Eliza Beeney

Eliza Beeney — patent litigation practice summary

Focus and side of the docket. Beeney is a New York–based IP and commercial litigator whose published practice description centers on licensing disputes and standard-essential-patent (SEP) litigation, including F/RAND obligations, with a broader docket covering patent, trademark and copyright infringement, antitrust and indemnification. The technologies in her verified matters are predominantly wireless and software/communications: cellular SEPs (4G/5G), real-time messaging and streaming media (Voxer), web/browser technology (Eolas), and social-media platforms (Angel Technologies). Her tracked appearances run 2 plaintiff / 1 defendant, and the public record is consistent with a mixed practice that leans toward representing IP owners and licensors — including NPE-style plaintiffs — while also defending large operating companies when the firm is retained on that side.

Firm context and PTAB. She is a Principal in McKool Smith's New York office and has been with the firm since roughly 2019–2020, following a federal clerkship and a litigation associate stint at Davis Polk & Wardwell. She appears regularly in Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceedings as patent-owner counsel — for example, pro hac vice in the Meta Platforms v. Angel Technologies IPRs (IPR2023‑00057/‑00058) — and her bio states she has litigated before the ITC, PTAB, federal district courts, and U.S. and European arbitral panels.

Notable matters. Her firm profile highlights a complete defense verdict for AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Ericsson and Nokia in the consolidated E.D. Tex. 4G/5G SEP case brought by Celerity IP (ASUS-affiliated), defeating $436 million in claimed damages, with no infringement, all nine asserted claims across three patents invalidated, and a jury finding that the plaintiffs breached their own FRAND obligations. She also represented Ericsson in the global licensing dispute with Lenovo that produced a confidential partial settlement and cross-license (announced April 2025), ending pending litigation and ITC proceedings. On the plaintiff side, she is counsel for Voxer in Voxer, Inc. v. Google, LLC (D. Del., filed July 2025, pending), and appears in Voxer's parallel assertion against Amazon; earlier plaintiff-side work includes Eolas Technologies v. Amazon (N.D. Cal.). She has also appeared for Xerox/Confluent-related defendants (Xerox, Conduent, New Jersey Transit) in Bytemark v. Xerox (S.D.N.Y.), where she withdrew in March 2026.

Bar and education. J.D., Cornell Law School (2016; Articles Editor, Cornell Law Review; Myron Taylor Scholar); B.A., Johns Hopkins (2013); law clerk to the Hon. Margo K. Brodie (E.D.N.Y.). Admitted in New York, the S.D.N.Y., the Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, and the Federal Circuit.

Sourcing note: The tracked list records one defendant-side appearance (the Voxer v. Amazon matter) attributed to Fenwick & West as lead counsel. I could not corroborate any Fenwick & West affiliation or appearance for this attorney in public sources; every verifiable record places her at McKool Smith, and Voxer is the plaintiff in that litigation. That entry may reflect a docket/counterclaim attribution issue or a different attorney of the same name. There is no evidence of in-house employment.