Kyle Randall Akin

Kyle Randall Akin is a patent litigation attorney with Haltom & Doan, focusing his practice on intellectual property disputes across state and federal courts in Texas and Arkansas. His experience primarily involves representing high-profile companies in complex patent infringement and validity claims, particularly within the telecommunications, technology, entertainment, and pharmaceutical/medical device sectors. His firm is known for its capabilities in IP disputes and often acts on behalf of large technology companies.

Akin demonstrates a strong preference for defending operating companies, consistently appearing on the defendant side in patent litigation matters. Notably, he was part of the Haltom & Doan trial team that secured a complete defense verdict in Network-1 v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company in November 2017, and has assisted in other jury verdicts of non-infringement and invalidity. He also served as local counsel for Netflix, Inc. in the case of Personalized Media Communications, LLC v. Netflix, Inc.

While his practice extensively involves federal court litigation, public records do not readily indicate specific experience in Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) or inter partes review (IPR) proceedings. He co-authored "Choosing and Courting a Jury: Picking a Jury in a Patent Case" for a Texas Bar CLE course in May 2018, underscoring his focus on jury trial aspects of patent litigation.

Mr. Akin earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Arkansas: Fayet in 2017, following a B.A., magna cum laude, in Communication from the University of Arkansas in 2013. He is admitted to practice in Texas (2017) and Arkansas (2018), as well as numerous federal district courts in both states.