Jonathan H. Rastegar

Jonathan H. Rastegar is a patent litigation attorney with a practice primarily focused on representing plaintiffs in intellectual property disputes. His experience spans a range of technology areas, including telecommunications, wireless networking, solid-state storage devices, video compression and display, and autonomous vehicle artificial intelligence. Rastegar leverages a background as a former software engineer for IBM to develop technical arguments and damages strategies in complex cases.

Currently a Principal at Nelson Bumgardner Conroy PC, Rastegar has appeared as counsel or lead counsel in all six of his tracked cases on the plaintiff side. Nelson Bumgardner Conroy is a boutique trial and appellate law firm specializing in patent enforcement, inter partes review, and complex commercial and technology-based disputes. He previously held a counsel role at Cherry Johnson Siegmund James.

Rastegar's notable engagements include representing plaintiffs in significant patent infringement lawsuits. He served as "of counsel" in Arlington Technologies, LLC v. T-Mobile US, Inc. et al., a case involving voice over internet protocol (VOIP) technology, which ultimately closed in August 2025. He was also involved in Palisade Technologies, LLP v. Micron Technology, Inc. et al., concerning solid-state storage devices and memory modules, which was dismissed with prejudice in January 2026. Additionally, Rastegar represented Perceptive Automata, LLC in a case against Tesla, Inc., alleging infringement of autonomous vehicle AI patents, a case which saw some motions to dismiss granted before its dismissal.

He has significant experience in post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), with his firm demonstrating a strong track record in IPRs, including a high rate of denial of institution for preliminary responses and a low rate of claim cancellation for patent owners. Related to his litigation work, IPRs were instituted by Micron against Palisade Technologies in May 2025, and by Tesla against Perceptive Automata in March 2026. Rastegar was admitted to practice in Texas in 2009 after earning his J.D. from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Texas – Austin.