Richard Kamprath

Richard Kamprath is a Principal in the Dallas office of McKool Smith, where his practice focuses on intellectual property and commercial litigation, particularly in patent disputes. He is recognized for his work in both standard essential and non-standard essential technology, with expertise spanning cellular, WiFi, video coding, hardware (RF, analog, and digital), software, encryption, and wired/wireless communication. His technical background includes an M.S. and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University, and prior experience as an electrical engineer designing circuits for oilfield services technology.

Kamprath demonstrates a balanced practice, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in patent litigation. While his firm, McKool Smith, has a strong plaintiff-side track record, he has served as lead counsel for plaintiffs, such as Nokia, and as principal counsel for defendants, as seen in his tracked cases. He has played a key role in securing significant outcomes for his clients, including a $172 million jury verdict against Qualcomm and a $15 million jury verdict against Samsung, as well as two exclusion orders in the International Trade Commission against Comcast.

His case experience includes representing Nokia in its patent infringement lawsuit against HP, Inc., et al., which centered on patents related to video streaming, specifically H.264 and H.265 video-decoding standards, and was resolved through a multi-year licensing agreement. He also acted as Principal Counsel for defendant AT&T, Inc. in the Headwater Research LLC v. AT&T, Inc. case, involving eSIM provisioning and mobile data management technology, which concluded with a voluntary dismissal.

Kamprath is also active in post-grant proceedings, appearing as counsel before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and publishing on IPR petition strategies. He earned his J.D., cum laude, from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 2011 and is admitted to practice in Texas, various U.S. District Courts, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Federal and Fifth Circuits, and the U.S. Supreme Court, and is registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.