Garteiser Honea

Garteiser Honea is an IP litigation boutique primarily operating from offices in East Texas and Northern California, with a noted presence in Tyler, Texas. The firm identifies as a California Disabled Veteran Owned Business Enterprise (DVBE) and a federally recognized Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern (SDVOSBC). While the firm states it represents both plaintiffs and defendants, its tracked appearances predominantly show plaintiff-side representation in patent infringement matters.

The firm's patent litigation practice spans a range of technologies, including software, communications, networking (such as Wi-Fi apparatuses and methods), and financial transaction processing systems. Cases handled by the firm have involved technologies such as those related to IOT systems, computer networks, and smart home products (e.g., IOT Innovations LLC v. Schneider USA Inc), as well as systems for remote data acquisition and centralized processing of electronic transactions (e.g., DataTreasury Corporation v. Jack Henry & Associates, Inc). Additionally, the firm is involved in litigation concerning Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) standard features, as seen in Atlas Global Technologies LLC v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.

Garteiser Honea is known for its high-stakes trial work and has achieved significant public outcomes. The firm highlights a $240 million jury trial verdict for StreamScale from Cloudera, a $37.5 million jury verdict against TP-Link Meta, and a $175 million jury verdict against Facebook Meta. In DataTreasury Corporation v. Jack Henry & Associates, Inc., a patent related to financial transaction processing was involved in Federal Circuit appeal and PTAB proceedings where certain claims were found unpatentable. The firm's partners have also been involved in substantial IP cases prior to joining the firm, such as Christopher Honea's work on the $290 million verdict for i4i, Inc. against Microsoft.

While a dedicated PTAB/IPR practice section is not explicitly detailed on the firm's website, Garteiser Honea has experience with PTAB proceedings, notably defending a patent in a Covered Business Method (CBM) review in the context of the DataTreasury litigation, where claims were challenged for unpatentability. The firm's leadership in IP litigation includes partners Randall Garteiser and Christopher Honea, who co-chairs the IP Litigation Group, and Scott Fuller, who joined as a partner in 2018 after co-chairing an IP litigation practice group at a previous firm.