Jacob R. Osborn is a counsel in the firm's Litigation Group and a member of its National Security + Foreign Trade Regulation (NSFTR) Practice and Patent Litigation Practice. Mr. Osborn is an expert in computer software and encryption, and his legal practice focuses on advising clients with respect to software and encryption matters. He joined Goodwin Procter in 2008. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Osborn was a software developer for a telecommunications company. Mr. Osborn holds bachelor's degrees in mathematics and computer science, and a master's degree in electrical and computer engineering. Mr. Osborn plays a prominent role in the firm's NSFTR practice, and has advised hundreds of clients regarding regulatory compliance with the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) of the State Department, economic sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the Committee on Foreign Investment and the United States (CFIUS), particularly with respect to electronics, telecommunications, software, and encryption items. In 2016 he was named as an "Associate to Watch" for his International Trade, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions practice by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Mr. Osborn has also provided patent litigation support in over a dozen cases involving computer and electrical technologies, with particular emphasis on computer hardware, software, encryption techniques and business methods. These cases include patent matters in jurisdictions throughout the country, as well as other litigation involving computer-related federal statutes (e.g., Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act). From 2013 – 2016, Mr. Osborn was selected as a Washington D.C. SuperLawyers "Rising Star" for his patent litigation practice. Recently, Mr. Osborn successfully second-chaired a trademark case before the Supreme Court of the United States, B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc. (2015), an important decision on the intersection between agency decisions and IP litigation. He also successfully first-chaired a trademark opposition proceeding before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). Mr. Osborn also provides patent prosecution support at all stages of prosecution, including appeals to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and AIA procedures such as Covered Business Method Reviews and Inter Partes Reviews. Mr. Osborn additionally assists the firm's Privacy + Cybersecurity Practice by providing technical and legal guidance during data privacy and breach investigations.
