Richard L. Wynne, Jr.

• Defended leading wireless handset manufacturer and telecommunications infrastructure-equipment company in patent-infringement lawsuit relating to cellular-transmission protocols in the Eastern District of Texas; obtained jury verdict of non-infringement and invalidity of all asserted patent claims
• Represented patent owner in infringement action on several patents relating to Power-over-Ethernet protocols, obtaining jury verdict of infringement and validity
• Represented patent owner in infringement suit involving power-management patents applicable to mobile devices; obtained settlement before trial after favorable claim construction
• Defended semiconductor developer in Section 337 proceeding in the U.S. International Trade Commission relating to bonding-pad technology; obtained initial determination of invalidity of all asserted patent claims
• Defended major semiconductor company in patent litigation relating to decoding of high definition video signals
• Defended international telecommunications-equipment company in patent-infringement action relating to asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switching technology in the Eastern District of Texas
• Defended major semiconductor manufacturer in Section 337 proceedings before the U.S. International Trade Commission relating to manufacture of semiconductor devices; obtained determinations of no violation relating to seven patents
• Defended leading wireless handset maker in multiple patent-infringement actions relating to Internet-connected mobile devices in various courts
• Represented patentee in patent-infringement actions relating to audio and video encoding and decoding under H.264 standards
• Defended leading cellular-switch manufacturer in patent-infringement action relating to General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) protocols
• Defended international company in copyright-infringement action relating to management-training materials
• Represented manufacturer of ignition-interlock devices in litigation to prevent infringement of manufacturer’s trademarks
• Represented major commercial airline in insurance-coverage litigation resulting from the events of 9/11; matters settled in advance of trial
• Represented aircraft lessor in insurance-coverage litigation relating to the crash of leased aircraft in foreign country; obtained summary judgment in favor of coverage for client

• Aeronautical/Systems Engineer, Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical, San Diego, California, 1990-1994; Technical Proposal Manager, Tier II+ HAE-UAV (now RQ-4 Global Hawk) Phase Zero Contract 1994

Distinctions/Honors

• The Best Lawyers in America^® by Woodward/White Inc. (Litigation-Intellectual Property, Litigation-Patent), 2012-2021
• Texas Super Lawyers^® by Thomson Reuters (Litigation-Intellectual Property), 2016-2019
• The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners, IAM Patent 1000, 2014-2018

Memberships/Affiliations

Education

• J.D., 1997, with highest honors, University of Oklahoma College of Law; Managing Editor, Oklahoma Law Review; Order of the Coif
• B.S., 1989, California Polytechnic State University; San Luis Obispo

Admissions

• Texas
• United States Patent and Trademark Office
• U.S. Ct. of App., Eighth Circuit
• U.S. Ct. of App., Federal Circuit
• U.S. Ct. of App., Fifth Circuit
• U.S. Dist. Ct., E. Dist. Texas
• U.S. Dist. Ct., N. Dist. Texas
• U.S. Dist. Ct., S. Dist. Texas
• U.S. Dist. Ct., W. Dist. Texas