David D. Schumann

David D. Schumann is a patent litigator and founding member of Folio Law Group PLLC with a focus on high-technology disputes. His technical background, acquired during a decade-long career designing wireless and networking products, mixed-signal semiconductors, and navigation equipment, informs his current practice. Schumann's professional biography notes eighteen years of experience representing a range of clients from startups to Fortune 500 companies in intellectual property litigation.

Based on the provided data, Schumann has recently appeared as lead counsel for the plaintiff Gaea, LLC in a patent case against Samsung Electronics. His firm biography indicates a balanced practice, noting that his trial experience includes securing jury verdicts over $100 million as well as numerous defense judgments. This suggests experience representing both patent holders and accused infringers.

Schumann has significant experience in post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), having led more than two dozen inter partes reviews (IPRs) and other reexaminations. PTAB records confirm his role as lead counsel for patent owners in IPRs. Prior to co-founding Folio Law Group, Schumann was a partner at Marton Ribera Schumann & Chang LLP, a firm he also co-founded after leaving his partnership in the Patent Litigation Group at Fenwick & West.

He is a member of the California bar and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He is also admitted to practice before the federal district courts for the Northern and Central Districts of California, the Eastern District of Texas, and the Courts of Appeals for the Federal and Ninth Circuits.