Heather Flanagan

Heather Flanagan is a Principal and the Office Managing Principal of Fish & Richardson's Austin office, where she also leads the firm's Intellectual Property Group. She focuses her practice on intellectual property litigation, strategic patent counseling, and patent portfolio management. Her technical background in physical chemistry informs her work in areas such as green chemistry, sustainability, alternative energy sources, rechargeable batteries, and efficient lighting.

Flanagan primarily represents defendants in patent infringement matters. For instance, she served as local counsel for TCL Technology in TurboCode LLC v. TCL Technology, a case involving patents related to turbo code decoding relevant to cellular communications and 5G standards, which concluded with a joint dismissal with prejudice, suggesting a confidential settlement.

Her firm, Fish & Richardson, has a robust practice across patent litigation, prosecution, and post-grant proceedings, handling a significant volume of PTAB cases and district court patent cases. While details of her individual PTAB appearances are not specified, she is associated with the firm's Post-Grant services.

Flanagan earned her J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law. She also holds an M.B.A. from the University of Florida, a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Harvard University, and a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Georgia. She was admitted to the Texas bar in 2015.