Scott T. Jarratt

Scott T. Jarratt is a patent litigation attorney with a focused practice in inter partes review (IPR) and other post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). He is a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group at Haynes and Boone, LLP, having been promoted to partner in 2019.

Jarratt primarily represents petitioners in challenging patent validity, with a significant track record that has earned him recognition as one of the "Best Performing Attorneys representing Petitioners," ranking in the top 1% of PTAB attorneys for statistical success. His work has involved representing prominent technology companies, including Apple Inc., in IPRs against entities such as MYPORT TECHNOLOGIES Inc. and Avant Location Technologies LLC. He counsels clients in high-stakes disputes, developing technical invalidity and non-infringement positions.

His technical expertise encompasses a broad range of technologies, including standards-essential wireless telecommunications (e.g., LTE, UMTS), mobile applications and devices, HEVC (H.265), navigation systems, semiconductor devices and manufacturing, cloud computing, multimedia streaming, and medical devices. Prior to his legal career, Jarratt worked as a software engineer at a Fortune 50 technology company, developing enterprise security solutions.

Jarratt's involvement with PTAB proceedings extends to leadership, as he serves on the Board of Directors for the PTAB Bar Association. He is admitted to the State Bar of Texas (2009) and holds a J.D., cum laude, from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (2009), and a B.S. in Computer Engineering, cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame (2003).