Biography
Head of our International Trade Commission Litigation practice, Austen focuses his practice on disputes involving intellectual property law, corporate law and commercial law. He primarily handles cases in U.S. District Courts across the country and the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington, D.C.
His patent litigation work involves a range of products, including mechanical devices, financial solutions and pharmaceutical products. Austen has handled trademark litigations in a variety of fields, including the fashion and apparel industry and the interior design industry. He also serves as Delaware counsel to corporations in patent infringement cases in the District of Delaware.
Before Fox Rothschild
Prior to joining the firm, Austen was an associate at Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP in the Intellectual Property Litigation practice group. During law school, he served as a judicial intern and law clerk for Chief Judge Joseph H.H. Kaplan of the Baltimore City Circuit Court. Austen also was an articles editor for the Maryland Law Review.
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Delaware
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court, District of Delaware
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
Education
- University of Maryland School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008)
- Johns Hopkins University (B.A., with honors, 2004)
Memberships
- Delaware State Bar Association
- Intellectual Property Section of the Delaware Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
- International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association
