Robert Seth Reich, Jr.

Robert Seth Reich, Jr. is a principal at Caldwell Cassady & Curry, specializing in high-stakes patent and complex commercial litigation for both plaintiffs and defendants. His practice encompasses a broad range of technologies, including semiconductors, analog and digital circuitry, display systems, quantum dot nanoparticles, medical devices, media systems, video streaming, and other software and electronics. Mr. Reich also possesses significant experience with standard-essential patents (SEPs), handling matters related to FRAND obligations, essentiality determinations, and royalty rate calculations across various standards such as ATSC, 3GPP, ITU, IEEE, and ETSI.

Mr. Reich's case experience demonstrates a balanced approach, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. For instance, he served as lead counsel for Greenthread, LLC, a patent assertion entity in its litigation against OmniVision Technologies, Inc., concerning semiconductor devices. Concurrently, he acted as local counsel defending Texas Instruments Incorporated in a related suit brought by Greenthread, LLC, also involving semiconductor fabrication patents.

His contributions to notable litigation outcomes include playing a key role in securing a $445.5 million patent infringement verdict for Collision Communications Inc. against Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. He was also part of the trial team that achieved a $105 million verdict for VidStream, LLC, against Twitter, Inc. (now X Corp.), and a $22.4 million patent infringement verdict for SVV Technology Innovations Inc. against ASUSTek Computer Inc. Additionally, he was involved in winning an $8.2 million verdict for Acantha LLC in a patent infringement case related to orthopedic implants and contributed to significant verdicts totaling over $1 billion for VirnetX Inc. against Apple Inc. While his individual PTAB appearances are not explicitly detailed, his firm, Caldwell Cassady & Curry, has an active and highly-ranked practice before the USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) for patent owners, and patents involved in his cases have been subject to IPR proceedings.

Mr. Reich earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering, magna cum laude, from Louisiana State University and his J.D., magna cum laude, from Duke University School of Law. He is admitted to practice in Texas.