Andrea Shoffstall

Andrea Shoffstall is a Senior Patent Counsel at Unified Patents, where her practice primarily focuses on patent invalidation efforts against non-practicing entities (NPEs). In this in-house role, she is heavily involved in challenging the validity of patents across a diverse array of technologies, including Wi-Fi, telecommunications, software, natural language processing, mobile payments, and mechanical and medical devices. Her work is largely on the plaintiff side, with 10 of her 11 tracked appearances involving Unified Patents as the challenging party, consistent with the organization's mission to deter frivolous patent litigation.

Ms. Shoffstall possesses extensive experience in post-grant proceedings before the USPTO, including inter partes reviews (IPRs) and ex parte reexaminations. Her involvement in such proceedings is a hallmark of Unified Patents' strategy, which frequently utilizes these mechanisms to challenge patents in various technology "zones". She has been a panelist on "Post-Grant Review Trials" webinars, offering insights into navigating these proceedings. Prior to her role at Unified Patents, she gained experience representing clients in PTAB proceedings, district court litigation, and ITC actions at firms such as Husch Blackwell and Brinks Gilson & Lione.

Notable cases where Ms. Shoffstall has represented Unified Patents include challenges against: Dialect LLC concerning natural language processing and speech recognition patents, where Unified Patents secured reexamination requests and invalidation of some claims; USTA Technology LLC involving Wi-Fi 5 patents, resulting in granted ex parte reexamination requests; RFCyber Corp in cases related to mobile payment technologies; and Bunker Hill Technologies regarding power electronic charging apparatus patents, leading to granted reexaminations. She was also involved in actions against Treace Medical Concepts Inc. regarding medical technology patents for bunion correction systems, and Monahan Products, LLC D/B/A/ UPPABABY concerning stroller-related patents.

Ms. Shoffstall is a registered patent attorney. Specific details regarding her educational background and other bar admissions were not readily available in public sources.