Patent litigation attorney
Robert M. Parker
17 tracked appearances — 11 plaintiff · 6 defendant.
Specialty & background
Note: Research indicates that Robert M. Parker, the co-founder of Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth, passed away in 2020. He had retired from the practice of law in 2016. The following summary reflects his career in private practice after his distinguished judicial service.
The Honorable Robert M. Parker was a former federal judge who, after a distinguished 23-year career on the bench, co-founded the Tyler, Texas litigation boutique Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth, P.C. in 2002. In private practice, his work focused on intellectual property and complex commercial litigation. The firm built a reputation for representing both plaintiffs and defendants, and frequently serves as local counsel for national law firms litigating in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Judge Parker's practice leveraged his extensive judicial experience, particularly from his time as a District Judge and later Chief Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, a prominent venue for patent disputes. His lone tracked appearance after returning to private practice was as local counsel for the plaintiff in Semantic Engines LLC v. Microsoft Corp, a software patent case. This aligns with his firm's stated experience in handling patent disputes across a variety of technology areas, including software, semiconductors, and medical devices.
Prior to entering private practice in 2002, Judge Parker served as a U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (1994-2002) and a U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas (1979-1994). He earned his B.B.A. and L.L.B. from the University of Texas at Austin.
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- local counsel5
- lead counsel3
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- Local Counsel2
- Lead Counsel1
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Cases (17)
- π plaintiffABC IP, LLC et al. v. MaRs Trigger, LLC et al.Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth · local counsel
- π plaintiffAlpha Modus Corp. v. Best Buy Co., Inc.Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth · local counsel
- Δ defendantDataTreasury Corporation v. Bank of AmericaParker & Bunt · Local Counsel
- π plaintiffDataTreasury Corporation v. Bank of America CorporationParker, Bunt & Ainsworth · Of Counsel
- Δ defendantDataTreasury Corporation v. Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth · Local Counsel
- Δ defendantDataTreasury Corporation v. JPMorgan Chase & Co. et al.Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth · local counsel
- Δ defendantDataTreasury Corporation v. U.S. Bank et al.Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth · lead counsel
- π plaintiffDISH Technologies L.L.C. et al. v. The New York Times CompanyRothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck · Lead Counsel
- π plaintiffMarshall Feature Recognition, LLC et al. v. Amazon.com, Inc.Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth · lead counsel
- π plaintiffMultimedia Technologies Pte Ltd v. LG Electronics IncParker, Bunt & Ainsworth · Of Counsel
- Δ defendantSampo IP, LLC v. Ambit Energy Holdings, LLC et al.Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth · Counsel
- π plaintiffSemantic Engines LLC v. Microsoft CorpParker, Bunt & Ainsworth · local counsel
- π plaintiffUniloc USA, Inc. et al. v. Sony Corporation of America et al.Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth · of counsel
- Δ defendantUniloc USA, Inc. et al. v. Sony Corporation of America et al.Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth · lead counsel
- π plaintiffVirnetX Inc. v. Apple Inc.Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth · counsel
- π plaintiffVirnetX Inc. v. Microsoft CorporationParker, Bunt & Ainsworth · of counsel / local counsel
- π plaintiffVision Works IP Corp. v. Tesla, Inc.Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth · local counsel