Barry C. Barnett

Barry C. Barnett is a seasoned trial attorney at Susman Godfrey LLP, with a professional career spanning over three decades exclusively with the firm. His practice focuses on complex commercial disputes, notably in antitrust, energy, and intellectual property matters. Based in the firm's Dallas, Houston, and New York offices, he has been recognized for his work in patent litigation, including being named "Lawyer of the Year" for Patent Litigation in Houston by Best Lawyers in America in 2020.

While his practice broadly encompasses both plaintiff and defendant representation, the single tracked patent litigation case, Teladoc Health Inc. v. Data Health Partners Inc., shows him as lead counsel for the defendant side. In that case, his client, Data Health Partners, successfully defeated an "abstract idea" motion to dismiss patent infringement claims related to optimizing goal progression and outcomes. Beyond this, Mr. Barnett has been recognized for his trial acumen, with a judge in a mobile phone technology patent infringement trial reportedly calling his opening statement "the finest he had ever seen".

Although direct appearances in PTAB/IPR proceedings are not explicitly detailed, Mr. Barnett's professional blog, "The Contingency," covers and analyzes significant appellate decisions relevant to commercial litigation, including those from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), indicating familiarity with these proceedings and trends in patent law. He has also argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in the antitrust class action case Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, a testament to his appellate experience.

Mr. Barnett earned his B.A. magna cum laude from Yale University, followed by a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School. He further honed his legal expertise through a clerkship with the Honorable Jerre S. Williams of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He is admitted to practice in Texas and New York.