Joseph F. Cleveland, Jr.

Joseph F. Cleveland, Jr. maintains a patent litigation practice focused on complex commercial and intellectual property disputes. His experience spans a broad range of IP matters including patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets, often involving entrepreneurs, inventors, and both private and publicly-traded companies. His technical focus, as seen in the tracked case, includes vehicle monitoring and telematics technology, aligning with the automotive sector. He has also been instrumental in shaping trade secret law in Texas, contributing to the drafting of the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act and the Texas Pattern Jury Charges for misappropriation of trade secrets.

Mr. Cleveland primarily represents plaintiffs, as indicated by his lead attorney role for Orthosie Systems, LLC in Orthosie Systems, LLC v. Mack Trucks, Inc. Orthosie Systems, LLC is characterized as a non-practicing entity (NPE) asserting patents related to vehicle monitoring. His broader practice, however, encompasses representing a diverse array of clients, including both patentees and companies defending against intellectual property claims.

While the tracked case lists "The Cleveland Law Firm" as his affiliation, Joseph F. Cleveland, Jr. is also a shareholder at Brackett & Ellis, P.C. in Fort Worth, Texas, where he has practiced commercial and intellectual property litigation for over 30 years. He has extensive trial and appellate experience, including successfully handling appeals before the United States Supreme Court and various federal courts of appeals.

His experience includes assisting clients with intellectual property rights before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Mr. Cleveland earned his J.D., with special distinction, from Mississippi College School of Law in 1990 and his B.A., cum laude, from Texas Christian University in 1987. He is admitted to practice in Texas and is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.