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Teague Donahey

Partner

Holland & Hart

Teague Donahey is a partner with Holland & Hart. Teague has over 25 years of major law firm experience litigating and trying high-stakes intellectual property matters and other complex business disputes for technology companies.

Teague represents his clients in federal and state courts, administrative bodies such as the U.S. International Trade Commission, and in connection with appeals. He also regularly counsels clients on intellectual property strategy issues.

Prior to joining the firm, Teague was a partner with Sidley Austin LLP in San Francisco and previous to that worked with a firm in Silicon Valley.

Recent Articles by Teague Donahey

Apple Watch Patent Wars Create a Defensive Roadmap for ITC Respondents

Late last year, , the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) announced that it would issue a limited exclusion order (LEO) and cease and desist order (CDO) against Apple, Inc. prohibiting Apple from importing and selling its Apple Watch (Series 6 and 7) products in the United States. The case was Certain Light-Based Physiological Measurement Devices and Components Thereof, Investigation No. 337-TA-1276 (“Light-Based Physiological Measurement Devices”), a “Section 337” patent infringement investigation before the ITC that was initiated by Masimo Corporation. Adding insult to injury, the ITC refused to stay these remedial orders pending appeal, putting at immediate risk continued sales of the Apple Watch in the United States. These decisions sent shock waves across both the tech industry and the legal community.