Nicholas G. O'Donnell

Nicholas O'Donnell is an experienced litigator whose practice includes intellectual property disputes, primarily on the defense side. While his broader practice encompasses complex civil litigation, particularly in art law, the eDekka LLC v. 3Balls.com, Inc. case highlights his involvement in defending companies against patent infringement claims.

In the notable eDekka case, Mr. O'Donnell, then counsel at Sullivan & Worcester LLP, represented a defendant against a patent assertion entity in a consolidated action in the Eastern District of Texas. The litigation resulted in a significant victory for the defendants, with the court invalidating the asserted patent, U.S. Patent No. 6,266,674, which related to "random access information retrieval utilizing user-defined labels" and "shopping carts" for online retailers. This outcome led to the dismissal of 168 infringement lawsuits filed by the plaintiff, deemed a "prolific patent troll," and the court invited defendants to seek attorney's fees.

Mr. O'Donnell is currently a partner at Wuersch & Gering LLP. His professional background includes admission to the bars of Massachusetts, New York, and the District of Columbia. He earned his J.D. from Boston College Law School and holds a B.A., magna cum laude, from Williams College. There is no information from publicly available sources indicating regular appearances in PTAB or IPR proceedings.