James P. Brogan

James P. Brogan
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Additionally, Mr. Brogan frequently speaks on topics related to patent litigation and prosecution. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law, where he teaches a patent litigation course. As co-founder of the annual continuing legal education event, the Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property Institute, he has delivered presentations on patent infringement risk, claim construction, and patent litigation budgeting.

Mr. Brogan has been recognized by various legal guides and publications, including Chambers USA, Legal 500, Managing Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Management, and 5280 Denver Magazine, for his expertise and work in intellectual property and patent litigation.

Representations

Patent Litigation Defense

Butamax v. Gevo (D. Del.): Counsel for Gevo in a patent infringement action involving metabolically engineered micro-organisms for biofuel production.

Broadcom v. Qualcomm (ITC): Counsel for Qualcomm in a patent infringement dispute involving wireless communications technology.

Mondis Technology v. Chimei Innolux and Innolux (E.D. Tex. and ITC): Counsel in patent litigation involving video display technologies.

O2 Micro International v. Hon Hai Precision Industries (E.D. Tex.): Counsel in patent litigation involving switching power controllers used in LCD backlighting applications.

O2 Micro International v. Monolithic Power Systems (N.D. Cal. and E.D. Tex.): Counsel in patent litigation involving power management technologies for LCD backlighting.

MKS Instruments v. Advanced Energy Industries (D. Del.): Counsel in patent litigation involving reactive gas sources used in plasma processing systems.

Stratos Lightwave v. Picolight (D. Del.): Counsel in patent litigation involving opto-electronic transceiver modules.

Patent Litigation — Plaintiff Representation

ACQIS v. EMC (D. Mass.): Counsel in patent litigation involving enterprise storage products.

Enfish v. Microsoft (C.D. Cal.): Counsel in patent litigation involving database architecture and data structures.

Qualcomm v. Nokia (E.D. Tex.): Counsel in patent litigation involving wireless communications technology.

Realtime Data v. T-Mobile (E.D. Tex.): Counsel in patent litigation involving data compression technology.

ACQIS v. IBM (E.D. Tex.): Counsel in patent litigation involving blade server technologies.

Positive Technologies v. Hitachi America (E.D. Tex.): Counsel in patent litigation involving processing technologies to improve response speed and image quality in display systems.

Applied Films v. Galileo Vacuum Systems and Galileo Vacuum Systems S.r.l. (N.D. Ga.): Counsel in patent litigation involving plasma-based web coating systems.

Phillips v. AWH (Fed. Cir.) (en banc): Consultant in a high-profile Federal Circuit appeal involving modular building technologies.

Quova v. Digital Envoy (N.D. Cal.): Counsel in a declaratory judgment action involving geolocation software.

Outlast Technologies v. Frisby Technologies (D. Colo.): Counsel in patent litigation involving temperature-regulating fibers and fabrics.

Vixel v. Brocade Communications Systems (N.D. Cal.): Counsel in patent litigation involving storage area network switching technologies.

Vixel v. QLogic (D. Del.): Counsel in patent litigation involving storage networking technologies.

IP Learn v. Saba; IP Learn v. SmartForce; IP Learn v. SkillSoft (N.D. Cal.): Counsel in multiple patent infringement actions involving e-learning systems.

Vidamed v. Prosurge (N.D. Cal.): Counsel in patent litigation involving transurethral needle ablation medical devices.

Speaking Engagements

“Regulating Big Tech: Antitrust and Competition Law—Global, National, and Local”: 23rd Annual Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property & Technology Law Institute, May 30, 2025

“The Future of Global Innovation Protection”: 22nd Annual Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property & Technology Law Institute, May 30–31, 2024

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Intellectual Property

International Dispute Resolution

Honors & Awards

Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters, Top-Rated Business Litigation Attorney, 2006 - Present

IAM Patent 1000, Litigation, 2024

Legal 500, Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation, 2017

The Best Lawyers in America©, IP and Technology, Patent Litigation, Patent, 2015

Managing Intellectual Property, "Colorado IP Litigator of the Year", 2014

Managing Intellectual Property, "IP Star", 2014

5280 Denver Magazine, "Denver's Top Lawyers"

Court Admissions

Colorado

California

U.S. District Courts for the District of Colorado

U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Central, and Northern Districts of California

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

Education

J.D., University of Houston, 1991

B.S., Southern Methodist University, 1988

Languages

English

Publications

“Media Covers Jim Brogan’s Move to Steptoe.” Media Mention, November 4, 2024

“Jim Brogan Joins Steptoe as Patent Partner, Enhancing IP Team.” Press Release, October 29, 2024