Eliot D. Williams

Professional Summary: Eliot D. Williams

Date: 2026-05-09

Eliot D. Williams is a partner at Baker Botts LLP, where he co-chairs the firm-wide PTAB Trials practice group. His work centers on high-stakes patent disputes, with a significant focus on post-grant proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and subsequent appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Based on his firm biography, his technical experience is broad, covering areas such as streaming media, payment systems, data compression, internet search technology, and medical devices.

The provided data indicates a balanced practice between representing plaintiffs and defendants, though his publicly documented recent cases and firm biography emphasize his work defending technology companies. In district court litigation, he has defended clients like Mercedes-Benz USA, and in plaintiff-side work, he has represented Microsoft. His recent focus is heavily on PTAB litigation, where Baker Botts notes he has appeared in over 300 trials. He is currently lead counsel for DISH Technologies in a series of inter partes review (IPR) proceedings against Aylo Freesites and fuboTV concerning streaming media patents.

Mr. Williams's career includes tenures at several prominent law firms. The case list shows him representing clients with Baker Botts, Alston & Bird, and Sidley Austin. He is a seasoned appellate advocate, having appeared in over 75 cases and argued nearly two dozen before the Federal Circuit.

He earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering, magna cum laude, from Texas A&M University and his J.D., cum laude, from the New York University School of Law. Mr. Williams is admitted to practice in California and the District of Columbia.