Overview
John Campbell is a Principal in the Austin office of McKool Smith. His trial practice focuses on patent and complex commercial litigation and has included actions before United States District Courts, State Courts, US Supreme Court, Arbitration Panels, the International Trade Commission, the Patent and Trial Appeal Board, and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He is also registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. John has successfully managed and tried all phases of litigation from pre-filing investigation to appeal. He has substantial experience arguing and presenting both fact and expert witnesses before judges and juries on technical and damages issues. John handles a variety of technologies, such as servers, mobile devices, semiconductors, computer software, and telecommunications.
Prior to joining the firm, John clerked for the Honorable Sue L. Robinson for the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
While in law school, John was the Editor-in-Chief of the Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal. He also received the Outstanding Senior Appellate Advocacy Award, the Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal Best Note Award, the Dean’s Achievement Award, and numerous advocacy awards. Additionally, he has authored several articles on issues related to patent litigation.
Before attending law school, John worked as an engineer and product manager for a consumer power equipment company.
J.D., with honors, University of Texas School of Law, 2002
- Co-editor-in-chief, Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal
- Board of Advocates, Order of Barristers
M.B.A., Xavier University, 1998
B.S., with high honors, Mechanical Engineering, Ohio Northern University, 1996
- Hon. Sue L. Robinson, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware
- State of Texas
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- The U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- American Bar Association