Brian D. Hill

• Counsel for the respondent in an investigation related to antitrust-based allegations. Certain Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same, ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1105.
• Counsel for the complainant in an investigation related to the importation of gray-market goods. Certain Industrial Automation Systems and Components Thereof Including Control Systems, Controllers, Visualization Hardware, Motion and Motor Control Systems, Networking Equipment, Safety Devices, and Power Supplies, ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1074.
• Counsel for key third parties in an investigation related to telecommunications. Certain Mobile Electronic Devices and Radio Frequency and Processing Components Thereof, ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1065.
• Counsel for respondent Ford Motor Company in a patent investigation involving hybrid electric vehicles. Certain Hybrid Electric Vehicles and Components Thereof, ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1042.
• Counsel for complainant Nokia in bifurcated investigations involving eight patents. Certain Electronic Devices, Including Mobile Phones, Tablet Computers, and Components Thereof, ITC Inv. Nos. 337-TA-1038 and -1039.
• Counsel for respondent Jiangsu Shagang Group in an antitrust-based investigation honored as a 2017 “Deal of the Year” by the China Business Law Journal. Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Products, ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1002.
• Counsel for the respondents in a patent investigation involving LEDs. Certain Light-Emitting Diode Products and Components Thereof, ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-947.
• Counsel for a manufacturer of ATM systems in a civil RICO action. Diebold Inc. v. Content Extraction and Transmission LLC, et al., No. 3:12-cv-07640 (D.N.J.).

Brian Hill is a senior associate on Alston & Bird’s Intellectual Property Litigation Team. He has experience in a wide variety of intellectual property disputes, including matters before both U.S. district courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). Brian has litigated cases involving patent and trademark infringement, unfair competition, and antitrust-based allegations. In one instance, a U.S. district court judge referred to Brian’s oral argument on claim construction in a finding favoring the firm’s client.

Before joining the firm, Brian was an examiner with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, where he reviewed patent applications in the areas of solar technology, heat storage devices, and fuel burning systems. He also worked as an attorney with the ITC.

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey
• New York
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• District of Columbia

Education

• University of Maryland (J.D., 2012)
• Columbia University (M.A., 2008)
• University of Delaware (B.S., 2005)

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