Hunter has nearly a decade of intellectual property legal experience, centering on complex patent litigation. He represents clients at all stages of litigation in district courts across the country and works with the Erise team on large-scale post-grant dockets at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

He distills complex material into easy to digest narratives that are easily understood by judges and juries. Hunter crafts layered strategies for defending infringement suits or for invalidating patents at the USPTO.

Hunter’s experience covers a variety of technologies, including cybersecurity, telecommunications, wearable fitness devices, mobile and electronic payment systems, video games, petroleum drilling fluids, ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, and commercial food equipment and packaging.

Highlights:

• Part of the Erise team that obtained summary judgment on behalf of Garmin in a patent dispute regarding wearable fitness trackers.
• Worked with the Erise team that obtained a settlement and potential 9-figure license as plaintiff’s counsel for a Missouri university that asserted its patents covering dry eye chemical compounds against a large pharmaceutical company.
• Assisted pre-trial phases of litigation that secured a defense verdict in the Eastern District of Texas on behalf of NetScout Systems.
• Contributed to five-for-five institutions of petitions for inter partes review for CrowdStrike.
• Collaborated towards a successful final written decision in inter partes review for Unified Patents that was affirmed on appeal.