Hillary Noelle Bunsow

Hillary Noelle Bunsow is a patent litigation attorney at Bunsow De Mory LLP, with a practice spanning a diverse range of technology areas. Her experience includes patent infringement cases involving cloud infrastructure, network security, streaming video, digital file licensing, anti-piracy technologies, computer functionality, mobile phone battery savings, digital pens, and facial recognition technology. She also counsels clients on intellectual property monetization, licensing, and enforcement, and works with startups across fields such as artificial intelligence, SaaS, and consumer products.

Based on available tracked appearances, Ms. Bunsow primarily serves as lead counsel for plaintiffs in patent litigation. For example, she has represented plaintiffs in cases such as Emerging Automotive LLC v. Toyota Motor North America, Inc. et al. While her tracked appearances are exclusively plaintiff-side, her firm profile indicates she has also defended clients against infringement allegations, securing favorable outcomes.

Prior to joining Bunsow De Mory, Ms. Bunsow was a litigation associate with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and previously served as an in-house attorney for an entertainment company. Her notable achievements include obtaining a $33.8 million jury verdict against Adobe in a patent infringement case related to digital file licensing and anti-piracy technologies. She also achieved favorable settlements for clients like Daedalus Blue LLC against Microsoft Corp. and Image Processing Technologies, LLC against Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Ms. Bunsow is a part of a firm that actively engages in Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings, including inter partes reviews (IPRs) and post-grant reviews (PGRs), for both patent owners and petitioners. Her firm has handled numerous PTAB proceedings across various technologies and has successfully defended PTAB victories at the Federal Circuit. She earned her J.D., cum laude, from Duke University and holds a B.A., magna cum laude, in International Relations from Claremont McKenna College. She is admitted to practice in California.