Jacob G. Horton

Jacob G. Horton is a patent litigation attorney with a practice encompassing various aspects of intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade dress, and trade secrets. He specializes in patent prosecution and litigation, particularly within the mechanical and materials science fields. His experience covers complex mechanical devices such as heavy machinery, vehicles, firearms and accessories, and manufacturing systems, as well as materials science technologies including ballistic materials, semi-conductive materials, and nanoscale materials. His work often involves intellectual property procurement, licensing, acquisitions, and enforcement actions.

In his litigation practice, Mr. Horton primarily represents defendants. His single tracked appearance, ABC IP, LLC et al. v. Timothy Hoffman et al., shows him acting as lead counsel for the defendants in a patent infringement case [user data, 9]. This case, filed in the Eastern District of Tennessee (1:25-cv-00389), involves patents related to forced reset trigger mechanisms for firearms, aligning with his mechanical technology focus. The district court granted a preliminary injunction against his clients in February 2026, and the case is currently on appeal to the Federal Circuit.

Mr. Horton is a founding member of Blanchard Horton PLLC, a boutique intellectual property law firm established in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in 2021. Prior to co-founding Blanchard Horton, he practiced with Dr. Jonathan M. Blanchard at another firm in Knoxville, Tennessee, and was associated with Pitts & Lake, P.C..

He possesses experience with proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), as his firm's services include inter-partes review and post-grant review, and he is admitted to practice before the PTAB. Mr. Horton earned his J.D. from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 2006 and holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Tennessee. He is admitted to the bars of Tennessee, Illinois, Kentucky, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and various U.S. District Courts.