Keith E. Broyles

Keith E. Broyles is a senior counsel in the Intellectual Property Group at Alston & Bird, where he was formerly co-leader of the practice. His work focuses on patent litigation and counseling, spanning a wide array of technical disciplines including wireless telecommunications, computer software and networks, electronics, and mechanical devices. He has litigated patent cases in federal district courts throughout the U.S., before the International Trade Commission (ITC), and has argued appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

While the provided case data shows him representing a defendant, his broader experience includes work for both plaintiffs and defendants. His representative matters include defending Nokia in a patent infringement case concerning wireless messaging technology and representing Southwire in the prosecution of patent infringement claims. In the tracked case of Vision Works IP Corp. v. Subaru of America, Inc., he served as lead counsel for the defendant, Subaru.

Broyles has significant experience in post-grant proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, serving as lead counsel in numerous inter partes review (IPR) and covered business method (CBM) proceedings. He is registered to practice before the USPTO and has also handled ex parte and inter partes reexaminations. His work in patent litigation has been recognized by publications such as Managing Intellectual Property and IAM Patent 1000.

He earned his J.D. from The George Washington University Law School in 1996 and a B.S. from the University of Tennessee in 1993. He is admitted to practice in Georgia, Illinois, and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.