Tim R. Seeley

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Tim R. Seeley — patent litigation practice summary

Specialty / focus. Seeley is a registered patent attorney (USPTO Reg. No. 53,575) whose tracked work centers on the patent portfolios of Intellectual Ventures entities. The technologies in his matters are largely electronics- and software-adjacent: public-key encryption and online/electronic banking security (the '574 "Security Infrastructure for Electronic Transactions" patent), network security and firewall/network monitoring patents, and telecom, semiconductor and wireless networking assets more broadly. His own practice description lists electrical engineering, mechanical devices, medical devices, telecommunications, semiconductors and software as representative technologies, and he holds engineering degrees, so the mechanical/electrical mix is consistent with his prosecution and licensing background rather than a pharma or life-sciences focus.

Side preference. The five tracked appearances divide 2 plaintiff / 3 defendant, but both counts sit on the same side of the "v." — he has worked almost exclusively for Intellectual Ventures as patent owner/plaintiff, not for operating-company defendants. He appears as in-house or in-house backup counsel in IV's district-court assertions (e.g., Intellectual Ventures II LLC v. Huntington Bancshares Incorporated et al.) and as IV's in-house backup counsel in PTAB proceedings captioned against IV (Unified Patents v. Intellectual Ventures II LLC, Compass Bank v. Intellectual Ventures II LLC), where the patent owner is the responding party. He is therefore best characterized as monetization-side/enforcement counsel rather than a defense-side litigator for operating companies. Two tracked entries are docketed without case names and cannot be described.

Firm context. Seeley was in-house at Intellectual Ventures, serving as Chief Counsel (his PTAB filings list him at IV's Bellevue, Washington address through April 2019, when he withdrew as counsel following his departure from the company). Before that he practiced IP law at Perkins Coie. He is now at Eastgate Law Group, PLLC / Eastgate IP in Bellevue, Washington, where his stated work covers patent prosecution and enforcement, IP monetization and licensing, arbitration and mediation. No other current law-firm affiliation was verified.

Notable matters and outcomes. His highest-profile tracked matters are the IV campaigns against regional banks. In Intellectual Ventures II LLC v. BBVA Compass Bancshares/Compass Bank (N.D. Ala.) and IV II v. Huntington Bancshares (S.D. Ohio), IV asserted the '574 and related banking-security patents; both cases were stayed pending IPR. The related Compass Bank v. IV II IPR (IPR2014-00724) produced a final written decision holding claims 18–31 of the '574 patent unpatentable, and the Federal Circuit affirmed in a nonprecedential judgment on December 9, 2016 — outcomes against IV. Compass Bank's counsel (Jones Day) reported a dismissal with prejudice of IV's claims. No verified jury verdict or settlement attributable to Seeley personally was located in the public record; the PTAB/Federal Circuit wins and losses reported are mostly attributable to lead counsel from outside firms (e.g., Knobbe Martens) rather than to him as first chair.

PTAB / IPR experience. This is his most substantial area of public record. He was designated backup counsel for Intellectual Ventures I and II across numerous IPRs and CBMs from roughly 2014 through April 2019 — including IPR2014-00418 (Toshiba), IPR2014-00504 (Motorola Mobility), IPR2014-00787, CBM2015-00004, and IPR2017-00439 (EMC) — appearing in mandatory notices and powers of attorney rather than as lead. He states he has "extensive experience" with PTAB proceedings and Federal Circuit appeals.

Bar / education. Admitted in Washington (WSBA No. 33515, 2003), District of Columbia, the Western District of Washington and the Ninth Circuit, and before the USPTO and the U.S. Supreme Court; J.D., Seattle University School of Law (summa cum laude), B.S. in aeronautical engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy, plus an M.S. in aerospace engineering and an M.B.A.

Note on sourcing: the professional details above come from his Eastgate IP biography, WSBA/Justia listings, and PTAB filings and docket records. The bar-admission list and education are as stated on his own firm page and were not independently corroborated against bar records; no information in this summary addresses personal or family matters.