Chris McNett is a Principal in the Washington, DC office of McKool Smith. He focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation. Chris has worked with patent owners and technology companies to win patent lawsuits, both as plaintiff and defendant. He has been part of numerous successful trial teams in district court, and has also practiced in a large number of cases before the PTAB, in Section 337 investigations before the U.S. International Trade Commission, and Federal Circuit appeals. Chris has experience building infringement and technical benefits cases, and has worked with a large number of technical experts. Over the course of his career, Chris has helped his clients obtain over $1 billion in jury verdicts and settlements in patent infringement cases.
Chris is actively serving as counsel for SEVEN Networks in the Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas against Apple, LG, and Motorola in patent infringement actions involving mobile products and services. He also represents client Mojo Mobility in a lawsuit in the Eastern District of Texas claiming Samsung smartphones, wireless chargers, and earbuds infringe seven patents related to wireless charging technology. Most recently, Chris helped avoid institution of 16 IPRs by Samsung on behalf of Mojo Mobility. He has extensive experience practicing before district courts across the country and working with patents in numerous technical areas, including memory systems, wireless telecommunications standards, computer security, Web technologies, and a variety of other areas. Chris has experience in the analysis, mining, valuation, and litigation of patent portfolios. He also has represented clients before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in patent prosecution matters.
Prior to practicing law, Chris was a software engineer. He worked at Palm, where he developed system software and development tools for smartphones. As an undergraduate, he worked at Microsoft, developing portions of the Windows platform. He also worked in patent licensing and acquisitions at Intellectual Ventures, working to acquire and license patents across a broad range of technologies.
Last Updated August 2024
