Michael S. Fuller

M. Scott Fuller is a seasoned patent litigator known for his work across a broad spectrum of technology areas, including biotechnology, computer architecture and software, security, communications, semiconductors, and optics. His experience encompasses diverse technologies such as color processing, multimedia streaming and user interfaces, and copy protection methodologies. Mr. Fuller is affiliated with Garteiser Honea PLLC, where he serves as a partner.

Throughout his career, Mr. Fuller has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in complex patent disputes. While the tracked data shows his involvement in a plaintiff-side role in X One Inc v. Pizza Hut Of America Inc et al., his professional profile indicates extensive experience defending Fortune 500 companies like Microsoft, Huawei, HSBC, and Citigroup against patent infringement claims. This dual experience provides him with a comprehensive perspective in litigation strategy.

Before joining Garteiser Honea as a partner in 2018, Mr. Fuller spent 16 years at Locke Lord LLP, where he was a partner and co-chair of the firm's Texas IP Litigation Practice Group. His notable engagements include representing Microsoft in a significant multi-defendant patent infringement lawsuit concerning color processing, which concluded with a judgment and dismissal for Microsoft following two Federal Circuit appeals. He also represented a patent owner in a jury trial concerning Internet posting and website manipulation, securing a favorable jury verdict, though the asserted patents were later invalidated on appeal. Mr. Fuller is also involved in ongoing plaintiff-side cases, such as X One Inc v. Pizza Hut Of America Inc et al. and X One Inc v. Dominos Pizza Inc, both filed in April 2026 and concerning location-sharing technology. His firm's victories page lists his involvement in other cases for DigitalDoors, Decapolis Systems, Mirror Imaging, and Cellspin Soft.

Mr. Fuller is also active in post-grant proceedings, with experience in at least 46 cases before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). He earned his law degree with honors from Southern Methodist University Law School and holds an undergraduate engineering degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a former registered professional structural engineer in Texas and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He is admitted to practice before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and several U.S. District Courts in Texas.