Dmitry Kheyfits

Partner

Contact Info

Tel:  415.429.1739 | 212.203.5399
Email:  [email protected]

Admissions

States

  • California
  • Connecticut
  • New York
  • Texas

Federal Courts

  • Central District of California
  • Eastern District of California
  • Northern District of California
  • Southern District of California
  • Eastern District of New York
  • Southern District of New York
  • Eastern District of Texas
  • Southern District of Texas
  • Western District of Texas
  • Court of Federal Claims
  • Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Federal Agencies

  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Dmitry Kheyfits represents clients in patent litigation and licensing. As lead litigation counsel, Dmitry formulates appropriate strategies for enforcement, licensing, and litigation of patent portfolios.  He has appeared in over 80 patent cases, including cases in the Central and Northern Districts of California, the Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts of Texas, the District of Delaware, the Southern District of New York, and the Federal Court of Claims.  In addition, Dmitry has appeared in over one dozen Inter Partes Review proceedings.  He also represents clients in licensing negotiations away from the courtroom.

Dmitry earned a dual Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer & Systems Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Following an internship with IBM and a full-time systems engineering position with Lockheed Martin, Dmitry joined the intellectual property department of Jones Day as a patent agent. Upon earning a Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law in 2008, he was accepted into the intellectual property department of Jones Day as a patent attorney.  In 2010, Dmitry joined Desmarais LLP, a law firm specializing in litigation of complex, technology driven disputes, leaving the firm in 2012 to establish his own practice.

Representative Litigation Matters

  • Currently representing a developer of computer memory and microprocessor architecture in patent infringement litigation.
  • Currently representing a developer of networking security technology in patent infringement litigation and licensing negotiations.
  • Currently representing a developer of signal processing technologies in patent infringement litigation.
  • Represented a developer of distributed storage technology in patent infringement litigation.
  • Represented a developer of optical disk technologies in licensing negotiations and litigation relating to its patent portfolio.
  • Represented an e-commerce company in a patent infringement lawsuit against providers of online shopping technology.
  • Represented a software company in a patent infringement lawsuit against online backup providers.
  • Defended a computer manufacturer in an antitrust and patent infringement action involving a licensing conglomerate.
  • Defended a Fortune 500 networking company in a patent infringement lawsuit brought in the Eastern District of Texas.
  • Defended a large semiconductor company in a patent infringement lawsuit involving fabrication technology.
  • Defended a Fortune 500 memory company in a patent infringement lawsuit involving multimedia devices.
  • Represented a marketing company in a breach of contract and fraud action.
    Defended a luxury goods manufacturer in a breach of contract claim relating to the purchase of an enterprise IT system.
  • Defended a Fortune 1000 human resources company in a breach of contract claim relating to implementation of a software system.

Representative Transactional Matters

  • Managed U.S. and International patent portfolio for a Fortune 500 energy services company.
  • Established patent application portfolios for numerous start-up companies.
  • Represented a Global 500 software company in an acquisition of a technology provider.