I'm Philip Swain

ABOUT ME

Phil Swain has represented an extremely broad range of clients in numerous intellectual property trials and appeals for over 30 years in courts throughout the country. His focus is primarily on clients in advanced technology applications, including telecommunications and information technology, computer software, medical devices, mechanical devices, and sporting goods. He has tried patent, copyright, and trademark infringement, trade secret misappropriation and unfair competition cases. Phil seeks to deliver cost-effective service to clients by focusing on the most practical strategies to achieve their business objectives, getting to trial or resolution of disputes quickly and directly. Phil received his law degree from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in Chicago, and a Mechanical Engineering degree from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. Immediately after law school, he served as law clerk to the Honorable Giles S. Rich of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, DC. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Suffolk University Law School in Boston, where he has taught a course on patent litigation for the past 19 years. Phil is ranked by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, listed in Massachusetts Super Lawyers, IAM Patent 1000, and Who's Who Legal: Patents.