John J. Healy Jr. joined the Ropes & Gray intellectual property litigation group in 2024.
Prior to joining the firm, John graduated cum laude from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, earning a concentration in intellectual property law honors, and cum laude from The Ohio State University, earning a bachelor of science in industrial and systems engineering. John served as senior research editor, web developer, and blog editor of the Journal of International Business & Law and founded the journal’s International Business Digest blog. John also served as managing editor of the Moot Court Board, authoring the Spring 2024 fact pattern and laying the groundwork for the school’s first Hofstra Advocacy Casebook.
Outside of the classroom, John served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Mary Kay Vyskocil in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, a teaching assistant in both Evidence and Legal Writing, and a research assistant for the school’s lead intellectual property professor. John has also published three scholarly articles, one magazine article, and numerous blog posts.
In addition to his extracurricular involvement, John was elected the class of 2024 graduation speaker and received the Excellence in Intellectual Property Award and the William Eric Goldberg Endowed Memorial Scholarship upon graduation.
Experience
Federal Court
- Vasu v. A Major Multinational Consumer Electronics Company (E.D. Tex.) – Representing a major multinational consumer electronics company in a patent infringement litigation concerning discrete functions of various electronic devices.
- Cloud Controls v. A Major Multinational Consumer Electronics Company (E.D. Tex.) – Representing a major multinational consumer electronics company in a patent infringement litigation concerning mobile communication devices.
- RFCyber v. A Global Beverage Company (E.D. Tex.) – Representing a global beverage company in a patent infringement litigation concerning mobile payment technology.
- Carbyne Biometrics v. A Major Multinational Consumer Electronics Company (W.D. Tex.) – Represented a major multinational consumer electronics company in a patent infringement litigation involving authentication and security systems in electronic transactions.
United States Patent Office Post Grant Proceedings
- A Major Multinational Consumer Electronics Company (PTAB) – Challenged four patents related to mobile payment technologies in inter partes review proceedings.
- A Major Multinational Consumer Electronics Company (PTAB) – Challenged two patents related to cellular wireless communication technologies in inter partes review proceedings.
Pro Bono
- Representing litigants in pro bono matters, including a Social Security dispute, Second Circuit appeal, and claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
Other Matters
- Provided research support for a major multinational technology company in a patent licensing dispute.
- Reviewing and analyzing confidentiality agreements for global private equity firms.