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Vinson & Elkins

14 case appearances — 4 as plaintiff counsel · 10 as defendant counsel.

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Lead Counsel5
of counsel4
counsel3
local counsel3
lead counsel2
Local Counsel2
Counsel for Defendant2
Of Counsel1
Attorney1
Partner1

Cases (14)

Δ defendantAutonavigare LLC v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.Wasim K. Bleibel · Lead Counsel
Δ defendantDelaware Display Group LLC v. VIZIO Inc.Frederick I. Williams · counsel
Δ defendantGaea LLC v. Dell Technologies Inc. et al.Robert L. Riddle · lead counsel
Δ defendantLight Guide Innovations LLC v. Walmart Inc.Hilary Preston · counsel
Δ defendantMaxell, Ltd. v. Lenovo Group Ltd. et al.Hilary Preston · local counsel
π plaintiffNetlist, Inc. v. Micron Technology, Inc.Christopher V. Popov · Counsel
Δ defendantPortus Singapore Pte Ltd. v. AXP Group (Vivint)Michael C. Wilson · lead counsel
Δ defendantRealtime Data LLC v. Array Networks Inc. et al.Hilary L. Preston · Counsel for Defendant
Δ defendantRedstone Logics LLC v. MediaTek, Inc. et al.Jeffrey T. Han · Attorney
π plaintiffSamsung Electronics America Inc. v. Massively Broadband LLCMichael M. Smith · Lead Counsel
π plaintiffTQP Development, LLC v. Callidus Software, Inc.Steven R. Borgman · Local Counsel
π plaintiffUntitled caseSteven David Moore · Partner
Δ defendantUntitled caseWilliam R. Woodford · Lead Counsel
Δ defendantUntitled caseHilary L. Preston · Counsel

Further reading

How to obtain a patent
The USPTO process takes 2-3 years and costs $10,000-$15,000. The patent that comes out the other end is only as valuable as your willingness to spend much more enforcing it.
District court vs. PTAB: where to fight a patent challenge
Every defendant who actually fights a patent ends up choosing — sometimes implicitly — between district court invalidity, PTAB IPR, or both in parallel. The trade-offs are not symmetric; the choice often determines the case.
Obviousness under § 103
Most patented inventions are combinations of existing ideas. The modern KSR standard makes those combinations easier to attack than they used to be.
Cost of Inter Partes Review (IPR): a 2026 breakdown
An IPR ends most cases when the prior art is real. The all-in cost is roughly a tenth of full litigation — but only if you stage it right.
What is a patent troll?
Patent trolls are companies whose business is suing other companies. They make nothing, sell nothing, and add nothing — they collect old patents and use them to extract settlements from companies that actually do things.

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