He has particularly deep experience with Section 337 investigations before the International Trade Commission (ITC) and litigation in key patent venues such as the U.S. District Courts for the Western District of Texas, the District of Delaware, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. He has litigated matters involving a variety of industries and technologies, including intraoral digital scanner technology, digital audio processing, integrated circuit design, sucralose manufacturing, online medical monitoring systems, interactive online lottery products, and wireless technology.
Gooch also handles transactional IP work, negotiating and drafting licensing agreements for the development, use, and maintenance of software applications in the banking and insurance industries, as well as patent licenses and other IP-related agreements.
He has taught ITC Policy and Procedure as an adjunct professor at Antonin Scalia Law School of George Mason University since 2013 and is a member of the executive committee of the International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association, including serving as its President for the 2019-2020 term.
His pro bono activities include drafting a Supreme Court briefing on behalf of a disabled Oregon child and his family who sought reimbursement for private special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. He has also represented a death row inmate in Texas in federal habeas proceedings.
Courts
- United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- United States Court of Federal Claims
- United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Supreme Court of the United States
Other Distinctions
- Chambers USA, International Trade: Intellectual Property
- U.S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers, Patent Law
- Super Lawyers, Intellectual Property
Memberships
- Member, Federal Circuit Advisory Council
- Member, Sedona Working Group 10 - Patent Litigation Best Practices
- Member, Executive Committee, International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association, President (2019-2020)
- Adjunct Professor, ITC Policy and Procedure, Antonin Scalia Law School of George Mason University
- Board Member, College Bound, Inc.