Lowe Graham Jones

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Lowe Graham Jones PLLC — Patent Litigation Practice Summary

Firm overview. Lowe Graham Jones PLLC ("LGJ") is a Seattle-based intellectual property boutique headquartered at 1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1130, Seattle, WA 98101. Public directories list a single U.S. office and roughly 11 lawyers (the Washington State Bar Association's firm listing reports 11–20 WSBA members). It is not BigLaw: it is a regional IP boutique, ranked Band 4 for Intellectual Property by Chambers USA (Washington) and Bronze in the "Firms: litigation" category of the IAM Patent 1000. No AmLaw ranking is available for the firm, consistent with its size.

IP litigation specialty. The firm describes itself as a full-service IP shop covering patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, unfair competition, and related litigation, with both prosecution and litigation capabilities. Its case mix and attorney technical backgrounds skew toward consumer electronics and video gaming, computer software/electronics, electrical engineering, and mechanical arts (consumer products, medical devices, industrial products, engines, manufacturing). Chambers notes the firm's representation of Nintendo in patent and other IP disputes; the tracked litigation here (Vision Works IP Corp. v. Polaris, Inc.) involves automotive/vehicle-dynamics technology — specifically a patent on adjusting suspension characteristics in response to lateral acceleration.

Side preference. The authoritative case list shows 1 tracked patent matter, on the defendant side, with both tracked appearances recorded as local counsel. So the firm's tracked patent-litigation footprint is defense-side, representing operating companies against non-practicing entities. Public dockets reinforce that pattern: LGJ attorneys have appeared for Nintendo entities in NPE suits (Malikie Innovations Ltd. v. Nintendo, W.D. Wash. 2:24-cv-01490; Polaris PowerLED Technologies v. Nintendo; American GNC Corp. v. Nintendo). The firm does also act as plaintiff for operating companies in IP enforcement (e.g., Nintendo of America's anti-piracy actions), but that is trademark/copyright enforcement rather than patent assertion. Given the single tracked case, the counts should be read as directional, not statistically meaningful.

Notable matters and outcomes. Vision Works IP Corp. v. Polaris, Inc. (S.D. Cal. 3:21-cv-01565, filed Sept. 3, 2021) is the tracked case — an NPE suit asserting U.S. Patent 8,315,769 on vehicle suspension control; Polaris answered and counterclaimed on Oct. 29, 2021, and the parties entered early neutral evaluation in December 2021. Note a sourcing caveat: the public docket reflects San Diego counsel (Cappella, Garson) and pro hac vice counsel for Polaris, and I could not independently confirm LGJ's appearance there from public records; LGJ's role rests on the provided case data. The asserted '769 patent was subsequently challenged by Unified Patents in an ex parte reexamination (filed Mar. 25, 2026; institution granted Apr. 15, 2026). On the plaintiff side, LGJ filed an Oct. 3, 2025 motion seeking a $4.5 million default judgment for Nintendo of America against an alleged Switch piracy operator (W.D. Wash. 2:24-cv-00958). IAM reports Mark Walters as a first-chair trial lawyer with "big verdicts," and a third-party trial-consulting account credits Walters with a directed verdict in E.D. Va. (2018) invalidating a life-sciences patent under § 101 for client Genetic Veterinary Sciences — that outcome is secondhand and not confirmed via a court opinion.

PTAB / IPR practice. LGJ has a real but modest post-grant practice rather than a high-volume IPR filer. Of counsel Steve Merrill is a registered patent attorney with stated experience defending and challenging patents in IPR and reexamination, is a PTAB Bar Association member, and appeared in Yita LLC v. MacNeil IP LLC (IPR2023-00172/-173) and Weber, Inc. v. Provisur Technologies, Inc. (IPR2019-01464/-1465). The firm also served as patent-owner counsel in IPR2013-00575 (U.S. Pat. 6,443,094), and represented Nintendo in a district court stay pending IPR in American GNC Corp. v. Nintendo Co. (W.D. Wash. 2:23-cv-00302). No public report supports a firm-wide IPR/PGR filing count, so no volume figure is offered.

Key partners / practice leaders. Reliably sourced litigation names include: David A. Lowe, founding member, registered patent attorney with a computer science/software background (admitted before the Federal Circuit and Supreme Court; Super Lawyers since 2007/2008, per firm reporting); Lawrence D. Graham, registered patent attorney and electrical engineer, perennially listed in Chambers USA as a leading Washington IP lawyer and in IAM's leading patent litigator rankings, with appellate arguments before the Federal Circuit and the Second, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits; Mark P. Walters, described by IAM as a seasoned first-chair trial lawyer focused on patent enforcement; and Mark L. Lorbiecki, named PTAB lead counsel in the firm's 2013 IPR. Steve Merrill (of counsel) anchors the mechanical-arts and post-grant practice.

Sourcing: firm website (lowegrahamjones.com), Chambers USA firm profile, IAM Patent 1000 firm and attorney profiles, U.S. News Law Firm directory, WSBA member directory, USPTO PTAB filings, and federal court dockets (CourtListener/Justia/Law360 dockets). Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers designations are peer-review listings reported by the firm; revenue and headcount figures beyond directory listings were not verifiable and are not stated.