Teague I. Donahey

Teague I. Donahey is a seasoned patent litigator with over 25 years of experience, specializing in high-stakes intellectual property disputes for technology companies. His practice spans a diverse range of technologies, including semiconductors, electronics, computer hardware and software, telecommunications, energy, and medical devices. Donahey also handles matters involving trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, and has significant experience with U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) "Section 337" investigations.

Throughout his career, Donahey has primarily represented defendants, defending operating companies against allegations of infringement. His experience includes serving as lead counsel in cases such as Disintermedation Services Inc. v. DISH Network Corporation and HydraFacial LLC v. Medicreations, LLC, both on the defendant side. He is currently Of Counsel at Holland & Hart, where he has practiced since 2016. Prior to joining Holland & Hart, he was a partner with Sidley Austin LLP in San Francisco and worked with another firm in Silicon Valley.

Donahey's notable outcomes include securing an ITC determination of patent infringement and a General Exclusion Order in an investigation concerning pillows and seat cushions. He also obtained a summary judgment of patent invalidity, affirmed by the Federal Circuit, while defending a gaming technology client in Konami Gaming, Inc. v. High 5 Games, LLC. In Universal Electronics, Inc. v. Universal Remote Control, Inc., he served as trial counsel and achieved a jury verdict of non-infringement, invalidity, and unenforceability, along with an award of attorneys' fees.

He is also actively involved with Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings, with his firm noting successful resolutions before the PTAB. Donahey has contributed to the discourse on PTAB, authoring an article titled "The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and the Supreme Court: How Oil States Threatens to Reverse Congressional Efforts to Reform Patent Litigation." He earned his J.D. from George Washington University School of Law in 1998, where he was a recipient of the Marcus B. Finnegan Prize in Intellectual Property Law, and holds a B.A. from Amherst College. He is admitted to practice in Idaho and California.