Wesley M. Musselman

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Attorney Summary — Wesley M. Musselman (Fish & Richardson)

Identification caveat. The structured case list names "Wesley M. Musselman" at Fish & Richardson, but the only Fish & Richardson patent lawyer matching that profile in public sources is Parke Weston "Wes" Musselman, Jr., a Dallas-based principal/senior principal. The name forms differ ("Wesley M." vs. "P. Weston"), so the material below is drawn from the Fish & Richardson attorney bio and directory listings for "Wes Musselman"; it should be confirmed against the docket before relying on it.

Practice focus. Musselman's practice is split between patent prosecution/portfolio management and patent litigation, with a mechanical-arts foundation — he was a USPTO patent examiner in the mechanical arts and worked as a mechanical engineer before law practice. His litigation docket has skewed toward computer, software, and data-processing subject matter rather than life sciences (no Hatch-Waxman or pharma work appears in his listed matters), covering data compression, check-image processing, database data transfer, internet retailing, 3-D seismic imaging, touchscreen fuel-dispenser software, and even beef-processing technology. Firm listings also cite IP licensing/transactions and post-grant work.

Side preference. The tracked data shows 0 plaintiff-side and 1 defendant-side appearance, and that pattern is consistent with his documented case history: he has consistently represented operating companies as defendants — Bank of America and Merrill Lynch, Microsoft, Amazon, Netflix, Sears, Lands' End, Halliburton's Landmark Graphics, Dresser, and Cargill Meat Solutions. There is no verified record of him bringing infringement suits for NPEs/PAEs; his non-litigation work is largely prosecution and portfolio strategy for corporate clients.

Firm context. All public sources place him at Fish & Richardson in Dallas, Texas (current title variously given as Principal or Senior Principal). No prior-firm history is reliably sourced in the materials reviewed.

Notable matters (as listed by the firm). TouchCom Technologies, Inc. v. Dresser, Inc. (E.D. Tex., Judge Ward) — defense verdict posture via summary judgment of invalidity of all asserted claims. Realtime Data, LLC v. Morgan Stanley (E.D. Tex., Judge Davis) — represented Merrill Lynch and Bank of America (data compression). DataTreasury Corp. v. Bank of America (E.D. Tex., Judge Folsom) — image-based check processing. Alcatel-Lucent v. Amazon (E.D. Tex., Judge Davis) — Amazon, Netflix, Sears, Lands' End. JuxtaComm v. Ascential (E.D. Tex., Judge Davis) — Microsoft. Landmark Graphics v. Paradigm Geophysical (S.D. Tex.) — settled. Cargill Meat Solutions v. Swift & Co. (N.D. Tex.). These outcomes are firm-authored descriptions; independent verification of specific verdicts and settlements was not obtained.

PTAB / IPR. Fish & Richardson publicity describes him as having experience with inter partes reviews, and "Post-Grant" is listed among his practice areas, but I found no IPR/PGR proceeding number or PTAB decision naming him. Treat IPR experience as asserted, not independently confirmed.

Bar / education. J.D., University of Virginia School of Law (1987); B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Virginia (1981). Admitted in Texas (1987) and registered before the USPTO; one directory additionally lists North Carolina, the Federal Circuit, and the Fifth Circuit, which I could not confirm from a primary source.