R. Paul Yetter

R. Paul Yetter is a founding partner at Yetter Coleman LLP, where his practice encompasses a broad range of commercial disputes, including a significant focus on intellectual property and patent litigation. His technological experience spans diverse areas such as oilfield technologies, electronics, telecommunications, computer hardware and software, and medical devices. Yetter has represented clients in high-stakes cases across various industries, including energy, technology, finance, and aviation.

While the provided case data indicates a sole defendant-side appearance for Yetter, his overall practice demonstrates a balanced approach, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial and intellectual property litigation. His firm's track record includes successfully defending clients against substantial damages claims and securing significant verdicts and settlements for plaintiff clients. Yetter was previously a partner at Baker Botts LLP before co-founding Yetter Coleman LLP.

Among his notable patent litigation engagements, Yetter has served as lead counsel for LiveIntent, Inc. in AlmondNet, Inc. et al. v. LiveIntent, Inc., a case involving internet/network-based advertising systems and methods. Other significant outcomes include winning a complete dismissal of a global pipeline supplier's patent claims related to oilfield technology based on inequitable conduct, securing a key summary judgment against patent claims covering smart-meter technology, and obtaining a unanimous jury verdict for infringement of oilfield patents, which was affirmed by the Federal Circuit. While Yetter's firm has been involved in matters where IPRs were filed by opposing parties (e.g., against AlmondNet patents), his direct personal involvement or regular appearances in PTAB/IPR proceedings are not explicitly detailed in publicly available sources.

Yetter earned his B.A. from the University of Texas at El Paso in 1980 and his J.D. from Columbia University in 1983. He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1984 and is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals for the Third, Fifth, Eighth, and Eleventh Circuits, as well as the Illinois bar. He also clerked for the Hon. John R. Brown of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.