Paul Anthony Kroeger

Paul Anthony Kroeger is a litigation partner at Russ August & Kabat, specializing in complex business and intellectual property litigation. Based in Los Angeles, California, he was admitted to the California bar in 2003 after earning his law degree from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. Kroeger has been recognized for his work as a Southern California Super Lawyer in Intellectual Property Litigation.

Kroeger's patent litigation practice primarily involves representing plaintiffs, including patent assertion entities (PAEs) or IP licensing entities. His case history, with five recorded plaintiff appearances and no defendant appearances, consistently aligns with this focus. He has represented clients such as Headwater Research LLC, a mobile device IP licensing entity, and Realtime Data, LLC, described as a prolific patent assertion entity.

His practice encompasses a range of technology areas, including mobile device data management, network communication, eSIM provisioning, cellular network management, data compression, encoding, accelerated storage systems, and hardware encryption for peripheral storage devices. Notably, he was part of the Russ August & Kabat team that secured a $4.1 million jury verdict for SPEX Technologies, Inc. in a patent infringement case against Apricorn, Inc., involving hardware encryption. He has also been involved in significant cases for Headwater Research LLC, including a swift settlement against Apple Inc. in a six-patent mobile device suit, and litigation against Verizon Communications, Tencent Holdings, and AT&T, the latter concerning eSIM and cellular network patents. For Realtime Data LLC, he has represented the client in disputes involving data compression patents, including against Reduxio Systems, Inc.. While his clients have seen successes, some cases have faced challenges, such as a federal jury finding of non-infringement against Headwater Research LLC in a case against Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Federal Circuit affirmations of patent ineligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101 for Realtime Data LLC's claims in cases like Realtime Data LLC v. Array Networks Inc. and Realtime Data LLC v. Fortinet, Inc..

While his practice involves Federal Circuit appeals, available public sources do not extensively detail his specific experience in Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) or inter partes review (IPR) proceedings.