Mr Douglas Kubehl > Baker Botts L.L.P. > Dallas, United States > Lawyer Profile

Baker Botts L.L.P.
2001 ROSS AVENUE
DALLAS, TEXAS 75201-2980
TEXAS
United States

Work Department

Intellectual Property

Position

Partner

Practice Group Co-Chair – IP Litigation (Firmwide)

Career

Mr. Kubehl is the firmwide co-chair of Baker Botts’ IP litigation patent group. He is a first chair trial and appellate lawyer specializing in patent and trade secret cases involving, for example telecommunications, software, electronics, optics, and semiconductors. Mr. Kubehl has particular expertise dealing with standard-essential patents and representing parties (both patent holder and defendants) in competitor cases as well as defending against ultra-complex patent aggregator cases. Outside of the courtroom Mr. Kubehl has significant licensing and technology due diligence experience.

Memberships

State Bar of Texas; U.S. Courts of Appeals for Fifth and Federal Circuits; U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Western, Northern, and Southern Districts of Texas; US Patent and Trademark Office; DBA Foundation Fellow.

Education

JD (magna cum laude, order of the coif ), University of Minnesota Law School, 1996; BS (with distinction), electrical and computer engineering, University of Wisconsin,1993.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)

The intellectual property team at Baker Botts L.L.P. has expertise spanning all industries, with in-depth knowledge of litigation strategy and the full range of IP issues. While acting for clients across a range of industries, the expertise of the team lies primarily in tech, acting for prominent tech companies including Samsung Electronics, Lyft, AT&T, Dell Inc and LG Electronics. Robert Scheinfeld in New York co-chairs the intellectual property department alongside Christa Brown-Sanford in Dallas. Focusing on IP litigation, Douglas Kubehl  in Dallas and Roger Fulghum in Houston lead the firmwide practice. ‘Gifted trial attorneyHopkins Guy is another key lawyer in the team, based in the firm’s Palo Alto office.