Eric Buether

Eric Buether is a seasoned patent litigator with a focus on intellectual property and complex commercial disputes. His practice encompasses patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, and unfair competition litigation. While the specific technological areas he handles are diverse, publicly available information indicates experience with telecommunications, internet-related technologies, and advanced materials. He is known to represent both plaintiffs and defendants in patent infringement actions, with his tracked appearances currently reflecting a plaintiff-side engagement in cases such as RFC Lenders of Texas, LLC v. CalAmp Corp..

Currently a member at Buether Joe & Counselors, Mr. Buether has a significant background in prominent litigation firms. He was a founding member of McKool Smith, P.C., where he helped establish its patent litigation practice. His career also includes tenures at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Johnson & Gibbs, and serving as head of Greenberg Traurig's Dallas IP litigation group. Notably, he secured a $41 million judgment for Halliburton in a patent case tried in the Eastern District of Texas while at Godwin Gruber.

While a partner at Buether Joe & Counselors, the firm has represented clients in Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), indicating firm-level experience in these administrative challenges.

Mr. Buether earned his A.B. from the University of Chicago in 1978 and his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School in 1981. He is admitted to practice in Texas (1981) and New York (2020), as well as before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and various federal district courts.