PRACTICE AREAS
Patent LitigationInter Partes Review
EDUCATION
- University of Texas School of Law (J.D. 1999)
- Dartmouth College (A.B. Engineering Sciences 1996)
LICENSES & ADMISSIONS
- Licensed to practice by State Bar of Texas
- Licensed to practice at United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Admitted in Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas
- Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Affiliations
- Named Texas Super Lawyer, 2020-2024
Mr. Donahue’s practice concentrates on complex intellectual property matters. Mr. Donahue manages the firm’s inter partes review section and devises strategies to handle IPR’s related to concurrent patent litigation.
Mr. Donahue also has extensive experience with patent litigation in a broad spectrum of technical fields, including: Bluetooth technology, cellular phone technology, computer networking, medical devices and apparatuses used in the oil and gas industry.
Mr. Donahue has successfully served as lead counsel in defending a multi-million dollar medical device manufacturer in a patent infringement lawsuit while also assisting in a parallel reexamination proceeding at the United States Patent and Trademark Office related to the patent-in-suit.
Mr. Donahue was named 22nd best performing attorney overall by Patexia Inc.’s IPR Intelligence Report.
Mr. Donahue has also prepared and prosecuted numerous patent applications for a large telecommunications client as well as for individual inventors and small companies in a variety of technical fields. He has also written appeal briefs to the Federal Circuit and drafted licensing agreements related to a variety of patents.
Mr. Donahue has successfully handled trademark matters, including playing a key role in the defense of an electrical contracting company accused of trademark infringement, as well as conducting trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.