SledgeLaw

SledgeLaw is an Austin, Texas-based law firm that maintains a patent litigation presence, primarily as local counsel. While public profiles for SledgeLaw Group PLLC highlight a focus on legislative, environmental, administrative, utilities, and municipal law, with a strong emphasis on water-related matters, the firm has appeared in patent infringement cases. No specific rankings from AmLaw or Chambers for its patent litigation practice are publicly available.

The firm's patent litigation experience, based on tracked appearances, includes representing plaintiffs. Its sole tracked case, Personalized Media Communications, LLC v. Google LLC, involved SledgeLaw acting as local counsel for the plaintiff. This engagement suggests an involvement in patent disputes within the software or communications technology sectors, specifically concerning signal processing patents.

A prominent case where SledgeLaw acted as local counsel is Personalized Media Communications, LLC v. Google LLC, filed in the Eastern District of Texas concerning a signal processing patent (US9674560B1). The Federal Circuit appeal of this matter (case no. 22-1207) was voluntarily dismissed by both Google, LLC and Personalized Media Communications, LLC on January 23, 2024. This dismissal concluded the appeal without a public merits ruling on the patent's ultimate validity, with each party bearing its own costs.

There is no publicly available information detailing SledgeLaw's involvement in Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) or inter partes review (IPR) proceedings. The key attorney associated with the firm's patent litigation practice, based on the tracked case, is D. K. "Dike" Sledge, Jr.