2011

"ITC Announces Exclusion Order Study," IP Law Alert, April 10, 2013 (Ralph A. Dengler, Andrew P. MacArthur)

"The Patent Expert Pivot," IP Law Alert, March 25, 2013

"The Patent Expert Pivot," Intellectual Property News, March 19, 2013

"PhatRat's Helmet Impact Technology Patent Suit in N.D. Illinois -- Considerations For Defendant Riddell," IP Law Alert, March 5, 2013 (Ralph A. Dengler, Andrew P. MacArthur, Uzoamaka N. Okoye)

"Discovery of Source Code in Patent Litigation," IP Law Alert, January 30, 2013

"Supreme Court Leaves Potential Void Regarding Licensee Validity Challenges to Patents," IP Law Alert, January 16, 2013

"Secure Enforceable IP Rights for Product Designs," New York Law Journal, January 14, 2013 (Catherine M. Clayton, William A. Hector, Andrew P. MacArthur)

"Delaware District Court Takes Patent Damages Expert to Task," IP Law Alert, January 11, 2013 (Ralph A. Dengler, Christopher Viceconte, Andrew P. MacArthur)

"Is Lear Still King?," IP Law Alert, November 13, 2012 (Ralph A. Dengler, Andrew P. MacArthur)

"We Produced Privileged Documents; Now What?," IP Law Alert, September 7, 2012 and E-Discovery Law Alert, September 7, 2012

"Key for IP Practitioners: Preparation, Preparation, Preparation!," IP Law Alert, June 14, 2012

"One-E-Way Inc. v. Plantronics Inc.: Central District of California Court Finds Improper Joinder of Defendants," IP Law Alert, February 7, 2012 (Andrew P. MacArthur, Frank A. Bruno)

"Would Combining References Change the Outcome of In re Klein?," IP Law Alert, November 15, 2011 (R. Hain Swope, Andrew P. MacArthur)

"Proper Patent Valuation is Critical in Today's Market," IP Law Alert, August 19, 2011 (Michael Cukor, Andrew P. MacArthur)