Walter Drake Davis, Jr.

Walter Drake Davis, Jr. is an intellectual property litigator with experience in patent disputes before U.S. district courts and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). His practice has involved various technology sectors, including consumer electronics, wireless devices, and audio technology, as evidenced by his representation in patent infringement matters related to wearable personal electronic apparatus, such as earbuds.

While at Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey, LLP, Mr. Davis represented plaintiff IngenioSpec LLC, a patent assertion entity, in district court patent infringement litigation, including the case Bose Corp v. IngenioSpec LLC concerning wireless electronic devices with audio output. He also demonstrated experience representing the patent challenger side, having served as counsel for petitioner Emerson Electric Co. in an inter partes review (IPR) proceeding before the PTAB.

Mr. Davis was Counsel at Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey, LLP, appearing in the Bose Corp v. IngenioSpec LLC case as late as October 2024. He is currently a Partner in the Intellectual Property Litigation practice at Blank Rome LLP, based in Washington, D.C. The Bose Corp case, filed in the Eastern District of Texas, was eventually voluntarily dismissed without prejudice.

His PTAB experience includes acting as counsel for Emerson Electric Co. in IPR2016-01895, a proceeding challenging the validity of a patent owned by SIPCO, LLC. Specific details regarding Walter Drake Davis, Jr.'s bar admissions and educational background are not reliably available from publicly sourced professional profiles.