Jessica Hannah

Jessica Hannah is a prominent patent litigator specializing in technology-related disputes, with extensive experience representing defendants. She is currently a partner in the patent litigation subgroup of DLA Piper's Intellectual Property & Technology group, based in San Francisco, which she joined in March 2023.

Her practice primarily focuses on defending operating companies against patent infringement allegations. Prior to joining DLA Piper, Ms. Hannah served for eight years as Principal and Senior Managing Counsel within Apple's IP Litigation group, where she managed a global patent litigation docket. Her experience includes contributing to the management of Apple's active docket at the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and overseeing IP-related amicus filings. This background highlights her expertise in technology sectors and a strong orientation towards defense-side representation.

Ms. Hannah's experience includes her recent appearance on behalf of the defendant, Apple Inc., in Proxense, LLC v. Apple, Inc. (W.D. Tex.). Before her in-house role at Apple, she was an associate attorney at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP in San Francisco. She also gained valuable judicial experience through clerkships with Judge Jimmie V. Reyna of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Judge John D. Love of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

While her extensive background includes managing appellate dockets at the Federal Circuit, specific details regarding her involvement in PTAB/IPR proceedings are not readily available in public records. Ms. Hannah is admitted to practice, consistent with her judicial clerkships and roles at leading law firms and a major technology company.