Christina Jordan McCullough
Christy has handled high-stakes cases for Fortune 500 companies as well as emerging businesses and startups.
Christy McCullough focuses on patent litigation and appeals, related counseling, and general commercial litigation for technology companies.
Christy works with technology clients in the electrical engineering and computer science fields, including processor and network architecture; semiconductors; cloud computing; telecommunications networks and devices; and internet and software applications. She has extensive experience before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and federal district courts throughout the country.
Prior to joining Perkins Coie, Christy clerked for the Hon. Kimberly Moore, circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Christy maintains an active pro bono practice helping veterans obtain service-related benefits and disability compensation.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- The George Washington University Law School, J.D., with honors, AIPLA Quarterly Journal
- University of Washington, B.S., Electrical Engineering
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
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California
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Related Employment
- Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, Irvine, CA, and Seattle, WA, Associate, 2010-2011
- Fish & Richardson P.C., Redwood City, CA, Associate, 2006-2009
Clerkships
- Hon. Kimberly Moore, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Professional Recognition
Listed under "Top 50 Women in PTAB Trials" by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Bar Association, 2022
Recommended in Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000, 2021-2024
Impact
Professional Leadership
- Choose 180, Board Member
- Seattle IP Inn of Court, Member
- Seattle Public Schools K-8 Science Instructional Materials Adoption Committee, Member
News
Professional Experience
Experience
Koninklijke Philips N.V. et al. v. Acer Inc. et al.
District of Delaware
Representing Microsoft as intervenor in patent litigations relating to tablet and smartphone technology.
F5 Networks, Inc. v. Radware
Western District of Washington
Representing F5 Networks in a patent litigation relating to networking security and application protocols.
ZitoVault, LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc., et al.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Representing Amazon.com, Gearbox Software, and Bazaarvoice, Inc. in a case and inter partes review relating to techniques for maintaining scalable encrypted network communications. District court litigation stayed pending resolution of IPR.
Radware v. F5 Networks, Inc.
Northern District of California
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Represented F5 Networks in patent litigation and jury trial relating to network packet routing. Obtained summary judgment of noninfringement on one of three patents, and favorable judgment on damages on other patents, all affirmed on appeal.
TransData v. CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, et al.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Represented multiple utilities in patent litigation relating to electric meters. Case resolved immediately before trial.
Hangartner v. Intel Corporation
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Represented Intel in a case relating to hardware random number generators. Secured judgment of noninfringement following a favorable claim construction. Judgment affirmed on appeal.
Immersion Corporation v. HTC Corporation
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Representing HTC in a case related to mobile handset software. Secured partial summary judgment of invalidity; remaining claims resolved prior to trial.
High Point SARL v. T-Mobile USA
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Representing T-Mobile in a case relating to cellular radio and core network components for UMTS voice calls. Secured summary judgment of patent exhaustion and stipulated judgment of noninfringement. Judgment affirmed on appeal.
FuzzySharp Technologies Inc. v. Intel Corporation
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Represented Intel in an appeal relating to 3D graphics technology. Judgment of invalidity based on patent-ineligible subject matter affirmed.
Realtime Data, LLC d/b/a IXO v. Microsoft Corporation, et al.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Represented Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, and Dell in a case relating to techniques for increasing the boot speed of an operating system. Case resolved prior to claim construction.
REC Software USA, Inc. v. Motorola Mobility, LLC
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Represented Motorola in a case relating to dynamic linking in an OS environment. Case resolved prior to claim construction.
TriStrata, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Represented Microsoft in a case relating to digital rights management. Plaintiff stipulated to noninfringement following claim construction. Judgment of noninfringement affirmed on appeal.
Prism Technologies LLC v. McAfee, Inc.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Represented McAfee in an appeal involving techniques for digitally securing software products. Judgment of noninfringement affirmed on appeal.
Medina v. Microsoft Corporation, et al.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Represented Microsoft in a case relating to three-dimensional cameras. Case resolved prior to claim construction.
Impulse Technology, Ltd. v. Nintendo of America, Inc., et al.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Represented Nintendo in a case relating to interactive exercise systems. Plaintiff dismissed case with prejudice following claim construction.
Stragent, LLC and Seesaw Foundation v. Intel Corporation
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Represented Intel in a case relating to CRC polynomial circuits. Obtained a jury verdict of noninfringement and invalidity.