Cy Walker is a seasoned first-chair litigator in BakerHostetler’s Intellectual Property Group and the leader of its International Trade Commission Section 337 practice. His focus is representing large multinational companies in complex, high-stakes patent disputes, particularly those involving parallel proceedings in the district courts and before the International Trade Commission (ITC) and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). With years of experience in each of those forums and an in-depth understanding of their relative advantages and disadvantages, Cy works closely with clients to develop multipronged strategies that maximize their opportunities for success, consistent with the scope of the disputes and their importance to the clients’ businesses.
Cy has been lead trial counsel in numerous patent cases involving a range of technologies, including semiconductor manufacturing and design, consumer electronics, medical devices, Internet services, software and wind turbine generators.
He is recognized as one of The World’s Leading Patent Professionals for handling patent litigation before the ITC by IAM Patent 1000, as a “Patent Star” in patent litigation by Managing Intellectual Property and as a “Top Rated Intellectual Property Litigation Attorney in Washington, D.C.” by Super Lawyers. He previously served as President of the ITC Trial Lawyers Association, an ITC Committee Member of the Intellectual Property Owners Association and was a co-author and editor of the treatise on Section 337, Unfair Competition and the ITC.