Jeffrey J. Lyons

Jeffrey J. Lyons is Counsel in Ashby & Geddes’s Intellectual Property group. He litigates patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret disputes on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants in the District of Delaware and jurisdictions across the country, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). Jeff has significant experience serving as lead counsel in a wide range of intellectual property matters and draws on that experience to guide clients through every stage of the litigation process.

In addition to his intellectual property practice, Jeff regularly serves as both lead and Delaware counsel in matters before the Delaware Court of Chancery, Delaware Supreme Court, and Delaware Superior Court, including its Complex Commercial Litigation Division. He also represents clients in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Before entering private practice, Jeff clerked in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Jeff currently serves as Chair of both the Litigation Section and the Intellectual Property Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association and as Treasurer of the Delaware Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. In 2024, he completed the Federal Trial Practice Seminar sponsored by the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware and the Federal Bar Association.

Jeff maintains an active pro bono practice. His pro bono representations have included assisting individuals seeking protection-from-abuse orders in Delaware Family Court, representing noncitizens in proceedings before immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals, and working with the ACLU on matters of public interest.