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Findlay Craft
29 case appearances — 13 as plaintiff counsel · 16 as defendant counsel.
Firm overview
Findlay Craft, P.C. is a Texas-based trial law firm with offices in Tyler and Marshall, serving clients across the state. While specific AmLaw or Chambers rankings are not consistently available for the firm, it is recognized as a regional firm specializing in intellectual property litigation and commercial disputes. The firm is known for representing a diverse range of clients in high-stakes intellectual property cases.
The firm’s IP litigation practice handles complex patent infringement cases across various technology sectors, including automotive (e.g., Orthosie Systems, LLC v. Daimler Trucks North America, LLC and Mimzi, LLC v. Subaru Corporation), electronics and displays (e.g., Phenix Longhorn, LLC v. AU Optronics Corporation and Phenix Longhorn, LLC v. Innolux Corporation), and networking (e.g., Atlas Global Technologies LLC v. TP-Link Technologies Co., Ltd.). Findlay Craft demonstrates a balanced approach, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in patent disputes. Their case history shows an equal number of appearances on the plaintiff and defendant sides.
Among its notable engagements, Findlay Craft represented the plaintiff Phenix Longhorn, LLC in patent infringement litigation against AU Optronics Corporation et al. In January 2026, a jury in the Eastern District of Texas returned a non-infringement verdict, also finding the asserted LCD patent invalid for lack of written description. The firm frequently acts as local counsel in the Eastern District of Texas, one of the nation's busiest patent litigation venues, providing comprehensive litigation support from complaint through trial.
Information regarding Findlay Craft's specific practice volume or outcomes in PTAB/IPR proceedings is not readily available through public records or the firm's website. The firm's patent litigation practice is co-led by founding partners Eric H. Findlay and R. Brian Craft. Eric Findlay has appeared in numerous patent cases and focuses a significant portion of his practice on patent litigation, while Brian Craft brings extensive experience in local counsel representation for international companies in the Eastern District of Texas.
Attorneys
Roles
- Local Counsel18
- local counsel8
- Counsel4
- counsel3
- Of Counsel3
- lead counsel2
- Lead Counsel, Local Counsel1
- Local Counsel / Lead Counsel1
- Local Counsel, Lead Counsel1
- Of Counsel, Local Counsel1
Cases (29)
- Δ defendantApple Inc. v. CardWare Inc.Eric H. Findlay · Counsel
- Δ defendantAtlas Global Technologies LLC v. TP-Link Technologies Co., Ltd., et al.J. Mark Mann · Local Counsel
- π plaintiffCardWare Inc. v. Apple Inc.Eric H. Findlay · Local Counsel
- π plaintiffCardWare Inc. v. Google LLCEric H. Findlay · Local Counsel
- Δ defendantLight Guide Innovations LLC v. Walmart Inc.Eric Hugh Findlay · counsel
- Δ defendantMimzi, LLC v. Subaru CorporationEric Hugh Findlay · local counsel
- Δ defendantNintendo Co., Ltd. et al. v. Resonant Systems Inc.Eric H. Findlay · local counsel
- π plaintiffOrthosie Systems, LLC v. Daimler Trucks North America, LLCR. Brian Craft · local counsel
- Δ defendantPaneltouch Technologies LLC v. BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Eric Findlay · Local Counsel
- π plaintiffPhenix Longhorn, LLC v. AU Optronics Corporation et al.Eric Findlay · Counsel
- π plaintiffPhenix Longhorn, LLC v. Innolux CorporationEric Hugh Findlay · local counsel
- π plaintiffSamsung Display Co., Ltd. v. BOE Technology Group Co.Eric Hugh Findlay · Local Counsel
- Δ defendantUnified Patents v. CardWare Inc.Eric H. Findlay · local counsel
- Δ defendantUnified Patents v. CardWare Inc. et al.Eric H. Findlay · Local Counsel / Lead Counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseEric H. Findlay · Lead Counsel, Local Counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseEric H. Findlay · lead counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseEric H. Findlay · counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseStuart Hene · Counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseEric Hugh Findlay · Local Counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseEric H. Findlay · Local Counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseEric Findlay · Local Counsel
- Δ defendantUntitled caseEric H. Findlay · local counsel
- Δ defendantUntitled caseEric Findlay · lead counsel
- Δ defendantUntitled caseEric Hugh Findlay · Local Counsel
- Δ defendantUntitled caseEric Hugh Findlay · Local Counsel
- Δ defendantUntitled caseEric Hugh Findlay · Local Counsel
- Δ defendantUntitled caseEric Hugh Findlay · Local Counsel
- Δ defendantUntitled caseEric Hugh Findlay · Local Counsel, Lead Counsel
- Δ defendantUntitled caseStuart Hene · Local Counsel