John M. Guaragna
PartnerTexas Chair, Intellectual Property and Technology practice
Experience
- 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)
Publications
Presentations and 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
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