Karl A. Rupp

Karl A. Rupp is an experienced patent litigation attorney with a practice focused predominantly on representing plaintiffs in complex intellectual property disputes. His case history, including his role as counsel for DataTreasury Corporation, indicates a specialization in patents related to financial technology, remote image capture, and centralized processing systems. He has been noted for successfully representing plaintiffs in patent and securities class action litigation.

Throughout his career, Mr. Rupp has been associated with several firms dedicated to litigation. He was counsel at Provost Umphrey, L.L.P., during the extensive DataTreasury litigation and was also listed as an attorney at Kendall Law Group, LLP. Currently, he is with Sorey & Hoover LLP, which he joined in 2022, continuing his focus on complex civil litigation nationwide.

A significant highlight of his practice includes his integral role in the multi-firm team that litigated the DataTreasury cases against the financial industry for over a decade. This effort secured hundreds of millions of dollars in royalty payments from infringing banks and involved appeals to the Federal Circuit, where Mr. Rupp argued for the plaintiff-appellee. While his profile mentions prevailing in numerous appellate matters across the Fifth, Ninth, and Federal Circuits, specific details regarding his involvement in Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) or Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings are not publicly available.

Mr. Rupp is a graduate of Baylor University and The University of San Diego School of Law. He is admitted to practice in Texas, California, and Washington.