Michael E. "Mike" Jones

Michael E. "Mike" Jones is a seasoned trial attorney at Potter Minton with an extensive patent litigation practice, primarily focusing on intellectual property, oil and gas, and commercial litigation. He has practiced his entire career at Potter Minton, a firm well-known for its intellectual property litigation work in the Eastern District of Texas. The firm represents businesses of all sizes in disputes concerning patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, handling hundreds of patent cases and trying dozens to verdict.

Mr. Jones has experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in patent infringement cases. While the tracked case shows him as local counsel for a defendant (Verizon Connect Inc.), his firm profile indicates a broader practice, having secured a $41 million dollar judgment for a plaintiff in a patent infringement case in 2004, which was recognized among the "Top Ten Texas Verdicts and Settlements" by Verdict Search Texas. He has also successfully defended clients, obtaining non-infringement and invalidity verdicts for defendants in patent cases in the Tyler and Marshall Divisions of the Eastern District of Texas. His notable defense clients have included entities like Intel, America Online, Cisco, and Verizon. His intellectual property litigation experience often involves technology areas such as high-speed data networking and VPN-related patents.

While Mr. Jones's firm biography does not explicitly detail his involvement in specific PTAB or IPR proceedings, he 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 at various legal organizations, including the Eastern District of Texas Bar Association. This suggests a deep engagement with the evolving landscape of patent law and litigation strategies.

Mr. Jones earned his J.D. cum laude from Baylor Law School in 1977, where he was the Notes and Comments Editor for the Baylor Law Review. He also holds a B.B.A. magna cum laude from Baylor University, received in 1975. Admitted to the bar in 1977, he is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and has been consistently recognized as a "Super Lawyer" in Intellectual Property Litigation by Texas Lawyer and Texas Monthly Magazine for over a decade.