John C. H. Mathews

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Professional Summary — John C. H. Mathews

Note on the record: Web searches did not surface a published firm biography, bar-admission record, or education entry for an attorney by this exact name, and no PTAB/IPR filings were identified. The summary below therefore relies primarily on the tracked appearance data, and I flag where sourcing is thin.

Specialty / focus areas. The tracked record contains a single patent matter: EcoFactor, Inc. v. Resideo Technologies, Inc., litigated in the Waco Division of the Western District of Texas before Judge Alan Albright. EcoFactor's asserted patents (e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 10,534,382 and 10,584,890) cover smart-thermostat / HVAC energy-management technology — using connected devices and thermal-mass modeling to optimize heating and cooling — and the accused products are Resideo's T-series smart thermostats and supporting back-end systems. That places the matter in the Internet-of-Things / connected-home and building-automation space rather than Wi-Fi standards, pharmaceutical, or mechanical arts. With only one tracked case, there is no basis to describe a broader technology portfolio.

Side preference. The tracked appearance is plaintiff-side (1 plaintiff, 0 defendant), in a "counsel" role. That is consistent with representing a patent owner, but a single data point is too thin to establish a genuine pattern of NPE/patent-assertion work versus a mix of both sides. Any characterization beyond "one recorded appearance on the patent-owner side" would be speculation.

Firm context. The tracked appearance is with Susman Godfrey LLP, a firm with a substantial technology and patent trial practice. No prior firm history is available in the sourced record, and there is no indication the attorney is in-house.

Notable cases / outcomes. The one tracked matter, EcoFactor v. Resideo, generated contested venue and damages-expert briefing (including disputes over the admissibility of Resideo's damages expert's opinions and over prior ITC outcomes). In the related EcoFactor campaigns, the Waco court declined to transfer to the Northern District of California, and one EcoFactor–Resideo action was ultimately dismissed with prejudice with each side bearing its own costs — a negotiated exit rather than a merits adjudication. EcoFactor's separate assertion against Google over Nest thermostats produced a plaintiff's verdict that was later addressed on appeal; that case is useful context for the client's enforcement campaign but is not attributable to this attorney on the tracked record.

PTAB / IPR experience. None identified in the available sources. No IPR, PGR, or other PTAB representation surfaced for this attorney.

Bar / education. Not reliably sourced; omitted. Any bar-admission or law-school details should be confirmed against the firm's official bio or a state bar directory before relying on them.