Trevor Carter focuses on patent litigation and client counseling on patent matters. He has litigated patent cases on medical devices, software, Internet technology, consumer electronics and mechanical devices in federal courts throughout the United States, including Arizona, California, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and the Federal Circuit. Trevor also provides opinions to clients on non-infringement and invalidity.

Trevor is active in the patent litigation community through board and committee work, speaking and writing. He has been a contributing author to the American Bar Association's Intellectual Property Law Newsletter since 2004. Since 2007, he has been a member of the Local Rules Committee for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. With the Practicing Law Institute, Trevor contributes to the Patent Law Practice Center blog and speaks at national conferences. Trevor has also given presentations and authored articles with a number of other organizations and publications, and he has served on IP advisory boards for Law360 and Patent Strategy & Management.

Before practicing law, Trevor was a project engineer and maintenance foreman for Marathon Oil Company and a cooperative education student engineer for McDonnell Douglas.

Honors

• The Best Lawyers in America — Intellectual Property Litigation, 2010-12, and Patent Litigation, 2012
• Benchmark Litigation — Future Star, 2012
• Indiana Super Lawyers — Intellectual Property Litigation, 2011-12
• Indiana Law Review — Associate Editor
• Intern — The Honorable John D. Tinder, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 1994

Professional Associations

• U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana — Local Rules Committee, 2007-present
• American Bar Association — Patent Litigation Committee and Co-Chair of Patent Local Rules Subcommittee, 2006
• Indiana Health Industry Forum — Entrepreneurial Assistance Committee, 2001-04

Board Memberships

• Law360 — Intellectual Property Editorial Advisory Board, 2010
• ALM (American Lawyer Media) — Patent Strategy & Management, Law Journal Newsletter, Advisory Board, 2007-09

Publications

• American Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Newsletter, contributing author, 2004-present
• Practicing Law Institute Patent Law Practice Center, blog contributor, 2010-present
• "Supreme Court Rules That Business Methods May Be Patentable," co-author with Daniel M. Lechleiter, Inside Indiana Business, July 28, 2010
• "TS Tech's Impact on Transfer Decisions," co-author with Brandon Judkins, Patent Strategy & Management, Volume 10, Number 1, June 2009
• Annual Review of Intellectual Property Law Developments 2006-08, contributing author, ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law
• "Focus Your Patent Cases Through Jury Research," Inside the Minds: Patent Enforcement Best Practices, Aspatore Books, 2007
• "Decision Could Mean Increased Patent Litigation," Indiana Lawyer, 2006
• "Global Woes? Buying Foreign Goods Could Be Buying a Patent Infringement Suit," Smart Business Indianapolis, 2004
• "Why Financial Institutions Should Consider Business Method Patents," co-author with John Brown, Hoosier Banker, 2003
• "Patent Due Diligence in Product Design Can Lower Odds of Patent Infringement Litigation," Indianapolis Business Journal, 2003
• "Intellectual Property Law," Purdue Engineering Magazine, Vol. 95 No. 3, 2000
• "Legalizing Patent Infringement: Application of the Patent Exhaustion Doctrine to Foundry Agreements," 28 Indiana Law Review 689, 1995

Presentations

• "So You've Been Sued in the Eastern District of Texas, What Now?" Midwest Intellectual Property Summit, Indianapolis, Nov. 17, 2011
• "Forum Selection," PLI (Practicing Law Institute) Patent Law Institute 2011, San Francisco, March 22, 2011
• "Patent Scope Revisited: Merges & Nelson's 'On the Complex Economics of Patent Scope,' 20 Years After," panel moderator, Indiana University School of Law, September 2010
• "The Joint Defense Group in Patent Litigation: Necessary Evil or Useful Asset?" Chair, PLI (Practicing Law Institute) Teleconference, July 14, 2010
• "Intellectual Property Valuation and Litigation," ICLEF (Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum), Indianapolis, 2010
• "Patent Litigation: Moving Cases Towards Final Judgment," 7th Circuit Bar Association Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, 2009
• "Forum Selection," PLI (Practicing Law Institute) Patent Law Institute 2009, San Francisco, March 24, 2009
• "Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa," Moderator, PLI (Practicing Law Institute) Teleconference, Oct. 17, 2008
• "The Changing Landscape of Obviousness in the Wake of KSR," PLI (Practicing Law Institute) Patent Law Institute 2008, New York City, Jan. 15, 2008
• "Impact of Recent Supreme Court Patent Cases: How Are Lower Courts and the PTO Reacting," Lorman Education Services, Live Teleconference, Oct. 5, 2007
• "The Use of Animation in IP Cases," Lorman Seminar, Indianapolis, June 12, 2007
• "Patent Infringement and the Internet," Lorman Seminar, Indianapolis, April 12, 2007
• "Ramifications of Recent Decisions on Business Method and Software Patents," PLI (Practicing Law Institute) Patent Law Institute 2007, San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 29-30, 2007
• "Infringement Clearance Opinions: What You Need and Why," Midwestern Biotech Intellectual Property Law Symposium, Indianapolis, 2004
• Intellectual Property Workshop, Indiana Health Industry Forum, Indianapolis, 2004
• Patent Law, Mechanical Engineering 290, Purdue University, 2000

Representative Cases

• Joovy LLC & Albert T. Fairclough v. Target Corp., Nos. 2010-1323, -1351 (Fed. Cir. and N.D. Tex.) — lead counsel for defendant-cross appellant in district court and appeal of a final judgment of unenforceability due to inequitable conduct with respect to U.S. Patent No. 5,622,375, related to a baby stroller with a rear platform on which a second child can stand.
• Sofpool LLC v. Intex Recreation Corp. (Fed. Cir. and E.D. Tex.) — lead counsel for defendant appellee in district court and appeal of final judgment of noninfringement of two design patents.
• Thomson Inc. v. Guardian Media Techs., Ltd., (Fed. Cir. and S.D. Cal.) — lead counsel for Thomson in district court and appeal of final judgment of noninfringement of two patents involving parental-control technology.
• In the Matter of Certain Digital Televisions and Components Thereof, Investigation No. 337-TA-789, U.S. International Trade Commission — lead counsel for respondent in patent infringement litigation related to digital cable technology.
• Tel-Tron Technologies Corporation v. Stanley Security Solutions, Inc., d/b/a Stanley Healthcare Solutions, No. 6:11-cv-01449-MSS-GJK (M.D. Fla.) — lead counsel for defendant in patent infringement litigation relating to emergency call systems.
• Guardian Media Techs., Ltd. v. Acer Am. Corp., et al., No. 6:10-cv-00597-LED (E.D. Tex. filed Nov. 10, 2010) — lead counsel for defendant in patent infringement litigation involving U.S. Patent Nos. 4,930,158 and 4,930,160, related to rating-control technology for televisions and DVD players.
• Medien Patent Verwaltung AG v. Warner Bros. Entm't, Inc., Technicolor Inc., & Deluxe Entm't Servs. Grp., Inc., No. 1:10-cv-04119-CM (S.D.N.Y. filed May 19, 2010) — lead counsel for Technicolor and Warner Brothers in patent infringement litigation involving U.S. Patent No. 7,187,633, related to motion picture film soundtracks having an antipiracy identification code.
• Polaris Industries Inc. v. Jerrico International, Inc. and CSK Auto, Inc. (D. Minn.) — lead counsel for Polaris in patent and trade dress infringement lawsuit involving ATV's.
• Centillion Data Systems, Inc. v. American Management Systems, Inc., Cable & Wireless USA, Inc., Frontier Corporation and Sprint Spectrum (S.D. Ind.) — lead counsel for Frontier in patent infringement litigation on billing software to telecommunications.  
• Parental Guide of Texas Inc. v. Funai Corp. Inc., et al. (E.D. Tex.) — lead counsel for defendant Thomson Consumer Electronics in patent infringement litigation on television v-chip technology.
• Porter Athletic Co. v. Draper, Inc. (N.D. Ill.) — lead counsel for defendant in patent infringement litigation on a basketball goal height adjuster.
• Pro-Gard Industries LP v. Santa Cruz Associates LTD (S.D. Ind.) — lead counsel for plaintiff in patent infringement litigation on electromechanical locks.
• Louis M. Kohus v. Toys "R" Us, Inc. (S.D. Ohio) — lead counsel for defendants in patent infringement litigation on baby swing.
• Big Sky Racks, Inc. v. Pro-Gard Industries (D. Mont.) — lead counsel for defendant in patent infringement litigation on police car equipment.