Gregory Porter

About Gregory Porter

Greg Porter has extensive experience representing and advising companies in all aspects of patent, copyright and trade secret law, including acting as lead counsel in successful jury trials and preliminary injunction hearings, as well as advising on patent procurement and designing around competitor\'s patents. Greg also has counseled Fortune 500 clients on the creation and management of their patent portfolios, led IP due diligence teams for major merger and acquisition transactions and participated in contested patent office proceedings such as inter partes reviews and reexaminations.Over the years, Greg has successfully litigated cases in a diverse range of technologies from oil field tools to polymers, telecommunications, and pharmaceuticals. Greg has drafted and prosecuted chemical, oil field and biotech patents. In 2014 Greg successfully defended Imaging Solutions of Australia against a multi-million dollar copyright infringement claim first winning summary judgment on all plaintiffs’ claims and then obtaining a jury verdict and substantial award on client’s counterclaims. Previously, Greg successfully defended Dyna-Drill Technologies in a 13-day jury trial against a damages claim by Kennametal of nearly $60 million for alleged trade secret misappropriation, tortious interference, and breach of contract.AdmittedMichigan, Texas, and registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office EducationCapital University (J.D. cum laude 1994); Indiana University (B.S. in Chemistry with honors 1991)Specialties: patent law, trade secret law

Experience

1. Partner

   Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

   Jun 2011 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Representative Experience•MacroNiche Software et al. v. Imaging Solutions of Australia et al; Defended against software copyright infringement claim. Won summary judgment on copyright infringement claims and won jury trial with substantial award on client’s counterlcaims.•Phigenix, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc; Asserting patent infringement claim.•Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 83•••56 entitled, “Methods of Treatment Using Anti-ERBB Antibody-Maytansinoid Conjugates,” PTAB-IPR20•••••76. Representing petitioner.•Egyptian Goddess, Inc. v. Dermalactives, Inc; Defending against design patent infringement claim.•Visual Interactive Phone Concepts, Inc. v. AT & T Mobility, LLC; Defended against patent infringement claim. Case dismissed.•Reexamination of U.S. Patent No. 7,968,660 entitled, “Polymer-based composites comprising carbon nanotubes as a filler, method for producing said composites, and associated uses”, Reexamination Control No. Representing Third-Party Requestor. Reexamination Ordered.•Kraton Polymers U.S. LLC v. LCY Elastomers L.P; Asserted patent infringement claim. Case settled.•Dresser-Rand v. Schutte & Koerting et al; Defending against claims of trade secret misappropriation and copyright infringement.•PlanDraft v. Providian Manor Homes et al; Defended against claims of copyright infringement. Case settled.Representative experience prior to Andrews Kurth:•Stinger Wellhead v. Boyd’s Bit; As lead counsel defended Boyd\'s Bit against trade secret misappropriation. Upon taking the case over from another firm and obtaining a successful reversal of a prior \"death penalty\" sanction, the case was settled.•Dyna-Drill v. Kennametal; As lead counsel defended Dyna-Drill Technologies, Inc. against a $60 million claim for alleged trade secret misappropriation. After a 13 day trial, the jury found Dyna-Drill owed no damages and had independently developed its coatings for radial bearings for downhole mud motors.

Education

• Capital University Law School

  JD, Law

  1991 — 1994

• Indiana University Bloomington

  BS, chemistry

  1987 — 1991

Skills

• Breach of Contract
• Patent Prosecution
• Prosecution
• Hearings
• Litigation
• Intellectual Property
• Trade Secrets
• Patentability
• Trademark Infringement
• Legal Advice
• Trials
• Patents
• Patent Strategy
• Patent Preparation
• Patent Litigation
• Licensing
• Trademarks