Mike McKool

Mike McKool is a highly experienced trial lawyer renowned for his extensive practice in intellectual property litigation, particularly in high-stakes patent disputes. As a co-founder and Chairman of McKool Smith, he has been instrumental in building the firm into a national litigation powerhouse, emphasizing intellectual property and commercial litigation. The firm is recognized for its significant courtroom achievements, often securing substantial verdicts and settlements for clients in complex patent cases.

McKool's practice encompasses a range of technology areas, as evidenced by his involvement in cases concerning mobile application development, testing, and distribution, such as Wapp Tech Limited Partnership et al. v. Apple Inc., which also implicated financial institutions. He has also handled matters involving antenna technology for IoT, fleet management, and connected vehicles, as seen in Fractus, S.A. v. Verizon Connect Inc., which recently settled. While his tracked appearances show a preference for plaintiff-side representation (3 plaintiff, 1 defendant), McKool Smith maintains a substantial defense practice, representing operating companies like American Airlines and Lockheed Martin in patent and antitrust litigation. His notable outcomes include leading patent trials that have resulted in over $1 billion in jury verdicts and judgments, and an additional $1 billion in settlements, with successes against major corporations such as Apple, Microsoft, and SAP. This includes a $260 million compensation and $85 million in royalties for Versata Software against SAP America Inc.

Information regarding his specific appearances in PTAB/IPR proceedings is not readily available from public sources.

McKool earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law in 1974 and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in anthropology from the University of Notre Dame.