Edward D. Lanquist, Jr.

Edward D. Lanquist, Jr. is a veteran intellectual property litigator with more than 30 years of experience handling patent, trademark, and copyright disputes. His patent litigation practice covers a range of technologies, including medical devices, e-commerce, software, and mechanical inventions like sporting goods and materials-sorting equipment. Mr. Lanquist has litigated more than 170 intellectual property cases in his career. His representative matters show experience securing summary judgments of non-infringement and invalidity for defendants, as well as obtaining favorable settlements and judgments for plaintiffs. This extensive history, along with the single tracked case showing him as counsel for the plaintiff, suggests a practice of representing both patent holders and accused infringers.

Mr. Lanquist is currently a shareholder at Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, which he joined in August 2022. Prior to this, he was a co-founder of Patterson Intellectual Property Law, P.C., a full-service IP and technology boutique where he practiced for 30 years. The authoritative case data lists him as "of counsel" at Patterson IP in connection with the Swift Paws, Inc. v. Tuff Pupper LLC matter. His notable patent litigation results include successfully defending an automotive telematics company in a $20 million infringement suit, obtaining a summary judgment of non-infringement for a sporting goods client that was affirmed by the Federal Circuit, and trying a patent infringement jury trial involving rethermalization equipment. No specific experience in IPR or other PTAB proceedings has been noted in publicly available sources.

In addition to litigation, Mr. Lanquist's practice includes IP counseling, preparing non-infringement and invalidity opinions, and prosecuting patents and trademarks. He is a well-recognized figure in the Tennessee legal community, having served as president of both the Tennessee Bar Association and the Nashville Bar Association. He earned his B.S. in Civil Engineering and his J.D. from the University of Tennessee and has been admitted to the Tennessee bar since 1988.