DiNovo Price Ellwanger & Hardy

DiNovo Price Ellwanger & Hardy, often referred to as DiNovo Price LLP, is an Austin, Texas-based litigation firm specializing in intellectual property and antitrust matters. Recognized by Chambers USA: Spotlight Profile for its intellectual property expertise in Austin, the firm operates as a respected IP boutique with a national reach, handling cases in Texas and California federal and state courts, and before the Fifth, Ninth, and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal. It has also been recognized by "Best Law Firms" as a Metropolitan Tier 1 firm in Litigation – Patent.

The firm's patent litigation practice spans a range of high-technology areas, including electrical engineering, telecommunications, computer software, wireless communication protocols, data transfer, digital rights management, internet search functionality, mobile phones, and 3D image-based rendering. While the firm's single tracked appearance, One-E-Way, Inc. v. Dell Technologies Inc. (W.D. Tex., filed December 2024), is on the plaintiff side, DiNovo Price explicitly represents both plaintiffs and defendants, including inventors, public corporations, privately held businesses, and consumers.

DiNovo Price has a record of notable outcomes. In Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., K.G. v. Apple, Inc. et al., the firm secured a $5.9 million jury verdict against Samsung for patents related to high data rate information transfer and obtained favorable settlements. They also achieved favorable settlements for clients like KlausTech, LLC against Google LLC for internet advertising patents, and Preservation Technologies against Netflix, DISH, Facebook, Sony, and Hulu concerning multimedia data patents. For Appliance Computing III, Inc. d/b/a Surefield, the firm acted as trial counsel in a jury trial involving 3D virtual tour technology.

The firm maintains an active and notable PTAB/IPR practice, frequently handling Inter Partes Review (IPR) petitions. Chambers USA notes their routine handling of IPRs, and Patexia, Inc.'s IPR Intelligence Report has recognized DiNovo Price for its performance. The firm successfully secured non-institution for numerous IPR petitions in cases such as Papst Licensing and for Appliance Computing III, Inc. against Matterport, Inc. concerning 3D image-based rendering patents. They also achieved a victory for KOM Software, Inc. where the PTAB denied institution of IPR related to the "holiday rule" and successfully defended e-Watch, Inc.'s wireless camera phone patent against Apple and ZTE in IPR proceedings.

Key partners in the firm's IP litigation practice include Andrew G. DiNovo, who is a primary contact for the firm's intellectual property practice and focuses on electrical engineering, telecommunications, and computer software. Adam G. Price, also a founding partner, has contributed to cases generating over $100 million in settlements, verdicts, or awards and focuses on a broad range of technology fields. Daniel L. Schmid is also a prominent attorney within the intellectual property litigation practice. Other noted practitioners in IP litigation include Christopher V. Goodpastor, Gregory Donahue, and Gabriel Gervey.