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Jeff D. Baxter
Partner
Intellectual Property
2001 Ross Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75201-2980
United States of America
Phone: 214.953.6791
Fax: 214.661.4791
Education and Honors
J.D. (cum laude), Harvard Law School, 1998

B.S., electrical and computer engineering, Rice University, 1995
Tau Beta Pi

B.A., philosophy, Rice University, 1995

Recognized by Law & Politics as a "Texas Rising Star," 2005, 2008-2010 

Admissions and Affiliations

State Bar of Texas

United States Patent and Trademark Office

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

United States District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas

American Intellectual Property Law Association

Dallas Association of Young Lawyers

Dallas Bar Association

Dallas-Fort Worth Intellectual Property Law Association
Practice Areas

Concentration

Technology disputes, particularly lawsuits involving patents, trade secrets and other forms of intellectual property

Summary

Jeff Baxter practices in the area of intellectual property law, including patent, trademark, copyright, unfair competition and trade secrets. He has extensive experience in patent infringement litigation, including jury and bench trials in various United States District Courts. Mr. Baxter also has appellate experience before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, having appeared in several appeals. Mr. Baxter counsels both small and large companies to help them identify and protect their intellectual property.

Mr. Baxter's technical expertise spans a variety of technical fields, including hardware, software, telecommunications and data networking. In particular, Mr. Baxter has handled disputes involving semiconductors, integrated circuits, circuit board designs, authentication, encryption, wireless communication, packetized voice communication, optical networking equipment and medical devices.

Representative Engagements

  • International semiconductor company – successful defense against claims of patent infringement, resulting in a take-nothing judgment of noninfringement after a bench trial and later affirmed on appeal
  • Major software company – successful defense against claims of patent infringement by obtaining an early favorable claim construction and a stipulated finding of non-infringement, both of which were affirmed on appeal
  • Major wireless communications company – early settlement of patent infringement suit for no payment based on ownership issues uncovered early in discovery before claim construction
  • Wall Street trading firm – successful prosecution of a patent infringement lawsuit, which concluded with a favorable settlement agreement, including licensing payments totaling $30 million
  • Major computer manufacturer – successful defense in a patent infringement suit that settled on confidential terms during trial
  • International optical networking company – successful prosecution of a lawsuit for misappropriation of business and technical trade secrets relating to the company's optical networking business

Publications, Speeches and Presentations

  • "The New (?) Written Description Requirement," Baker Botts IP Report, August 2004