James E. Quigley

James E. Quigley is a Principal in the Austin office of McKool Smith, where he practices as a commercial litigator and trial lawyer with a focus on patent and technology-driven cases. His practice covers a range of high-tech fields, including integrated circuits, web applications, and mobile phone technology. In addition to patent infringement, Quigley also litigates matters involving trade secrets, trademarks, breach of contract, and fraud.

According to his firm biography, Quigley is a versatile litigator who has extensive federal court experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in patent disputes. This contrasts with the tracked case list showing a single appearance on the plaintiff side. His representative matters include acting for Eolas against Amazon and Google, representing Unwired Planet against Google, and representing ParkerVision against Qualcomm. He was also part of the team that represented Ericsson in a global patent licensing dispute with Lenovo that resulted in a settlement and withdrawal of all pending litigation.

Quigley is also experienced in post-grant proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He has represented both patent owners and petitioners in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings, and has argued before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He has also published articles and spoken at legal seminars on topics related to IPRs and Federal Circuit practice.

He earned his J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law, where he was an editor of the Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal. His undergraduate degree is in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Wisconsin.