Jonathan Stroud

Unified Patents, LLC

Jonathan is Chief IP Counsel at Unified Patents Inc. Prior to Unified Patents Inc., he was a patent litigator for Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP, and a former medical devices patent examiner at the USPTO. He has examined, prosecuted, counseled, and litigated patent, trademark, and licensing disputes, focusing on PTAB litigation. Involved in some of the earliest America Invents Act patent challenges, Jonathan handled many IPRs and appeals, representing clients such as LG, Eli Lilly & Co., BMW, Bausch & Lomb, and Freedom Innovations on covered business method and inter partes reviews. He earned his J.D. with honors from the American University Washington College of Law; his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Tulane University; and his M.A. in Print Journalism from the University of Southern California. He teaches, writes, and speaks regularly, and his work has been cited by the district court and in briefs to the district, appellate, and Supreme Court. Jonathan is a member of the Steering Committee for The Sedona Conference Working Group 9 on Patent Damages and Remedies (WG9) and Working Group 10 on Patent Litigation Best Practices (WG10).