John Lord is a partner in the firm’s award-winning litigation group. His practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and counseling, representing clients in patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret disputes, while also advising on intellectual property litigation funding, due diligence, transactional matters, and strategic portfolio considerations. John has successfully represented companies from startups to multinational corporations, research institutions, and individual innovators in complex intellectual property matters across the country.

A registered patent attorney with more than two decades of experience, John handles high-stakes disputes on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants. Clients value John’s ability to quickly master complex technologies and develop litigation strategies that position cases for success. Known for his thorough preparation and strategic approach, he combines technical insight with practical business judgment to help clients navigate challenging intellectual property disputes and opportunities.

John earned his BS (Mathematics, and minor in Physics) from the University of Southern California and his JD from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, where he was a member of the Dean’s Honor List, received the American Jurisprudence Award, and served as senior articles editor of the International and Comparative Law Review. Outside of his practice, John serves on the Board of Directors of Once Upon a Room, a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming hospital rooms for children facing serious illnesses.

  • MyPort Technologies, Inc. v. Apple, Inc., representing MyPort in a patent infringement action involving network interface devices.
  • Entangled Media LLC v. Dropbox, Inc., representing Entangled Media in a patent infringement action involving creating a unified file system across multiple devices.
  • Sequoia Technology LLC v. Hewlett Packard Enterprises, et al., Represented Sequoia in a patent infringement action and related inter partes review proceeding involving logical volume manager technology.
  • Soteria Encryption, LLC v. Apricorn, Inc., et al., represented Soteria in patent infringement action involving encrypted mass storage devices.
  • Cooper Lighting, LLC v. Cordelia Lighting, et al., represented defendants in patent infringement action and related inter partes review proceeding involving LED lighting technology.
  • NCR Corporation v. Documotion Research, Inc., represented Documotion Research in patent infringement action involving columnar adhesive linerless label rolls.
  • Biocell Technology LLC v. Arthro-7, Inc. et al., represented all defendants in patent infringement and false advertising action involving dietary nutritional supplements.
  • Peter Wolf v. Capstone Photography, Inc., represented Capstone Photography in patent infringement action involving event photography technology.
  • Agranat IP Licensing v. Hewlett Packard Co., represented Agranat in patent infringement action involving embedded web server systems.
  • Forterra Systems, Inc. v. Avatar Factory Corp., et al., represented Forterra Systems in patent infringement action involving 3-D virtual world technology.
  • CSIRO v. Intel, et al., represented CSIRO, the national science agency of the Australian government, in patent infringement action involving wireless communications technology standards.
  • CSIRO v. Broadcom, et al., represented CSIRO in separate patent infringement action involving wireless communications technology standards.
  • Hynix Semiconductor Inc., et al. v. Rambus Inc., represented Hynix in patent infringement and unfair competition action involving DRAM memory.
  • Ormco Corporation v. Align Technology Inc., represented Align Technology in patent infringement action involving orthodontic appliances.
  • Kovio, Inc. v. Nanogram, et al., represented employee of defendant NanoGram in trade secret misappropriation case involving high
    technology silicon materials.
  • KAI U.S.A., Ltd. v. Buck Knives, Inc., represented Buck Knives in patent infringement action involving spring-assisted folding knives.
  • Hamburger Habit v. The Habit Restaurants, et al., represented The Habit Restaurants in trademark litigation.
  • Catholic Charities CYO v. Caritas Creek, represented Caritas Creek pro bono in trademark litigation.

  • Co-author, “Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Inter Partes Review Process” Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine
  • Port of Los Angeles Advanced Trade Connect Program, Protecting Intellectual Property
  • IP Litigation Seminar, LA Law Library
  • LAIPLA Road Show, Loyola Law School

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Munck Wilson Mandala Welcomes John Lord as a Partner in Los Angeles

Mr. Lord focuses his practice on intellectual property matters, including patent, trademark, and copyright litigation, trade secret misappropriation, and false advertising claims. He also advises clients on intellectual property transactions, including patent due diligence for litigation funding companies and strategic counseling on a wide range of IP issues. Throughout his career, Mr. Lord has represented

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Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, JD, 2001

Dean's List

University of Southern California, BS, 1998

Mathematics

  • Once Upon a Room, board of directors

  • Southern California Super Lawyers
    2019-2026

California, 2001

United States Patent & Trademark Office

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California