John Bradford Thompson

I'll research this attorney before drafting. Note the tracked case list is essentially empty (one untitled defendant-side appearance), so I'll need to verify identity and practice via search.

The data points to "Brad Thompson" (John Bradford Thompson) — an Austin commercial/energy litigator, not a patent specialist. Let me verify the one tracked case and check for any IPR work.

Key finding: the Duane Morris team in TruSun v. Eaton (including Hubert, who lists the representation as "representing TruSun") appears to have been plaintiff-side. Let me verify which side Brad Thompson was on and check his broader patent docket.

Professional Summary — John Bradford Thompson ("Brad Thompson")

Specialty / focus. Thompson is an Austin-based complex commercial litigator, not a dedicated patent litigator. Duane Morris's own practice description, his Legal 500 and Chambers entries, and the firm's 2017 Austin-office announcement consistently describe his practice as complex commercial disputes with a focus on the energy industry (EPC/megaproject construction, renewables, regulatory) and healthcare/pharma providers — while expressly identifying his office-mate Bert Greene as the "patent litigator" in the same group. His patent exposure in the public record is occasional and appears ancillary to commercial and technology matters. The one technology area actually visible in a docket is LED lighting systems: TruSun Technologies, LLC v. Eaton Corporation, No. 6:19-cv-00656-ADA (W.D. Tex., Judge Albright), which combined infringement, correction-of-inventorship and trade-secret claims over high-intensity LED sports-lighting products. His firm profile also lists defense of a patent infringement claim against Whole Foods Market in the Eastern District of Texas, and a SunPower transaction involving a microinverter asset divestiture including 140+ patents.

Side preference. The tracked data show a single appearance, on the defendant side, as counsel at Duane Morris. That is the extent of the verified litigation record, and it should be treated as thin — a single data point is not a reliable indicator of side preference, and there is no evidence of NPE/PAE plaintiff-side prosecution work. One caveat: the only publicly identifiable patent case matching the tracked entry is TruSun v. Eaton, and the public docket shows the Duane Morris Austin IP team (Bert Greene, Pierre Hubert, Thomas Sankey, Diana Sangalli) appearing for plaintiff TruSun, with Eaton represented by Rader Fishman & Grauer and Findlay Craft. Thompson is listed on that docket, but I could not confirm from the available records on which side he was entered; the tracked defendant-side designation and the public docket therefore do not fully reconcile. Treat the side attribution as unresolved pending docket-level verification.

Firm context and notable matters. Thompson is a Duane Morris partner (2017–present) and co-founded the firm's Austin office in 2017 with IP partner Bert Greene; in September 2026 he was named managing partner of that office. He also serves on the firm's governing Partners Board and leads its Energy Industry Group team. Prior career: King & Spalding (associate/partner, 2008–2013 and 2014–2017), Circular Energy (President and General Counsel, 2013–2014), and Dewey Ballantine (associate, 2004–2008). The most prominent tracked matter, TruSun v. Eaton, was voluntarily dismissed in February 2022; the dismissal suggests settlement, but I found no publicly confirmable settlement terms or substantive rulings. TruSun v. Eaton also generated a related IPR petition (IPR2021-00061, involving U.S. Patent 8,085,775), but that patent appears tied to Sable Networks rather than to Thompson's client, and I found no evidence Thompson participated in it.

PTAB / IPR. No verifiable IPR, PGR or Federal Circuit appearances by Thompson were located; the searchable PTAB references connecting him to a proceeding appear to be docket exhibits rather than his own filings, so there is no basis to describe him as a regular PTAB practitioner.

Bar / education. Admitted in Texas (2004; State Bar No. 24046968), with admissions in the Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas and the Northern District of Florida; J.D. with honors, University of Texas School of Law, 2004 (Journal of Business Law); B.B.A. summa cum laude, Baylor University, 2001. Note on identity: "Brad Thompson" and "John Bradford Thompson" at Duane Morris Austin (State Bar No. 24046968, UT Law 2004) are the same person; this is distinct from the several other attorneys named Thompson at Duane Morris.