Johnathan T. Suder

Johnathan T. Suder is a founding partner at Friedman, Suder & Cooke, where he focuses on intellectual property and patent litigation. His practice encompasses protecting clients' patent and trade secret rights, leveraging both technical understanding and trial experience. The firm's patent practice also includes patent preparation, prosecution, and post-grant proceedings, with experience in a diverse range of technologies, including mechanical devices and, as seen in his recent casework, firearms technology related to forced reset triggers (FRTs).

While his firm represents both plaintiffs and defendants in intellectual property matters, Mr. Suder's personal focus has primarily been on representing plaintiffs in intellectual property litigation since approximately 1998, despite a recent tracked appearance as lead counsel for a defendant. He served as lead counsel for ProSource Firearms LLC as a defendant in the case Rare Breed Triggers Inc et al. v. ProSource Firearms LLC, a patent infringement dispute involving forced reset trigger technology. This case is part of a broader "In re: Rare Breed Triggers Patent Litigation" MDL.

Mr. Suder's firm is actively involved in post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), including Inter Partes Reviews (IPRs) and Post-Grant Reviews (PGRs), with a track record of successfully navigating such proceedings. The firm also provides local counsel services for patent litigation in the Northern and Western Districts of Texas.

Mr. Suder earned his J.D. with honors from The National Law Center at George Washington University in 1984 and a B.A. with honors in Economics and Music from Tulane University in 1981. He was admitted to practice in Texas in 1984 and is also admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and various federal district courts.