Scott W. Breedlove

Based on publicly available information, Scott W. Breedlove is a trial lawyer and registered patent attorney with a practice focused on intellectual property litigation across a range of technologies. His background in electrical engineering informs his work in complex patent cases, and he has litigated in various district courts and the International Trade Commission (ITC). His experience encompasses diverse technologies, including a recent jury verdict in a case concerning semiconductor manufacturing.

Mr. Breedlove has significant experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes patent disputes. While the provided case data lists a single appearance on the defendant side in Marshall Feature Recognition, LLC v. Barnes & Noble, Inc., his broader practice profile shows a history of representing both patent owners and accused infringers. For defendants, he has secured outcomes such as a take-nothing voluntary dismissal in the Eastern District of Texas and a defense jury verdict in the Northern District of Texas in a case with over $200 million at issue. For patent holders, he has helped secure well over $50 million in payments and recently won a $9.2 million jury verdict for a plaintiff in the Western District of Texas.

He is a partner at Carter Arnett PLLC in Dallas. Before joining Carter Arnett, he was a partner in the intellectual property group at Vinson & Elkins LLP, where he practiced for over 20 years. The provided case data lists his firm as Alston & Bird, but this is not corroborated by publicly available professional profiles. He has been recognized by Patexia's PTAB 2024 Intelligence Report as the #1 ranked attorney for patent owners, indicating a significant practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

Mr. Breedlove earned his J.D. with high honors from the University of Texas School of Law, where he was an editor of the Texas Law Review, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering with honors from the University of Texas. Following law school, he clerked for the Honorable Robert E. Payne of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He is an active leader in the intellectual property bar, having chaired the IP Law sections of both the State Bar of Texas and the Dallas Bar Association.