Taylor J. Pfingst

Taylor J. Pfingst is an intellectual property litigator with a focus on patent litigation matters. Her practice has involved representing plaintiffs, as evidenced by her role as lead counsel for the plaintiff in a tracked case.

Ms. Pfingst is currently an attorney at Riot Games, Inc. Her previous experience in patent litigation was with Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, where she was a member of the Patent Litigation Team. While at Kilpatrick Townsend, she served as lead counsel for plaintiffs DISH Technologies L.L.C. and Sling TV L.L.C. in DISH Technologies LLC et al. v. WebGroup Czech Republic A.S. et al. This case, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, involved claims against WebGroup Czech Republic A.S. and NKL Associates S.R.O., with the filing of an action report sent to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, indicating a patent-related dispute.

Her professional profile does not extensively detail regular appearances in IPR or PTAB proceedings. Ms. Pfingst earned her J.D. from the University of California Hastings College of the Law in 2017 and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2012. She is admitted to practice in California (2017) and before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, and Central Districts of California.