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Mr. Finberg is a shareholder in the Firm’s Litigation Group, and is the head of the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation practice. He focuses his practice on intellectual property disputes and complex commercial litigation. He regularly serves as counsel in patent, trademark, trade dress and copyright litigation throughout the Eastern District of Virginia as well as in other federal courts around the United States. Mr. Finberg has significant first-chair jury and bench trial experience, as well as appellate experience before the Supreme Court of Virginia and several U.S. Courts of Appeals. Served as co-counsel defending Business Objects in litigation alleging patent infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets and tortious interference. After a two week trial, secured judgment as a matter of law on the tortious interference claims and later secured summary judgment of non-infringement on the patent claims.Silicon Image, Inc. v. Genesis Microchip: Served as co-counsel representing Silicon Image’s patents covering the Digital Visual Interface standard. Successfully moved to dismiss the defendants’ counterclaims for fraud, attempted monopolization and patent misuse. Favorable settlement was obtained. In subsequent litigation over the terms of settlement, prevailed in an 89-page opinion issued by Judge Robert E. Payne.Telecommunications Systems, Inc. v. Mobile 365, Inc.: Part of a winning team which, after a nine-day jury trial, prevailed in protecting and enforcing a patent covering pioneering text messaging technology. Aventis Pharma Deutschland, GmbH & King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: Helped defeat a patent challenge to one of the world's leading blood pressure medications, sold in the U.S. under the brand name Altace®. | 