Patent litigation attorney

Gregory Blake Thompson

6 tracked appearances 2 plaintiff · 4 defendant.

Specialty & background

Gregory Blake Thompson is a partner at Mann | Tindel | Thompson, a law firm with offices in Henderson and Tyler, Texas, where his practice includes Intellectual Property Litigation. He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 2003 after earning his J.D. from Baylor University School of Law in the same year.

Mr. Thompson primarily focuses on defending operating companies in patent infringement disputes, as evidenced by his three tracked appearances, all on the defendant side. His experience spans technology areas such as memory module technology, wireless communication, user interfaces, and high-speed audio/video data transmission, particularly involving DisplayPort standards.

He has served as local counsel in significant patent cases in the Eastern District of Texas. In Netlist, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al., where Netlist secured substantial patent infringement verdicts related to memory module technology, including a $303 million award in April 2023 and an additional $118 million in November 2024. He also acted as local counsel in Pantech Corporation et al. v. OnePlus Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., a case that resulted in a jury finding of willful infringement of wireless communication and user interface patents against OnePlus in March 2024. Furthermore, Mr. Thompson was involved in General Video LLC v. [Defendant Name Unknown], which concerned data transmission patents related to DisplayPort standards, with one parallel case against Acer Inc. being voluntarily dismissed with prejudice in July 2025.

While Mr. Thompson's firm is located in a district known for patent litigation, information specifically detailing his regular appearances in PTAB or IPR proceedings is not readily available. His documented role is predominantly in district court patent infringement defense.

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  • local counsel3
  • Local Counsel2
  • other counsel1

Cases (6)