Overview

Steve Moore is a trial lawyer who focuses on intellectual property and complex commercial litigation. He serves as Co-Head of the firm’s Intellectual Property & Technology Litigation practice.

Steve defends companies against and represents intellectual property owners asserting patent, trade secret, and related claims in a wide variety of industries. Steve has extensive jury trial experience, including successful jury trials in the Northern District of California, District of Delaware, and the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. As lead trial counsel Steve obtained a defense verdict in a patent infringement case in the Western District of Texas. As lead trial counsel in a series of patent infringement cases in the Eastern District of Texas, Steve won approximately $101 million in jury verdicts in favor of the patent owner.

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Experience

  • Effingo Wireless, Inc. v. Motorola Mobility LLC (W.D. Tex.) – Defended Motorola in a jury trial involving Bluetooth technology; won verdict of non-infringement and invalidity, followed by patent invalidation in reexamination

  • GREE, Inc. v. Supercell (E.D. Tex.) – Represented GREE in a large-scale patent battle against Supercell enforcing more than 20 patents, including two jury verdicts of willful infringement totaling over $100 million in damages

  • Fujifilm Corp. v. Motorola Mobility LLC (N.D. Cal.) – Defended Motorola in a multi-week jury trial on five patents related to digital cameras and file transmission; prevailed on four patents before or at trial and invalidated the fifth via reexamination; case settled on appeal

  • Intellectual Ventures I LLC v. Motorola Mobility LLC (D. Del.) – Defended Motorola against patents asserted against smartphones and tablets, including two multi-week jury trials; won summary judgment on one patent, secured a jury verdict of non-infringement and invalidity on another, and won post-trial motions on two others

  • Interface Inc. Patent Litigation (D.S.C.) – Defended Interface in a three-week jury trial against competitor seeking hundreds of millions in damages; jury found competitor’s patents invalid and no infringement

  • Zodiac Pool Systems LLC v. Wybotics et al. (ITC & C.D. Cal.) – Represented Zodiac in patent infringement and importation investigation enforcing patents involving robotic pool cleaners; achieved favorable settlements and consent orders barring importation of accused products; coordinated related enforcement in France

  • Advanced Media Networks LLC v. AT&T Mobility (N.D. Tex.) – Won summary judgment of non-infringement for AT&T in a case seeking $572 million in damages; argued the appeal resulting in affirmance of judgment and award of fees under §285

  • EON Corp. IP Holdings v. Motorola Mobility (N.D. Cal. & D. Del.) – Secured summary judgment wins in two separate cases, affirmed by the Federal Circuit, ending multi-year litigation

  • Thought, Inc. v. Oracle Corp. (N.D. Cal.) – Defended Oracle in a seven-patent suit seeking $130 million; invalidated three patents in IPR, obtained dismissal with prejudice of three others, and won summary judgment on the last; argued the appeal resulting in affirmance

  • Mӧlnlycke Health Care Group AB v. Ossur & Medline (N.D. Ga.) – Represented Mӧlnlycke in enforcing silicone wound dressing patents; favorable claim construction led to settlement after accused products were removed from U.S. market

  • Kennametal Inc. v. Sandvik (W.D. Pa.) – Represented Kennametal in U.S. litigation and coordinated German and U.K. patent disputes over metal cutting tools; achieved favorable claim construction and invalidity rulings in US litigation, and global settlement after successful UK High Court bench trial

  • McKesson Info. Solutions v. Epic Systems Corp. (N.D. Ga.) – Defended Epic in a patent suit involving doctor-patient communication software; district court found no infringement, argued appeals before Federal Circuit panel and en banc; case settled on appeal

  • Georgia-Pacific LLC Patent Litigation (N.D. Ga.) – Represented Georgia-Pacific in enforcing composite food wrap patents; secured favorable claim construction ruling and settlement with cash payment and royalty-bearing license

Credentials

Education

  • Duke University School of Law, J.D. magna cum laude, 1996
  • Duke University, A.B., Economics cum laude, 1993

Admissions

  • California
  • Georgia
  • North Carolina

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Recognitions

  • Patexia 2026 Patent Litigation Report: named one of the “Top 25 Patent Litigation Attorneys”
  • Chambers USA: Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation (California), 2021–2026
  • Managing Intellectual Property: named an “IP Star”
  • The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), Patent Litigation, 2020–2026; Litigation–Intellectual Property, 2018–2027
  • Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters): Intellectual Property Litigation, 2014–2024
  • IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners: named a “Top Patent Practitioner,” 2016–2025
  • Patexia Insight 167: Most Active Patent Litigator: one of the “Nation’s Best Patent Litigators,” 2023
  • The Daily Journal: named a “Top Intellectual Property Lawyer,” 2021
Insights

Events

Protecting Innovation: A Governance Framework for Intellectual Property

On July 23, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. ET, Eric Klein and Steve Moore will be presenting a PLI one-hour briefing …

July 23, 2026

July 23, 2026 • 1-minute read

Articles

Special Report 2026 Q1: Power Moves

“Innovation governance: a framework for managing energy patent risks” by Hilary Preston, Eric Klein and Steven Moore of Vinson & …

May 11, 2026

May 11, 2026 • 1-minute read

Articles

Innovation Governance: 5 Strategies to Mitigate Intellectual Property Risks

Innovative companies stand out from their competitors, attracting talent and investment, boosting revenue and margins, earning new customers and deep …

February 2, 2026

February 2, 2026 • 2-minute read

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