Joseph H. Grinstein

Joseph H. Grinstein is a Partner at Susman Godfrey L.L.P., specializing in high-stakes intellectual property litigation, including patent, trade secret, and tech-related antitrust cases. His practice frequently involves complex technology areas such as self-driving cars, media processors, broadband satellites, Wi-Fi standards, and wireless networks.

While the authoritative case data shows one tracked appearance on the defendant side, Mr. Grinstein has an extensive record of securing significant verdicts for plaintiffs. He has served as lead counsel in numerous cases, achieving notable plaintiff-side outcomes such as a $175 million verdict for HouseCanary in a trade secret theft and breach of contract case, a $37.5 million Wi-Fi patent verdict for Atlas Global Technologies affirmed by the Federal Circuit, and a $166.3 million jury verdict for Finesse Wireless against AT&T and Nokia in patent infringement litigation relating to wireless networks. He was also involved in the high-profile Waymo v. Uber trial concerning self-driving car technology. His work has led to recognition as a finalist for "Plaintiff Attorney of the Year" by the National Law Journal Elite Trial Lawyers in 2024 and an "Intellectual Property Trailblazer" by the National Law Journal in 2023.

Mr. Grinstein is admitted to the Texas Bar since 1997. He earned his J.D. from Yale Law School and his B.A., summa cum laude, from Rice University. Following law school, he clerked for the Honorable Patrick E. Higginbotham on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Information regarding his regular appearance in PTAB or IPR proceedings was not readily available through web searches.