Danielle Zapata Mills

Danielle Zapata Mills is a patent litigation attorney at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where she has appeared as both counsel and Lead Counsel in federal court proceedings. Her practice appears to focus on defending operating companies in patent infringement disputes, primarily in technology areas related to software, internet, and digital media, as indicated by her representation of ByteDance Ltd. and related entities. She has exclusively represented defendants in her tracked appearances.

A notable case in Ms. Mills's experience is DiStefano Website Innovations, LLC v. Bytedance Ltd et al., where she served as counsel for the defendant. This case, filed in federal district courts in Texas and later transferred to California, involved patents related to website innovations.

While specific details regarding Ms. Mills's bar admissions and education are not readily available in public search results directly tied to her patent litigation profile at Gibson Dunn, her involvement in significant patent cases for a major international law firm suggests admission to relevant state bars and federal courts. No specific information on IPR/PTAB experience for Ms. Mills was found in the public records reviewed.