Bradley Coburn
Office: (512) 263-2165, Cell: (512) 589-9154
Email: coburn@sheltoncoburn.com
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Bradley Coburn litigates intellectual property cases involving patent infringement, trademark infringement, copyright infringement, theft of trade secrets, and unfair competition. Mr. Coburn also litigates technology-related commercial litigation cases. While he practices nationwide, he has deep, longstanding experience in the Western District of Texas, where he clerked in the Austin Division for the former Chief Judge.
In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Coburn counsels clients on a wide range of technology and intellectual property issues, including cybersecurity, intellectual property licensing, trademark protection and prosecution, intellectual property due diligence, technology-related agreements, and employment issues related to protecting intellectual property.
Previously, Mr. Coburn was a partner at Winston & Strawn LLP and has also practiced at Fish & Richardson P.C. He is a former law clerk to the Honorable James R. Nowlin, former Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (Austin Division).
Mr. Coburn earned his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law, where he was an editor of the Texas Law Review, and his undergraduate degree from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
Education
- J.D., University of Texas School of Law (2002) (Law Review, Chief Notes Editor)
- B.S. Economics, Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania (1999)
Admissions
- State of Texas; U.S. District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
- State of Tennessee
Honors
- IAM Patent 1000 (2023, 2024)
- Super Lawyers – Texas (2014-2021)
Certifications
- IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US)
Professional and Community Activities
- Federal Bar Association, Austin Chapter (President, 2012-2013)
- Montgomery Bell Academy, Advisory Board
Section 337 Proceedings before the U.S. International Trade Commission
- Certain Audio Processing Hardware and Software and Products Containing the Same (Investigation No. 337-TA-949) – Represented audio hardware and software providers as Respondent and Intervenor, respectively, where Complainant alleged infringement of five patents relating to audio input processing software.
- Certain Noise Cancelling Headphones (Investigation No. 337-TA-626) – Represented audio technology company enforcing active noise-cancelling headphone patents against seven respondents.
District Court Actions
- Modulus Financial Engineering, Inc. v. NVIDIA Corp. (W.D. Tex. 2024) – Defend GPU manufacturer, NVIDIA, against trademark infringement claims
- AX Wireless LLC v. HP Inc. (E.D. Tex. 2022) – Defend electronics manufacturer, HP, in patent infringement suit
- Computer Circuit Operations, LLC v. NXP USA, Inc., et al. (W.D. Tex. 2021) – Defend semiconductor manufacturer, NXP, against patent infringement claims
- TurboCode LLC v. HP, Inc. (W.D. Tex. 2021) – Defend electronics manufacturer, HP, in patent infringement suit
- paSafeShare LLC v. Microsoft Corp. (W.D. Tex. 2020) – Defend technology company, Microsoft, in patent infringement suit
- Ocean Semiconductor LLC v. NXP USA, Inc. (W.D. Tex. 2020) – Defend semiconductor manufacturer, NXP, against patent infringement claims
- Caddo Systems, Inc. v. NXP USA, Inc. (W.D. Tex. 2020) – Defend semiconductor manufacturer, NXP, against patent infringement claims
- Far North Patents, LLC v. NXP USA, Inc. (W.D. Tex. 2020) – Defend semiconductor manufacturer, NXP, against patent infringement claims
- PayPal Inc. v. RetailMeNot Inc. (W.D. Tex. 2020) – Defend online retail technology company, RetailMeNot, against patent infringement claims
- Heritage IP LLC v. Insulet Corp. (D. Del. 2020) – Defend medical device manufacturer against patent infringement claims
- NXP USA, Inc. v. Heritage IP LLC (D. Del. 2020) – Prosecute declaratory judgment claims on behalf of semiconductor manufacturer, NXP
- Freshub, Inc., et al v. Amazon.Com Inc., et al. (W.D. Tex. 2019) – Defend online retailer, Amazon, in patent infringement suit
- Bell Semiconductor LLC v. NXP USA, Inc. (W.D. Tex. 2019) – Defend semiconductor manufacturer, NXP, against patent infringement claims
- Vantage Micro LLC v. NXP USA, Inc. (W.D. Tex. 2019) – Defend semiconductor manufacturer, NXP, against patent infringement claims
- Circuit Ventures v. NXP USA, Inc. (W.D. Tex. 2019) – Defend semiconductor manufacturer, NXP, against patent infringement claims
- Frantz Design Inc. v. Diamond Orthotic Laboratory LLC, et al. (W.D. Tex. 2019) – Represent medical device maker in prosecuting trademark infringement claims
- Think Operations, LLC v. Top Shelf Barber Supplies, LLC (W.D. Mich. 2019) – Represent consumer goods company in prosecuting trademark infringement and breach of contract claims
- MyMail, Ltd. v. HP, Inc. (E.D. Tex. 2018) – Defend electronics manufacturer, HP, in patent infringement suit
- Axcess Int’l, Inc. v. AMAG Technology, Inc. et al. (E.D. Tex. 2016) - Defend seller of access control and surveillance technologies in patent infringement suit
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company v. Springpath, Inc. (D. Mass. 2015)Represent enterprise software company, HPE, in asserting patent infringement claims
- Trover Group, Inc. et al v. USA Vision Systems, Inc. (E.D. Tex. 2014) - Defend U.S. subsidiary of Taiwanese electronics company in patent infringement suit
- Wickfire, LLC v. Trimax Media, Inc. (W.D. Tex. 2014) - Represent performance search engine marketing company, Wickfire, LLC, in prosecuting federal false designation of origination, business disparagement, defamation, and tortious interference with contract action
