Jason C. White

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Jason C. White is a first-chair trial lawyer who leads litigation teams tackling intellectual property (IP) disputes involving utility patents, design patents, trademarks, trade dress, unfair competition, and trade secrets. Jason has served as lead counsel in several recent jury and bench trials in district courts, the International Trade Commission, and the US Court of International Trade. He also leads appellate teams and has argued many cases before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Jason is the head of the Chicago IP practice and a co-leader of the technology IP disputes practice.

Jason regularly represents both petitioners and patent owners in post-grant proceedings before the US Patent and Trademark Office. With an undergraduate degree in electrical and computer engineering, Jason has experience trying cases that involve technologies such as the internet, ecommerce, computer hardware and software, lithium-ion batteries and related technologies, cellular communications, database search and retrieval, global positioning systems (GPS), automated guidance systems, vehicle control systems, electronic gaming, and medical devices.

Jason was selected by the American Lawyer as Litigator of the Week after securing a $45 million verdict before a US District Court for the District of Delaware jury.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Jason was a partner in the IP practice at the Chicago office of another international law firm.

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  • Obtained a defense verdict of noninfringement and invalidity in a patent infringement lawsuit for a major electronics manufacturer after a jury trial in the Eastern District of Texas where plaintiff alleged infringement of five patents on smart TVs and sought $110 million in past damages plus a running royalty
  • Obtained a defense verdict of noninfringement of one of two patents in a patent infringement lawsuit for a major clothing and footwear company after a jury trial in the Southern District of New York, after which the PTAB invalidated all asserted claims in the second patent, resulting in a complete victory for our client
  • Obtained a plaintiff’s verdict for a leading security company against a competitor in the District of Delaware, with the jury finding defendants liable for willful trade secret misappropriation and willful patent infringement and awarding $45 million in damages in a case involving computerized badge security systems
  • Obtained a plaintiff’s verdict and an award of $31 million for a leading power tool manufacturer against a major competitor in a two-week jury trial in the Eastern District of Wisconsin concerning patents for lithium-ion battery packs and related circuitry
  • Obtained a defense verdict for a pharmaceutical product company in a two-week ANDA trial in the District of Delaware, with the district court ruling that half of the asserted patents were invalid and the other asserted patents were not infringed, resulting in a complete victory for our client
  • Obtained a defense verdict of noninfringement and invalidity in a patent infringement lawsuit for a major internet search company after a jury trial in the Eastern District of Texas where plaintiff sought $28 million in damages
  • Represented a cellular “hot spot” manufacturer in a patent infringement jury trial in the Southern District of New York where the jury’s finding of infringement was reversed by the Federal Circuit, resulting in a complete victory for our client
  • Represented a major internet search company in a patent infringement jury trial in the Eastern District of Texas where the jury’s finding of infringement was reversed by the Federal Circuit, resulting in a complete victory for our client
  • Represented a major boat manufacturer in a patent infringement jury trial in the Eastern District of Virginia where the jury’s finding of infringement was reversed by the Federal Circuit, resulting in a complete victory for our client
  • Obtained a defense verdict of no-liability for a major pharmaceutical and healthcare company in a patent false marking lawsuit after a bench trial in the Southern District of New York where plaintiff sought a $20 million fine
  • Obtained a summary judgment ruling of no liability in a false patent marking lawsuit for a major manufacturer of single use food and beverage service products in the Eastern District of Virginia where the plaintiff sought more than $10 trillion, and the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment
  • University of Dayton School of Law, 1996, J.D., cum laude
  • Marquette University, 1992, B.S.E.E.
  • Illinois
  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • US Court of International Trade
  • US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • US District Court for the District of Colorado
  • US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • US District Court for the Central District of Illinois
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • US District Court for the Western District of Michigan
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
  • US Patent and Trademark Office

Ranked, Intellectual Property, Illinois, Chambers USA (2020–2025)

Recommended, Intellectual property: Patents: litigation (full coverage), The Legal 500 US (2020–2025)

Recommended, Intellectual property: Patents: Litigation (International Trade Commission), The Legal 500 US (2024)

Recommended, Dispute Resolution - Appellate - Supreme Court (federal and state), The Legal 500 US (2016, 2017)

Recognized, Elite Patent Practitioner, IAM Global Leaders (2022, 2024–2026)

Recognized, IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals (2018–2025)

Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Litigation – Patent, Chicago (2022–2026)

Lawyer of the Year, Litigation – Patent, Chicago, The Best Lawyers in America (2020)

Recognized, IP Patent Star – Illinois, Managing Intellectual Property (2020–2025)

Recognized, IP Trademark Star – Illinois, Managing Intellectual Property (2018, 2019)

Listed, Illinois Super Lawyers (2009–2025)

Listed, Illinois Leading Lawyers Network (2007–2024)

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Intellectual Property, Law360 (2019, 2024)

Director, HFS Chicago Scholars