Patent litigation attorney
Claire Abernathy Henry
59 tracked appearances — 49 plaintiff · 10 defendant.
Specialty & background
Claire Abernathy Henry is a partner at the Longview, Texas-based litigation boutique Ward, Smith & Hill. With extensive experience in high-stakes patent litigation, her practice is focused on representing clients in the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Her work primarily involves complex technologies, including wireless communications and display technologies. Prior to entering private practice, she served as a briefing attorney for U.S. District Judge T. John Ward in the Eastern District of Texas, a prominent venue for patent disputes.
Based on tracked cases and published trial results, Henry primarily represents patent holders on the plaintiff side. The authoritative case list shows her as lead counsel for the plaintiff TurboCode LLC, a non-practicing entity (NPE), in litigation involving broadband processor patents. Her firm biography and representative cases highlight her role in securing significant jury verdicts for patent assertion entities. These include a $43 million verdict for Intellectual Ventures against T-Mobile and Ericsson involving LTE wireless patents, a $62.7 million verdict for Solas OLED Ltd. against Samsung regarding smartphone display technology, and a $31.5 million verdict for KPN against Ericsson concerning telecommunications infrastructure.
Henry is a partner at Ward, Smith & Hill, which announced it will continue under the name Miller Fair Henry. There is no public record of her appearing in inter partes review (IPR) or other proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
She earned her J.D. from Stanford Law School and her undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
Firms
Roles
- local counsel28
- Local Counsel9
- Counsel6
- Of Counsel2
- lead counsel2
- counsel2
- likely local counsel1
- Local Counsel/Co-Lead Counsel1
- attorney for plaintiff1
- Lead Counsel1
- Attorney for Plaintiff1
- Partner and Counsel1
- partner1
- Partner1
Cases (59)
- π plaintiffAdvanced Integrated Circuit Process LLC v. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company LtdMiller Fair Henry · Local Counsel
- π plaintiffAdvanced Integrated Circuit Process LLC v. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Miller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffAdvanced Integrated Circuit Process LLC v. United Microelectronics CorporationMiller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffAdvanced Integrated Circuit Process LLC v. Unknown DefendantMiller Fair Henry · Local Counsel/Co-Lead Counsel
- Δ defendantAdvanced Integrated Circuit Process LLC v. Unknown DefendantMiller Fair Henry · Counsel
- π plaintiffAdvanced Memory Technologies, LLC v. SK Hynix Inc.Miller Fair Henry · Counsel
- π plaintiffAlmondNet, Inc. et al. v. Roku, Inc.The Mort Law Firm · Local Counsel
- π plaintiffAlpha Modus Corp. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz LPMiller Fair Henry · likely local counsel
- π plaintiffCloud Byte LLC v. Dell Inc. et al.Miller Fair Henry · counsel
- π plaintiffCloud Byte LLC v. Dell Inc. et al.Ward, Smith & Hill · local counsel
- π plaintiffCyberfone Systems, LLC v. Capital One Financial CorporationThe Ward & Smith Law Firm · local counsel
- π plaintiffDatacloud Technologies LLC v. Alphabet Inc. (Google)The Stafford Davis Firm · Of Counsel
- π plaintiffDatacloud Technologies LLC v. Walmart Inc.Miller Fair Henry · Local Counsel
- π plaintiffDatonics LLC et al. v. Amazon.com, Inc.Miller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffHeadwater Research LLC v. Comcast Cable Communications LLCMiller Fair Henry · local counsel
- Δ defendantHeadwater Research LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al.Miller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffHeadwater Research LLC v. Tencent Holdings LimitedMiller Fair Henry
- Δ defendantHisense USA Corp. v. Light Guide Innovations LLCMiller Fair Henry · Counsel
- π plaintiffInnovative Display Technologies LLC v. MiTAC Digital CorporationWard, Smith & Hill · lead counsel
- π plaintiffInnovative Display Technologies LLC v. T-Mobile US, Inc.Ward, Smith & Hill · Local Counsel
- π plaintiffIPR2025-01286Gillam & Smith · local counsel
- π plaintiffK. Mizra LLC v. Fortinet, Inc.Ward, Smith & Hill · local counsel
- π plaintiffK. Mizra LLC v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.Ward, Smith & Hill · Counsel
- π plaintiffLepton Computing LLC v. Samsung Electronics America Inc et al.The Dacus Firm · local counsel
- π plaintiffLongitude Licensing Limited et al. v. BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. et al.Miller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffModulus Systems, LLC v. Murata Electronics North America, Inc.Miller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffMPI Corp v. Technoprobe SPAMiller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffQomplx LLC v. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.Miller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffSamsung Electronics America Inc et al. v. Network 1 Technologies IncMiller Fair Henry · local counsel
- Δ defendantSamsung Electronics America Inc et al. v. Network 1 Technologies IncMiller Fair Henry
- Δ defendantSamsung Electronics America Inc. et al. v. Network-1 Technologies, Inc.Miller Fair Henry · local counsel
- Δ defendantSnapaid Ltd. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al.Miller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffTurboCode LLC v. Dell Technologies Inc. et alWard, Smith & Hill · lead counsel
- Δ defendantUnified Patents v. Advanced Integrated Circuit Process LLCMiller Fair Henry · Counsel
- Δ defendantUnified Patents v. Snapaid LtdMiller Fair Henry · partner
- Δ defendantUniloc USA, Inc. et al. v. Electronic Arts, Inc.Ward, Smith & Hill · local counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseMiller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseWard, Smith & Hill · Local Counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseMiller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseMiller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseMiller Fair Henry · Local Counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseMiller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseMiller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseWard, Smith & Hill · local counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseMiller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseQuinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan · counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseLocal Counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseMiller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseWard, Smith & Hill · attorney for plaintiff
- π plaintiffUntitled caseMiller Fair Henry · Lead Counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseMiller Fair Henry · Attorney for Plaintiff
- π plaintiffUntitled caseMiller Fair Henry · Of Counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseMiller Fair Henry · Partner and Counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseMiller Fair Henry · Counsel
- Δ defendantUntitled caseMiller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseMiller Fair Henry · Local Counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseWard, Smith & Hill · local counsel
- π plaintiffValtrus Innovations Ltd. et al. v. FedEx Corporation et al.Ward, Smith & Hill · Local Counsel
- π plaintiffWirelesswerx IP LLC v. VerizonWard, Smith & Hill · Partner