Allan Bullwinkel focuses on patent disputes involving computer, electrical, and networking technologies in a variety of forums. Clients call on him to enforce intellectual property rights in district court litigations, inter partes review (IPR) proceedings, and Federal Circuit appeals.
With more than a decade of experience in the technical industry, followed by more than a decade of patent litigation practice, Allan understands both the technical details and the legal aspects of a case. Allan’s patent litigation track record includes complex technologies covering cellular networks, fiber-optic networks, IP routing, video streaming, mobile applications, cryptography, pharmaceuticals, and more.
Before earning his law degree, Allan spent over a decade working as a software developer with small start-up companies and large research institutions. He has developed software in numerous programming languages and has led development teams for commercial software products.
Allan began his legal career as a law clerk to the Hon. Leonard Davis at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. In law school, Allan served as the Managing Editor of the Houston Law Review and competed as both a speaker and writer on the school’s Moot Court team. He continues to coach for the UHLC Moot Court team.
Year joined firm: 2012
- Wapp Tech. v. Chase; Wapp Tech. v. Wells Fargo; Wapp Tech. v. Bank of America (EDTX) – Allan and a team of attorneys from HPC represented Wapp in patent infringement litigations about mobile application development. Allan worked primarily on infringement issues, and the cases settled favorably during fact discovery.
- Lipitor Antitrust Litigation (DNJ) – Allan successfully represented a group of plaintiffs over the purchase of the prescription pharmaceutical Lipitor. The case settled against one defendant for $93 million, with continuing claims against the remaining defendant.
- Red Rock Analytics v. Samsung Electronics (EDTX): Allan and a team of HPC attorneys represented Red Rock Analytics in a patent infringement litigation about calibrating transceivers in mobile devices. Allan worked primarily on validity issues in the case, including work on four different IPRs in which the Board declined to institute a trial. The parties submitted the remaining issues to the Court, and the Court determined that the asserted claims were not invalid.
- J.D., Univeristy of Houston Law Center, 2011
- B.S. (computer engineering), Mississippi State University, 1997
- State Bar of Texas, 2011
