Anna’s patent litigation practice spans district courts, the Federal Circuit, the ITC, and the PTAB in a wide variety of industries. Prior to joining Sterne Kessler, she clerked for both the Federal Circuit and the Eastern District of Texas.
Overview
Anna G. Phillips is a director in Sterne Kessler’s Trial & Appellate Practice Group. She represents clients in complex patent matters in federal district courts and the International Trade Commission, in contested proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and in appeals at the Federal Circuit. She has extensive patent litigation experience in a variety of technological areas, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, mechanical devices, and electronics. Anna has been involved in all stages of litigation, from pre-suit strategy and injunction practice to trials and appeals.
Prior to joining Sterne Kessler, Anna served as a law clerk for the Honorable Jimmie V. Reyna on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Honorable John D. Love in the Eastern District of Texas. Prior to her federal circuit clerkship, Anna was a patent litigation associate at a national general practice law firm where her practice focused on Hatch-Waxman litigation.
Anna is a member of the Giles S. Rich American Inn of Court. She is also a member of the Federal Circuit Bar Association, where she serves as Vice-Chair of the Federal Circuit Bench & Bar Planning Committee and a member of the Mock Argument Committee.
Anna received her J.D., cum laude, from the University of San Diego School of Law. She earned a B.S. in Architectural Engineering and B.A. in the Plan II Honors Program from The University of Texas at Austin.
Publications
Copyright or Trademark? Can One Boy Wizard Prevent Film Title Duplication?, 11 San Diego Int’l L.J. 319 (2009)
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Education
- J.D., University of San Diego School of Law, cum laude
- B.S., Architectural Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
- B.A., Plan II Honors, The University of Texas at Austin
Admissions
- California
- District of Columbia
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- 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 Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Clerkships
- The Honorable Jimmie V. Reyna, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- The Honorable John D. Love, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas