Patent litigation attorney
Garrett Parish
18 tracked appearances — 16 plaintiff · 2 defendant.
Specialty & background
Garrett Parish is a Partner at Miller Fair Henry PLLC, focusing his practice primarily on intellectual property litigation, with a strong emphasis on patent disputes in the Eastern District of Texas. His work encompasses a range of technology areas, including automotive connectivity, wireless sensors and controllers, and networking/Wi-Fi technologies, as seen in cases involving AutoConnect Holdings LLC, Headwater Research LLC, and XIFI NETWORKS R&D, INC..
Parish predominantly represents plaintiffs, with 16 out of 18 tracked appearances on the plaintiff side, often acting as lead or local counsel for patent assertion entities. He has notably secured an $11.5 million jury verdict for Ollnova Technologies Ltd. in a patent infringement case concerning wireless sensors and controllers, a verdict currently under appeal. He was also involved as counsel for Headwater Research LLC in litigation against Verizon Communications Inc., which resulted in a $175 million jury verdict that was later overturned. His firm also highlights a significant $445.5 million verdict for Collison Communications Inc. against Samsung in 2025, although his specific role in that outcome is not detailed.
Before joining Miller Fair Henry as an associate in 2022 and being promoted to partner in April 2026, Parish gained experience through an internship with the firm's predecessor, Ward, Smith & Hill. His litigation career has also included appearances with Robins Kaplan and Skipper Law. He has experience in PTAB proceedings, having served as counsel in Unified Patents v. Xifi Networks R&D Inc..
Parish earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 2021, where he was an Associate Managing Editor of the SMU Law Review Association. He also holds a B.S., magna cum laude, in Construction Science from Texas A&M University (2018). He is admitted to the State Bar of Texas (2021) and practices in the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas.
Firms
Roles
- local counsel6
- lead counsel6
- Lead Counsel, Local Counsel1
- Partner1
- Attorney of Record1
- Counsel1
- Attorney for Plaintiff (District Court Litigation)1
- Of Counsel1
Cases (18)
- π plaintiffAutoConnect Holdings LLC v. Ford Motor Co.Miller Fair Henry · lead counsel
- π plaintiffAutoConnect Holdings LLC v. Ford Motor CompanyMiller Fair Henry · lead counsel
- π plaintiffAutoConnect Holdings LLC v. Hyundai Motor America et al.Miller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffAutoConnect Holdings LLC v. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc. et al.Miller Fair Henry · local counsel
- Δ defendantFord Motor Company v. AutoConnect Holdings LLCMiller Fair Henry · Attorney for Plaintiff (District Court Litigation)
- π plaintiffHeadwater Research LLC v. Verizon Communications Inc. et al.Miller Fair Henry · Lead Counsel, Local Counsel
- π plaintiffLongitude Licensing Limited et al. v. BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. et al.Miller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffOnesta IP, LLC v. NVIDIA CorporationMiller Fair Henry · local counsel
- Δ defendantUnified Patents v. Xifi Networks R&D IncCounsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseMiller Fair Henry · Partner
- π plaintiffUntitled caseRobins Kaplan · lead counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseMiller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseMiller Fair Henry · Of Counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseMiller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseMiller Fair Henry · lead counsel
- π plaintiffXifi Networks R&D, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al.Skipper Law · lead counsel
- π plaintiffXiFi Networks R&D, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al.Attorney of Record
- π plaintiffXIFI NETWORKS R&D, INC. v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. et al.lead counsel