Brian M. Hoffman

As of May 2026, Brian M. Hoffman is Partner Emeritus (retired) from the litigation practice at Fenwick & West LLP. His career focused on patent litigation for a range of technology clients, from startups to large multinational corporations. His technical areas of emphasis included software, artificial intelligence, video streaming, internet advertising, computer security, e-commerce, and blockchain. Hoffman has experience in numerous federal jurisdictions, including the Western District of Texas and the District of Delaware.

The provided case list shows Hoffman representing clients on both the plaintiff and defendant sides of patent disputes, and his firm biography confirms his work crafting both "offensive and defensive strategies." In one of his tracked cases, Almondnet, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc., he was part of the Fenwick & West team representing defendant Amazon. The case, which concerned patents on targeted internet advertising, resulted in a jury verdict of approximately $122 million against Amazon in the Western District of Texas. He also represented Amazon as the petitioner in a related inter partes review (IPR) proceeding before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

Mr. Hoffman has extensive experience in post-grant proceedings, having filed dozens of petitions before the PTAB. His practice also involved strategic IP portfolio development and counseling on data privacy and cybersecurity matters.

Mr. Hoffman earned his J.D. with high honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law and a B.S. in Computer Science from Columbia University. He is admitted to practice in California and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.