Dustin J. Edwards

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Dustin J. Edwards — Winston & Strawn / Winston Taylor (Houston)

Specialty / focus. Edwards is an IP trial lawyer whose patent practice spans an unusually wide technology range: banking and financial technology, computer science and software, oil and gas, biotechnology/life sciences, cellular and wireless technologies, mobile applications, integrated circuits, coating compositions, and consumer products (pet food/treats, footwear, barber equipment), plus Section 337 work at the ITC. His tracked matter, Abbott Laboratories et al. v. Miracor Medical SA, sits in the medical-device/cardiac-assist space (intravascular blood pumps), and public filings confirm he has been lead counsel in that dispute. Firm bios describe a substantial financial-services and energy component (Bank of America, Motorola Mobility, RIM, FMC Technologies, Schlumberger/M-I) alongside that breadth.

Side preference. The tracked data here is thin — a single plaintiff-side appearance, styled Abbott Laboratories et al. v. Miracor Medical SA Belgium, with Edwards as lead counsel. That Abbott posting is an offensive/patent-challenger role: Winston filed a series of IPR petitions (IPR2025-00112 through -00116) challenging Miracor patents, with a parallel district court action (Miracor Medical SA v. Abbott Laboratories et al.). Broader public outcomes, however, show a defense-heavy operating-company practice — successfully defending financial institutions and device/telecom makers against NPE/PAE suits. So the honest read is that he works both sides, but predominantly for accused operating companies; the single tracked plaintiff-side entry should not be over-read as a plaintiff-side practice.

Firm context. Edwards is a partner in the Houston office of Winston & Strawn, where he is described as co-chair of the firm's Intellectual Property practice (and, in more recent bios, co-chair of the Houston litigation practice). He has been with the firm throughout the period covered by the tracked case. Note the firm-side development: Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing's UK-led business combined effective June 1, 2026 to form Winston Taylor; Edwards's current firm bios appear under the Winston Taylor name, so the "Winston & Strawn" designation in the case data is a legacy reference.

Notable matters and outcomes. Verified results include Mars, Inc. v. TruRx LLC / True Science Holdings (E.D. Tex.) — jury verdict of non-infringement and invalidity on two Mars dog-treat patents (2016); defense of Bank of America in the NantWorks/Nant Holdings patent campaign in the Central District of California, with multiple Winston-filed IPRs (e.g., IPR2021-01081, -01304, -01333, -01387); a Northern District of Texas mobile-banking defense win affirmed by the Federal Circuit; Frans Nooren Afd. v. Amcorr/Dolphin Sealants (summary judgment of non-infringement, S.D. Tex.); Varel International trade-secret case (permanent injunctions and over $1 million in settlements); and representation of Motorola Mobility in MicroUnity Systems Engineering v. Apple and of RIM in Saxon Innovations v. Nokia and Minerva Industries v. Motorola. He also handled trade-secret matters for INROCK Drilling and Schlumberger subsidiary M-I.

PTAB / IPR. Yes — IPR work is a regular part of his practice. He has served as lead counsel in PTAB trials (his USPTO registration number appears in IPR filings, e.g., IPR2021-01333), and the firm describes him as "equally comfortable in the courtroom, before the ITC and at the PTAB."

Bar and education. Admitted in Texas (2003); registered with the USPTO (Reg. No. 57,649) and admitted before the Fifth Circuit and several Texas district courts. B.S., Texas A&M University (1999); J.D., Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (2002); LL.M., Tulane University Law School (2003).

Caveats: the tracked appearance list contains only one case, so the side-preference characterization rests largely on firm bios and publicly reported matters rather than the structured data. Sources are firm bios, IAM Patent 1000, Legal 500, Chambers, Justia/Docket Alarm PTAB dockets, and Law360 as cited in firm materials.