Jonah Heemstra is an associate and a member of the IP Litigation and Post-Grant Patents practice groups. He concentrates his practice in patent litigation, post-grant practice at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and appellate practice.
Jonah has successfully represented clients in US patent infringement litigation, inter partes reviews, and appeals before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He has been involved in all aspects of litigation, including preliminary infringement analysis, claim construction practice, fact and expert discovery, motion practice, and substantial preparation for numerous jury trials. Jonah also has experience arguing claim construction hearings and navigating discovery disputes in federal district court.
Jonah has also been actively engaged in post-grant proceedings at the PTAB. His experience includes the preparation of petitions for inter partes review on behalf of patent challengers, defense of challenged patents on behalf of patent owners, preparation of expert declarations, defending expert depositions, preparation of trial demonstratives, and assisting with inter partes review oral proceedings.
Prior to joining the firm, Jonah worked at an IP litigation boutique, where he was involved in patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and copyright infringement litigations.