Frank C. Eymard

Frank C. Eymard is a patent litigation attorney with experience representing clients on both the plaintiff and defendant sides in complex intellectual property disputes. His practice areas encompass diverse technologies, including gaming hardware and software, as evidenced by his work in cases involving hand-held controllers for game consoles. He also handles matters concerning financial services technology, such as electronic check processing, remote image capture, and data storage systems.

Eymard has held lead counsel roles for both plaintiffs and defendants. He served as lead counsel for Valve Corporation (plaintiff) in Valve Corporation v. Ironburg Inventions Ltd., a case that involved patents related to gaming controllers and included inter partes review (IPR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and subsequent appeals to the Federal Circuit. In this dispute, Ironburg Inventions secured a jury verdict against Valve for willful infringement of a patent, awarding over $4 million in damages. Separately, Eymard acted as lead counsel for U.S. Bank (defendant) in the high-profile DataTreasury Corporation v. U.S. Bank et al. litigation. This extensive litigation involved patents for check imaging and data processing, and resulted in a $27 million jury verdict against U.S. Bancorp for willful infringement, later increased to $53.2 million, with DataTreasury ultimately recovering over $350 million from various financial institutions through related actions and settlements.

His patent litigation career includes appearances with Shook, Hardy & Bacon and Brocato, Eymard, & Vickers. Eymard is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and was admitted to the State Bar of Louisiana in April 2000. His involvement in the Valve case demonstrates experience with PTAB proceedings and Federal Circuit appeals arising from those proceedings.