Eric J. Buether

Eric J. Buether is a founding member of Buether Joe & Counselors, LLC, a Dallas-based intellectual property and commercial litigation boutique firm. His practice is concentrated on intellectual property litigation, including patent, trademark, and copyright infringement, as well as complex commercial disputes. The firm represents a range of clients and has experience handling matters for both plaintiffs and defendants.

Based on the available case data, Mr. Buether has recently represented a plaintiff in a patent enforcement action. In the case of RFC Lenders of Texas, LLC v. Geotab Inc., he served as lead counsel for the plaintiff asserting a patent related to telecommunications or GPS technology in the Western District of Texas. Publicly available information does not detail a specific focus on either plaintiff or defendant work, though his firm is known to handle both. There is no readily available information regarding his experience in post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

Mr. Buether has been a member of the State Bar of Texas since 1981. He is admitted to practice before numerous federal courts, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School in 1981.