Charles Craig Tadlock

Charles Craig Tadlock is a patent litigation attorney with a practice focused on intellectual property disputes. His case history indicates a primary focus on representing plaintiffs in patent infringement actions, specifically those involving non-practicing entities (NPEs).

Mr. Tadlock operates through Tadlock Law Firm PLLC, which is identified as a solo practice. His patent litigation experience, based on available records, primarily involves disputes related to software or business method patents, particularly concerning "random access information retrieval utilizing user-defined labels" in online retail contexts.

A notable case in his practice is eDekka LLC v. 3Balls.com, Inc., where he represented the plaintiff, eDekka LLC, a prolific patent assertion entity. In this matter, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas ruled against eDekka, invalidating the patent-in-suit (U.S. Patent No. 6,266,674) under 35 U.S.C. § 101 for claiming unpatentable subject matter. This decision resulted in the dismissal of 168 related patent infringement lawsuits filed by eDekka. There is no information available in public records to suggest regular involvement in PTAB or IPR proceedings.

Mr. Tadlock earned his B.A. from Hendrix College in 1987 and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law in 1994. He was admitted to the Texas bar in 1994, as well as to the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas in the same year.