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John F. Luman III
Partner
Assistant
Diana Alday713.223.2300 x2534
John Luman has a national litigation practice focusing on diverse and complex business disputes, primarily those related to intellectual property claims of patent, trademark, trade dress and copyright infringement, as well as misappropriation of trade secrets. Mr. Luman defends and prosecutes patent infringement cases for clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to start-up companies in state and federal district courts throughout the country including heavy patent jurisdictions such as the Eastern District of Texas, the Northern District of Illinois, and the District of Delaware.
Mr. Luman's representative clients are found in a wide range of businesses including representation of internet retailers, computer software developers, computer hardware manufacturers, telecommunications providers, energy corporations, oilfield companies, oilfield service companies, pipeline companies, and financial services companies.
Prior to his legal career, Mr. Luman worked as an engineer for the Northrop Corporation in Southern California.
Representative Matters
Key Energy Services v. CC Forbes. Represented the plaintiff in a case involving infringement in Mexico on two of Key's patents related to monitoring systems on workover rigs. After three days of jury trial, the parties reached a very favorable settlement for Key.
Tesco Corporation v. Weatherford International, Inc. et al. Represented the plaintiff against Weatherford International, Frank's Casing and Crew Rentals, National Oilwell Varco, and Offshore Energy Services for infringing two of Tesco's patents related to casing handling. After opening statements, Weatherford settled and the remainder of the case was tried to a jury in the Southern District of Texas resulting in a favorable jury verdict for our client.
Investcom Consortium Holding SA, et al. v. Wilmot, et al. Represented Ghanaian client in general commercial litigation lawsuit in the Southern District of Texas wherein plaintiff sought a preliminary injunction prohibiting our client from proceeding with its lawsuit in Ghana. The District Court denied the injunction and the Fifth Circuit denied Plaintiff's expedited appeal.
PrintGuard, Inc. v. Anti-Marking Systems, Inc. Represented defendant in a patent infringement lawsuit in the District of Massachusetts wherein the plaintiff sought a preliminary injunction. The Court denied plaintiff's injunction request and the parties settled.
TicketReserve, Inc. v. yoonew & Viagogo. Represented the plaintiff in a patent infringement suit in the Northern District of Illinois. TicketReserve has several patents covering selling options to purchase tickets to sporting events and other entertainment events. The case settled on favorable terms for the client.
Publications and Speeches
“Relevance of Reasonable Royalties to Copyright Infringement Remedies,” ABA Section of Litigation’s IP Roundtable, March 2012
Education
J.D., Syracuse University College of Law, 1995
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 1989
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, George Washington University, 1987
Bar Admissions
Texas
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Court Admissions
U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 5th and Federal Circuits
U.S. District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
Affiliations
State Bar of Texas
Houston Bar Association
Houston Bar Foundation
Texas Bar Foundation
Noteworthy
Syracuse Law Review, 1993-95
