Mr. Yorks specializes in intellectual property matters, particularly patents.  His practice includes patent prosecution, licensing, IP diligence and litigation.  Mr. Yorks has been involved in litigation matters involving various areas of technology such as digital video recorders, semiconductor fabrication equipment, medical devices and printers.  He has prosecuted over 400 patents in the mechanical, electrical and optics arts.  Several of the patents have been successfully litigated and/or the subject of licensing deals.

Representative Matters

Tivo Inc. v. Echostar Communications, Inc. (E.D. Tex)
Represented TiVo in a patent infringement suit related to pioneering digital video recorders (DVR).  A jury found the patent claims to be valid and infringed and awarded TiVo damages of $74 million.

Ultratech Stepper, Inc. v. ASM Lithography, Inc. (N.D. Cal.)
Represented ASML in a patent infringement suit related to photolithographic equipment used for semiconductor fabrication.  A jury found the asserted patent claims to be invalid on numerous grounds.

Bar & Court Admissions

• 1987, Texas
• 1988, California
• Registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office