J. Clayton Athey

J. Clayton Athey maintains a patent litigation practice primarily focused on defending companies, particularly within the software and internet advertising technology sectors. His experience includes representing clients accused of patent infringement in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, often serving as local counsel. The Intent IQ LLC v. Viant Technology LLC case, for instance, involved defending Viant Technology LLC against allegations of infringing patents related to targeted advertisements and people-based marketing platforms.

While the provided case list indicates an appearance as local counsel for Potter Anderson & Corroon, J. Clayton Athey is a Director at Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A.. His broader litigation practice at Prickett, Jones & Elliott includes corporate litigation, commercial disputes, and other general litigation matters, alongside intellectual property claims, such as defending Dial Corp. and Henkel Corp. in an action asserting intellectual property claims. There is no information in public records indicating regular appearances in PTAB or IPR proceedings.

Mr. Athey earned his B.A. from the University of Delaware in 1995 and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2000. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania (2000), New Jersey (2001), Delaware (2003), the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.