Patent litigation attorney
Bradley W. Caldwell
20 tracked appearances — 19 plaintiff · 1 defendant.
Specialty & background
Bradley W. Caldwell is a highly accomplished patent litigator with a focus on high-stakes intellectual property and complex commercial disputes, primarily representing plaintiffs. His practice encompasses a diverse range of technology areas, including digital media, telecommunications, computer networking, data security, enterprise software, medical devices, semiconductors, and environmental technologies such as mercury emission control systems. Caldwell is a founding principal at Caldwell Cassady & Curry, having previously practiced at Nix, Patterson & Roach and McKool Smith earlier in his career.
Caldwell has a distinguished track record of securing substantial jury verdicts against major technology companies, with total verdicts exceeding $3.5 billion. He is widely recognized for his lead role in the extensive VirnetX Inc. v. Apple Inc. litigation, which resulted in multiple large verdicts for VirnetX, including awards of $625.6 million (2016), $302 million (2016), and $502.8 million (2020), following several trials and appeals. Other significant plaintiff-side successes include a $532.9 million verdict against Apple for Smartflash LLC (2015), a $445.5 million verdict against Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. for Collision Communications Inc. (2025), a $105 million verdict against Twitter Inc./X Corp. for VidStream, LLC (2025), and a $57 million verdict for Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (2024) related to mercury capture technology. His case list also reflects appearances against Google LLC and The Walt Disney Company, with the Adeia Technologies Inc. v. Disney litigation concluding in a confidential settlement.
While his specific IPR appearances are not detailed, Caldwell Cassady & Curry’s practice includes work before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Caldwell earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University and his J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law. He is admitted to practice in Texas and New York, as well as before numerous federal district courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Prior to his legal career, he worked as an electrical engineer at the Central Intelligence Agency.
Firms
Roles
- Lead Counsel8
- lead counsel7
- Lead Trial Counsel3
- of counsel1
- Attorney for Plaintiff1
Cases (20)
- π plaintiffAdeia Media Holdings LLC et al. v. BAMTech, LLC et al.Caldwell Cassady & Curry · lead counsel
- π plaintiffAdeia Technologies Inc. v. The Walt Disney Company et al.Caldwell Cassady & Curry · Lead Counsel
- Δ defendantCERT Operations II LLC et al. v. Birchtech Corp.Caldwell Cassady & Curry · lead counsel
- π plaintiffDataTreasury Corporation v. Wells Fargo & CompanyNix, Patterson & Roach · of counsel
- π plaintiffIn Re: Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. Patent LitigationCaldwell Cassady & Curry · lead counsel
- π plaintiffMidwest Energy Emissions Corp. et al. v. Ameren Corp. et al.Caldwell Cassady & Curry · lead counsel
- π plaintiffMidwest Energy Emissions Corp. et al. v. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. et al.Caldwell Cassady & Curry · Lead Trial Counsel
- π plaintiffMidwest Energy Emissions Corp. et al. v. CERT Operations II LLC et al.Caldwell Cassady & Curry · lead counsel
- π plaintiffMidwest Energy Emissions Corp. et al. v. Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.Caldwell Cassady & Curry · Lead Trial Counsel
- π plaintiffMidwest Energy Emissions Corp. et al. v. Tucson Electric Power Co. et al.Caldwell Cassady & Curry · Lead Counsel
- π plaintiffMidwest Energy Emissions Corp. v. Ameren CorporationCaldwell Cassady & Curry · Lead Trial Counsel
- π plaintiffMidwest Energy Emissions Corp. v. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.Caldwell Cassady Curry · lead counsel
- π plaintiffMidwest Energy Emissions Corp. v. Tucson Electric Power CompanyCaldwell Cassady Curry · Lead Counsel
- π plaintiffMonticello Enterprises LLC v. Google LLCCaldwell Cassady & Curry · Lead Counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseCaldwell Cassady & Curry · Lead Counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseCaldwell Cassady Curry · Attorney for Plaintiff
- π plaintiffUntitled caseCaldwell Cassady & Curry · Lead Counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseCaldwell Cassady & Curry · Lead Counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseCaldwell Cassady & Curry · Lead Counsel
- π plaintiffVirnetX Inc. v. Apple Inc.Caldwell Cassady & Curry · lead counsel