Friedman, Suder & Cooke

Friedman, Suder & Cooke, P.C. is a Fort Worth, Texas-based boutique law firm established in 1993, specializing in complex civil litigation, including intellectual property, business, oil and gas, and trust disputes. The firm operates from a single office in Fort Worth and is noted for its "nationwide high-tech practice". While not listed in AmLaw or Chambers USA rankings for its patent litigation practice, several partners have been recognized as "Super Lawyers" and in "The Best Lawyers in America."

The firm's patent litigation practice spans a diverse range of technologies, including medical devices, consumer products, manufacturing, oil and gas, electronics, semiconductors, computer hardware, software, digital image processing, telecommunications, and wireless communications. Noteworthy case involvement highlights include representations in sectors such as connected vehicle technologies (e.g., AutoConnect Holdings LLC v. General Motors Company) and wireless communication standards (Malikie Innovations Limited v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Secure Communication Technologies, LLC v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., and Wapp Tech Limited Partnership et al. v. Google LLC). Friedman, Suder & Cooke also handles cases involving mechanical innovations, as seen in their defense role in Rare Breed Triggers Inc et al. v. ProSource Firearms LLC, which involved "forced reset triggers."

Friedman, Suder & Cooke primarily represents plaintiffs in patent infringement disputes, with five out of six tracked appearances on the plaintiff side. The firm's attorneys have a demonstrated ability to secure favorable outcomes, including a unanimous jury verdict and a final judgment of over $60 million (including sanctions) for ADASA Inc. in patent infringement litigation against Avery Dennison Corp. in 2021 and 2023. In February 2019, the firm also obtained a jury verdict for Opticurrent LLC in patent infringement litigation against Power Integrations Inc. The firm also successfully defended ProSource Firearms LLC in a patent infringement suit brought by Rare Breed Triggers Inc., where the court denied Rare Breed's request for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction in February 2026. A significant public result for the technology in the Rare Breed Triggers case involved a July 2024 final judgment that "forced reset triggers" are not "machineguns" under federal law, followed by a May 2025 settlement where the U.S. government dropped its appeal, making the ruling final.

The firm is active in post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), including Inter Partes Reviews (IPR), Post Grant Reviews (PGR), Reexaminations, and Reissues. Recently, in February 2026, FSC attorneys achieved the denial of institution for three IPR petitions filed by Generac Power Systems, Inc. Key partners in the patent litigation practice include co-founder Jonathan T. Suder, who has primarily focused on representing plaintiffs in intellectual property litigation since 1998, and co-founders Michael T. Cooke and Walker C. Friedman. Dave R. Gunter is also a prominent attorney, having been involved in the successful IPR non-institution.