Rachael L. Rodman

Specialty / focus areas. The single tracked appearance — ImagineAR, Inc. et al. v. Niantic, Inc. (D. Del., No. 1:24-cv-01252) — is a software patent case involving augmented-reality/mobile-gaming technology, with seven patents asserted against Niantic's Pokémon GO platform. Public practice descriptions for a Rachael L. Rodman (Thompson Hine LLP bio) describe a broader IP litigation practice spanning utility and design patents, Lanham Act/trademark and false-advertising claims, trade secrets, copyrights, TTAB proceedings, and ITC matters, with clients across technology, financial, manufacturing, and healthcare sectors.

Side preference. The tracked data shows one plaintiff-side appearance (representing patent holder ImagineAR) and zero defense appearances, so no reliable side preference can be inferred from the case list alone. In the tracked matter she served as Delaware local counsel for the plaintiff; the firm bio indicates she represents clients on both sides of IP disputes generally.

Firm context and notable case. Per the authoritative case data, Rodman appeared from Ashby & Geddes, a Wilmington, Delaware litigation firm, in the local-counsel role. Web-verifiable records show a Rachael L. Rodman is now a partner in Thompson Hine LLP's Intellectual Property & Technology Litigation group (Columbus, OH), having joined in July 2025 from Ulmer & Berne LLP. Note: the Thompson Hine bio describes a 25-year trial career, which may or may not be the same individual as the Ashby & Geddes local counsel — I could not confirm they are the same person. The tracked case's most notable development came in April 2026, when Judge Jennifer L. Hall granted Niantic's motion for judgment on the pleadings and held the asserted patents invalid, also denying ImagineAR's motion to amend; ImagineAR announced plans to appeal to the Federal Circuit (per a Newsfile press release, April 8, 2026). As local counsel, her role was primarily Delaware filing/ECF and procedural support; lead responsibility rested with pro hac vice counsel.

PTAB / IPR and bar / education. No evidence of regular IPR/PGR practice was found; the firm bio highlights TTAB but not PTAB experience. If the Ohio practitioner is the same person, she has been licensed in Ohio since 2001 and holds a J.D. from University of Cincinnati College of Law (2001) (Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers, Thompson Hine announcements); that credential link is unverified against the Delaware local-counsel appearance.