Michael A. Jones

Michael A. Jones is a highly experienced trial attorney with a substantial patent litigation practice, primarily operating out of Potter Minton. While the provided case data identifies him as "Michael A. Jones," extensive public records and firm profiles consistently refer to a "Michael E. Jones" or "Mike Jones" at Potter Minton with a corresponding practice profile. This summary reflects the professional background of Michael E. Jones at Potter Minton.

Mr. Jones's practice at Potter Minton emphasizes intellectual property litigation, alongside oil and gas and commercial litigation. He has represented clients in disputes across various technology areas, including high-speed data networking, VPN-related patents, and technologies involving semiconductor devices, such as graded base transistors and power MOSFETs/IGBTs, as seen in the Greenthread, LLC v. OSRAM GmbH case. Potter Minton is recognized for its intellectual property litigation work in the Eastern District of Texas, handling disputes concerning patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets for businesses of all sizes.

Throughout his career, Mr. Jones has demonstrated versatility in patent litigation, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. While the tracked case, Greenthread, LLC v. OSRAM GmbH, lists him as local counsel for the defendant, his experience includes securing a $41 million judgment for a patent infringement plaintiff in 2004, an outcome recognized among the "Top Ten Texas Verdicts and Settlements". He has also achieved complete defense victories for major technology companies, including a jury verdict of non-infringement for LG Electronics Inc. and a complete patent defense victory for Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Google in a case involving Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology patents. Further defense successes include complete defense jury verdicts for Cisco on VPN-related patents and for Charter on high-speed data networking patents.

While his firm biography does not explicitly detail appearances in specific PTAB or IPR proceedings, Mr. Jones has repeatedly served as a faculty member for the American Law Institute of the American Bar Association's "Trial of a Patent Case" and has lectured on patent litigation topics to various legal organizations, indicating a deep engagement with evolving patent law and litigation strategies. He was admitted to the bar in 1977 and is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He earned his J.D. cum laude from Baylor Law School in 1977, following a B.B.A. magna cum laude from Baylor University in 1975.