Prince Lobel Tye

Prince Lobel Tye LLP: Patent Litigation Summary

Firm Overview:
Prince Lobel Tye LLP is a full-service, midsize law firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded over 35 years ago, the firm has more than 100 lawyers and maintains offices in Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts, as well as Austin, Texas. The firm expanded its national patent litigation footprint in July 2025 by opening the Austin office, a key venue for patent disputes, with a team of six experienced patent litigators. While not an AmLaw-ranked firm, Prince Lobel is recognized regionally and nationally by publications like Best Law Firms for multiple practice areas, including a Metropolitan Tier 2 ranking in Boston for Litigation - Intellectual Property and a National Tier 3 ranking for the same practice.

IP Litigation Specialty and Side Preference:
The firm’s Intellectual Property Group handles a balanced mix of plaintiff-side enforcement and defense work. Based on the provided data, the firm has recently acted as lead counsel for plaintiff Alpha Modus Corp. in its patent infringement suit against Circle K Stores Inc., which concerns AI-driven retail and checkout technologies. This aligns with the firm’s stated focus on patent monetization and enforcement for patent licensing clients. The firm's litigators have experience across a wide range of technologies, including software, artificial intelligence, cellular communications, semiconductors, network hardware, medical devices, and computer chip design. Prince Lobel’s own materials confirm it represents clients on both sides, noting experience defending a large printer manufacturer against infringement claims and also successfully enforcing patent portfolios for multiple licensing companies.

Notable Cases and PTAB Practice:
A notable recent outcome for the firm was its representation of Singular Computing LLC in a major patent infringement trial against Google concerning computer chip designs. The case, led by Prince Lobel attorneys, settled in January 2024 on the morning closing arguments were scheduled to begin. The firm also has an established practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Partner Steven R. Daniels has represented a Fortune 50 telecommunications company in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings as part of a broader enforcement campaign. Partner Suhrid A. Wadekar has drafted and supervised the drafting of more than thirty IPR petitions across diverse technologies, and partner James Christopher Hall also has expertise in post-grant proceedings, including IPRs and ex parte reexaminations.

Key Partners:
The patent litigation practice is led by experienced trial lawyers across its offices. In Austin, Christopher Edward Hanba leads the office and serves as lead counsel in high-stakes patent, trademark, and trade secret litigation. He has appeared in over 120 IP cases and has been recognized by IAM Patent 1000 and Chambers USA. In Boston, the Intellectual Property Group is co-chaired by Robert R. Gilman and Matthew Vella. Gilman focuses on patent litigation and monetization, while Vella has led teams that have generated over a billion dollars in revenue from patent portfolios. Other key partners in the practice include Kevin Gannon, who concentrates on patent and trademark infringement litigation, and Brian M. Seeve, who was a lead attorney in the Singular Computing trial against Google.