Miranda Y. Jones

Miranda Y. Jones is a seasoned intellectual property litigator and Shareholder at Winstead PC, focusing primarily on patent litigation across a diverse range of technologies. Her practice encompasses complex patent trial and appeal proceedings, as well as parallel inter partes review (IPR) proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Ms. Jones previously was a Partner at Porter Hedges LLP before joining Winstead.

Ms. Jones's litigation experience spans pharmaceuticals, chemical, electrical, and mechanical industries. While her tracked appearances indicate a focus on representing plaintiffs and patent owners, she has also engaged in defense work for accused infringers. Notable plaintiff-side engagements include serving as lead counsel for Grains Research and Development Corp. in patent infringement litigation concerning omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid production, and trial counsel for Red Rock Analytics in cases against Apple and Samsung involving I/Q calibration techniques. On the defense side, she was trial counsel for ABB Ltd. defending against industrial automation control technology patents, and appellate counsel for Samsung in a challenge to a patent infringement verdict.

Her appellate practice is extensive, including appearances before the United States Supreme Court as counsel for Commil USA, LLC and as amicus counsel in significant patent cases. She has also presented cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, having previously clerked for Judge Pauline Newman at that court. Ms. Jones frequently handles IPRs, often representing patent owners and successfully obtaining denials of institution in several proceedings, such as those involving Westport Fuels Systems Canada Inc., Magema Technology LLC, and Rosetta Wireless Corp.

Ms. Jones is admitted to practice in Texas (2008), before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal and Fifth Circuits, and various U.S. District Courts in Texas, as well as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. She earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from George Mason University School of Law in 2008, and a B.A. in Chemistry, magna cum laude, from the University of Houston in 2005.