Christopher S. Joe

Christopher S. Joe is a managing member at the Dallas-based intellectual property and commercial litigation boutique Buether Joe & Carpenter, LLC. His practice focuses on intellectual property litigation, with an emphasis on patent litigation, alongside complex commercial and business disputes. Public records and professional profiles indicate he handles patent infringement cases, though specific technological areas are not consistently detailed in available documents. One representative matter involved a patent for a "customer image capture and use thereof in a retailing system."

Based on the single tracked case provided, Mr. Joe has recently represented a plaintiff, Monticello Enterprises LLC, in a patent infringement suit against Petco Animal Supply Stores Inc. His speaking history, which includes topics like "Successful Strategies for Managing Patent Litigation Involving Non-Practicing Entities," suggests experience in matters involving NPEs. His firm's website notes that it represents both plaintiffs and defendants in patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret litigation. There is no specific, publicly available record of his direct involvement in inter partes review (IPR) or other PTAB proceedings.

Mr. Joe has been a member of Buether Joe & Carpenter since its founding in 2007. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers for intellectual property litigation annually from 2013 to 2026. He earned his J.D. from the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 1993 and his undergraduate degree from Duke University in 1990. He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1993 and is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.