The Bristol Group

As of May 2026, The Bristol Group PLLC is a boutique law firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. The firm specializes in complex international trade, customs, and antidumping/countervailing duty (AD/CVD) litigation. Its primary mission is defending American manufacturing and agricultural industries from what it characterizes as unfairly-traded imports. The firm's professionals, including managing partner Adam H. Gordon, have backgrounds in representing U.S. manufacturers before federal agencies and courts, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

The firm’s patent litigation experience, based on tracked cases, is limited and appears connected to its core international trade practice. The Bristol Group has been documented in one patent-related matter, appearing on behalf of the defendant, Seasonal Specialties LLC, in a case appealed from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The nature of the underlying technology in this case relates to decorative lighting. The firm's role as "of counsel" in this matter may indicate it was engaged for its specific appellate or trade-related expertise.

Based on its stated focus and case history, The Bristol Group predominantly represents U.S. operating companies. In its main practice area, it typically acts for the petitioner in trade cases. In its single tracked patent case, the firm represented the defendant against an overseas manufacturing group. The firm's key attorney in this matter is Adam H. Gordon, whose practice centers on international trade litigation and legislative and regulatory affairs.

The firm’s work before the PTAB is represented by the appeal in Ledup Manufacturing Group Ltd v. Seasonal Specialties LLC (originating case IPR2024-01258). However, public sources do not indicate a high volume of IPR or post-grant proceedings, and the firm’s primary focus remains on matters before the U.S. Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission.