Daniel L. G. Gilliland

Daniel L. G. Gilliland's patent litigation practice, based on available information, primarily involves plaintiff-side representation in software-related patent disputes. His sole tracked appearance is as lead counsel for the plaintiff in Intent IQ, LLC v. Google LLC, handled while at the firm Sorey & Gilliland.

Publicly available information specifically detailing Daniel L. G. Gilliland's patent litigation career beyond this single tracked case is limited. The patent asserted in Intent IQ, LLC v. Google LLC (U.S. Patent No. 7,679,637), pertaining to web conferencing systems with time-shifting capabilities, was subject to litigation where claims were ultimately dismissed for patent ineligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101, a decision affirmed by the Federal Circuit in February 2026. However, Daniel L. G. Gilliland's specific involvement in the later stages or appeal of this outcome cannot be reliably confirmed from public search results. No specific experience in PTAB or IPR proceedings is reliably sourced for Daniel L. G. Gilliland.

It is important to note that a prominent patent litigator named Derek T. Gilliland, who was a founding partner at Sorey & Gilliland, was appointed as a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Texas, Waco Division, in December 2021. Prior to his judicial appointment, Derek T. Gilliland was recognized as a veteran patent trial lawyer, overseeing the firm's intellectual property litigation practice and representing plaintiffs in patent infringement lawsuits, including a case against Google. However, specific details regarding bar admissions or educational background for Daniel L. G. Gilliland, distinct from Derek T. Gilliland, are not readily available in public records.