James T. Wilson

James T. Wilson is a seasoned patent litigator at Bunsow De Mory LLP, specializing in complex intellectual property cases with a focus on patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation claims. His practice spans a diverse range of technologies, including telecommunication devices and systems, optical networking components, computer software, light-emitting diodes (LED) and packaging, semiconductor lasers, and digital image storage and retrieval devices. With a background in electrical engineering, his expertise is particularly strong in high-tech and software-related patent disputes.

Wilson maintains a balanced practice, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in federal district courts. His single tracked appearance, Shenzhen Qianfenyi Intelligent Technology Co Ltd. v. Wacom Co Ltd., demonstrates his work on the defendant side. He also represents both petitioners and patent owners before the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and complainants and respondents before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).

At Bunsow De Mory, where he became a partner in August 2024, Wilson's experience includes notable outcomes such as defeating a motion to dismiss based on 35 U.S.C. § 101 for threat modeling patents for ThreatModeler Software, Inc., and prevailing in a jury trial involving telecommunications equipment for Telcordia Technologies, Inc. against Cisco Systems, Inc. He has also asserted patents for a major metaverse developer, Worlds Inc., against Activision Blizzard, Inc., pursuing the case through a Federal Circuit appeal and a petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Wilson is highly active in PTAB proceedings, having handled over 70 inter partes reviews (IPR) and related Federal Circuit appeals, including defending patents related to energy management for Unified Patents, LLC & ecobee Tech. ULC v. Causam Enterprises, Inc. He further demonstrates his deep engagement with PTAB practice through his development of PTAB Discretionary Denial Dashboards, which provide analytics on IPR and PGR proceedings. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and in the District of Columbia and Virginia. He earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University in 1990 and his J.D., magna cum laude, from American University in 1999, following prior experience as a patent examiner with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.