Scott Hejny

Scott Hejny is a Principal in the Dallas office of McKool Smith, focusing on high-stakes patent litigation and complex commercial disputes. His practice encompasses a broad range of technologies, including wireless phone and data transmission, integrated circuitry, operating system software, oil-field tools and processes, environmental control systems, and pharmaceutical technologies. He has prior experience as a patent agent, drafting and prosecuting patent applications related to electrical and mechanical systems, and as a design engineer for an oilfield services company.

Hejny has experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in intellectual property disputes in federal courts across the United States. His tracked appearances prominently feature defense work, notably representing Amazon.com, Inc. in patent litigation against Nokia Technologies Oy. Other notable cases include representing Halliburton in patent infringement suits related to geophysical software and downhole separators, and serving as lead trial counsel for Alamo Group and Bush Hog Inc. in a patent infringement lawsuit where a jury found the asserted patent not infringed and invalid. He also secured a jury verdict for Bedrock as a plaintiff, finding a patent infringed, valid, and awarding a royalty.

A significant aspect of Mr. Hejny's practice involves the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). He is a registered patent attorney and has been frequently quoted in legal publications such as World IP Review, Law360, and Bloomberg Law, providing commentary on PTAB constitutionality, rule changes, and the impact of decisions like Arthrex.

Hejny earned his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center in 2002 and has been licensed in Texas since 2003. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas.