Andrew Thompson Gorham

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Based on the tracked case list and my web research, here is the summary.

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Andrew Thompson ("Tom") Gorham — Patent Litigation Practice Summary

Focus areas. Gorham's tracked patent work spans software and enterprise-technology disputes (the Wapp Tech v. Micro Focus mobile-application testing/network-virtualization case), consumer electronics and wireless (defending Samsung in Headwater Research LLC v. Samsung Electronics, a Wi-Fi/device-monetization matter), telecommunications/networking (defending Consolidated Communications in the CommWorks Solutions campaign), and gaming/interactive software (the GREE, Inc. v. Supercell Oy dispute). His State Bar of Texas profile lists Intellectual Property and Commercial Litigation, and he has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America since 2021 in Commercial Litigation and Litigation–Patent, consistent with a broad software/electronics patent docket rather than a pharma or mechanical-life-sciences niche.

Side preference. The tracked data show a predominantly defense-side practice: 4 of 5 appearances are for defendants, mostly defending operating companies against patent monetization entities and competitors (Headwater/Samsung; CommWorks; Wapp/Micro Focus). He is not strictly defense-only, however — he also appears for plaintiffs, including GREE (Kilpatrick Townsend) and additional appearances for plaintiff Wave Neuroscience in W.D. Tex. Web dockets show repeated local/regional defense engagements for tech and financial clients (Samsung, T-Mobile, PNC), so the accurate characterization is a Texas-based defense-oriented litigator who also takes select plaintiff-side work.

Firm context. His current firm is Gillam & Smith LLP (Tyler/Marshall, Texas), where the bulk of the tracked appearances sit and where most of his docket work — often in an "additional counsel" or "local counsel" capacity in E.D. Tex. and W.D. Tex. — is filed. Earlier in his career he was associated with Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth, P.C. (Tyler) per a MoreLaw directory listing, and the GREE appearance is attributed to Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton. Firm-website and directory sourcing for these prior associations is thin; treat the Kilpatrick and Parker Bunt ties as directory-based rather than confirmed by a first-party bio.

Notable cases / outcomes. The most prominent tracked matter is Wapp Tech LP v. Micro Focus International PLC (E.D. Tex.), where Gorham was on the Gillam & Smith defense team. A Sherman Division jury returned a $172.5 million willful-infringement verdict for the plaintiff in March 2021 — reported as one of the largest patent verdicts in that courthouse — which the court declined to enhance; the case later settled for a reported $67.5 million with a fully paid-up license and was dismissed with prejudice. Gorham was also part of the defense in Headwater Research and CommWorks, both NPE-side defense engagements, and the GREE v. Supercell matter.

PTAB / IPR experience. Gorham appears as attorney of record in USPTO PTAB proceedings — for example, filings connected to Toyota Motor North America petitions and other IPR matters list him as "attorney to be noticed" alongside Gillam & Smith colleagues — indicating at least occasional IPR participation, though the public record does not show him as a routine lead PTAB advocate.

Bar / education. Licensed in Texas (State Bar No. 24012715, admitted November 1999); J.D., University of Texas (1999). No public disciplinary history noted.

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Caveat: The tracked case list is a partial sample (5 appearances), and web dockets reveal additional engagements not in that list; the side-of-case counts above reflect only the tracked matters and may understate his plaintiff-side work.