D. Douglas Brothers

D. Douglas Brothers is a seasoned litigator with George Brothers Kincaid & Horton, LLP, focusing on intellectual property and commercial litigation, among other areas. His practice encompasses representing clients in high-stakes commercial disputes, including patent, trade secret, and antitrust litigation. Based in Austin, Texas, his firm highlights experience in patent disputes within high-tech and oil and gas industries.

In his patent litigation practice, Mr. Brothers has represented defendants, as seen in the ongoing case Qomplx LLC v. Microsoft Corporation. In this matter, he serves as local counsel for Microsoft Corporation in the Western District of Texas, defending against allegations of infringement related to patents involving large-scale data analysis, risk-based multi-factor authentication, and network threat correlation in cloud data analytics and cybersecurity products. While his firm's profile indicates he represents both plaintiffs and defendants across a broad range of complex litigation, his tracked patent appearance is on the defense side.

Mr. Brothers has been a Partner at George Brothers Kincaid & Horton, LLP since 2012, following partnerships at George & Brothers, LLP (2004-2012) and Brothers & Thomas, LLP (1984-2004). His litigation career, spanning over 30 years, includes extensive experience in trials, appeals, and arbitrations, and he has been recognized for securing significant awards and settlements. Public records do not prominently feature his involvement in Inter Partes Review (IPR) or other Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings.

Admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1981, Mr. Brothers earned his Juris Doctor with honors from the University of Texas School of Law in the same year, after receiving his Artium Baccalaureatus magna cum laude from Amherst College in 1978. He is also Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1988.