John Giust has practiced law for over 25 years at some of the best and the most well known firms in the United States. His practice consists of intellectual property matters, litigation in the Federal Courts and corporate transactional matters. He is an electrical engineer admitted to practice at the US Patent and Trademark office, and has handled patent litigation cases for technology companies as both Plaintiff and Defendant. He has been lead trial counsel in significant District Court and International Trade Commission matters, trying cases to verdict, as well as handling appeals. He has argued at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circut and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

• Deep Sky Software v. Southwest Airlines Co., represented Southwest Airlines against claims for patent infringement covering database and menu systems.  Court awarded attorneys fees to Southwest Airlines following PTO reexamination concluding asserted claims are invalid. 
• Microsoft v. Lucent Technologies, represented Microsoft in patent infringement Declaratory Judgment case against Lucent Technologies for MP3 audio technology.  The largest jury verdict in the United States at the time ($1.538B) was entered against client Microsoft, then reversed in post-trial motions and affirmed on appeal.  No resulting liability to client.
• Microtune v. Broadcom (series of cases), Represented small startup Microtune against industry giant Broadcom in a series of cases involving semiconductors and television tuner technology.
  • Microtune (Texas), L.P. v. Broadcom Corp., obtained willful infringement, validity, and enforceability jury verdict for Microtune.  Also obtained enhanced damages, and attorneys’ fees.
  • Broadcom Corp. v. Microtune (Texas), L.P. and Microtune, Inc, obtained dismissal with prejudice of all claims Broadcom asserted against client Microtune for infringement of semiconductor patent.
  • Broadcom Corp. v. Microtune (Texas), L.P., Obtained settlement (reported at $22,500,000) on the eve of trial for client Microtune in declaratory relief case concerning Microtune’s patented RF tuner technology.
  • Certain Power Amplifier Chips, Broadband Tuner Chips, and Products Containing Same (Investigation No. 337-TA-490), obtained final determination of noninfringement and invalidity for Respondent Microtune, Inc. in ITC investigation involving ESD protection for integrated circuits.

When John is not working, he enjoys guest lecturing in intellectual property law at the University of San Diego Law School, barbecuing and watching football.