Patent litigation attorney

G. Hopkins Guy, III

9 tracked appearances 7 plaintiff · 2 defendant.

Specialty & background

G. Hopkins "Hop" Guy, III, is an Intellectual Property partner in the Palo Alto office of Baker Botts L.L.P. His practice concentrates on patent, trade secret, and commercial contract litigation for high-technology companies. His litigation experience spans a range of technologies, including satellite and wireless communications, web-based payment systems, semiconductors, microprocessors, and social networking. The provided case list shows a significant focus on representing DISH Technologies and its affiliates as plaintiff, accounting for seven of his nine tracked appearances.

Mr. Guy has been a partner at Baker Botts since 2012; he was previously a partner in the Silicon Valley office of Orrick. His practice includes extensive experience in post-grant proceedings, having acted as lead or co-counsel in over 75 matters before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). He also litigates before the International Trade Commission (ITC) in Section 337 investigations. A notable outcome includes convincing a federal judge to grant a post-trial motion for judgment as a matter of law (JMOL), reversing a $469 million jury verdict against his client, DISH Network.

Mr. Guy regularly represents major technology companies such as Toshiba, Intel, Cisco, and DraftKings. Earlier in his career, he was lead counsel for Cisco in a trade secret case against Huawei and represented Facebook in litigation brought by the Winklevoss twins. The Daily Journal has repeatedly recognized him as one of California's "Leading Intellectual Property Litigators."

He earned his J.D. from the University of Richmond School of Law and is a registered patent attorney with the USPTO.

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Roles

  • lead counsel6
  • Lead Counsel2
  • Back-up Counsel1

Cases (9)