John M. Guaragna
PartnerTexas Chair, Intellectual Property and Technology practice
Representative Matters
- J.D., University of San Diego 1998
Order of the Coif, cum laude - B.A., Villanova University 1990
Awards
Chambers USA
- Band 4, Texas Intellectual Property (2017-2023)
- Band 3, Texas Intellectual Property (2012-2016, 2024)
The Legal 500 United States
- Recommended, Patent Litigation: Full Coverage (2019-2021)
Bylines
Seminars
- "Economic Domestic Industry at the ITC: Challenges for Practicing and Non-Practicing Entities," San Diego, CA, May 2015
- "Examining the New Joinder Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act," IPLAC Patent Symposium, November 4, 2011
- "KSR v. Teleflex: Examining the Obviousness Inquiry in Patent Law," Intellectual Property Assets in Oil & Gas, October 24, 2007
Media Mentions
- "34 DLA Piper lawyers in nine countries ranked among The World's Leading Patent Professionals," DLA Piper, October 30, 2019
Clerk Experience
- Judicial Extern for the Honorable Ruben B. Brooks, United States Magistrate Judge, Southern District of California
Civic and Charitable
- Trustee, Zach Theatre, Austin, Texas
Military Service
Before he began practicing law, John spent seven years on active duty as a surface line officer in the United States Navy. His Navy assignments included a tour as the Operations Officer aboard USS Chancellorsville, an Aegis guided missile cruiser deployed to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch.
Memberships And Affiliations
- Austin Intellectual Property Law (Yeakel) Inn of Court
- Federal Bar Association