Timothy B. Scull

Timothy B. Scull is a seasoned intellectual property attorney with a practice focused on patent litigation, prosecution, and portfolio analysis, primarily serving clients in the software and computer-architecture sectors, including major technology companies. His expertise spans drafting and prosecuting hundreds of patent applications, as well as providing infringement and validity opinions.

While Mr. Scull's tracked appearances include one plaintiff-side role as Of Counsel for McKool Smith in Personalized Media Communications, LLC v. Google LLC, his broader professional experience indicates a versatile litigation practice. In the Personalized Media Communications case, where he represented the plaintiff, the jury ultimately found no infringement by Google. His public profiles highlight past litigation experience that includes serving as an expert witness for Microsoft, defending a household brand in federal court, and representing complainants before the International Trade Commission in matters such as Climax Molybdenum Company v. Molychem LLC.

Currently, Mr. Scull is a Partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, where he has been recognized as an IAM Global Leader and by IAM Patent 1000 and Super Lawyers. Before joining Faegre Drinker, he was a Managing Partner and Chair of the Electrical and Software Practice Group at Merchant & Gould. He has demonstrated engagement with post-grant review proceedings, having moderated a panel on "The PTAB Speaks: Decisions, Initiatives and More" at the Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property & Technology Institute. Mr. Scull is admitted to practice in Colorado and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He earned his J.D. from the University of Colorado Law School and holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Colorado State University.