Bryce T. Barcelo

Bryce T. Barcelo has a background in high-stakes intellectual property litigation, with a focus on technologies such as communications, software, and semiconductors. A former rocket engineer, he spent over a decade as a litigator at the boutique firm Susman Godfrey before founding Barcelo Law PLLC and later becoming Director of Intellectual Property Strategy at Certum Group, a litigation finance and advisory firm. His current practice involves counseling clients on IP licensing, funding, and acquisition strategies alongside litigation.

While the tracked case data shows a single appearance on the defendant side for Visa Inc., Barcelo's practice at Susman Godfrey was notable for representing plaintiffs against large technology companies. He was part of a team that secured a $166.3 million jury verdict for Finesse Wireless against AT&T and Nokia for patent infringement related to wireless networks. His firm biography highlights achieving over $900M in verdicts for plaintiffs, often in "bet-the-company" style suits.

The authoritative case list tracks Barcelo's representation of Susman Godfrey client Visa in Visa USA Inc v. Cortex MCP Inc, a patent infringement suit concerning mobile wallet payment technology. In that matter, defendant Visa sought inter partes review (IPR) of the asserted patents. There is no public record of Barcelo appearing as counsel in proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

Barcelo holds a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center. He is licensed to practice in Texas and is also an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law Center, where he teaches a course on patent litigation procedure.