Pierre J. Hubert

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Mr. Hubert’s practice focuses on intellectual property litigation, including patent infringement matters in complex electrical and computer related technology. Mr. Hubert is a former Federal Circuit clerk (chambers of Honorable Pauline Newman, 1997-1999), and has experience in various federal courts as well as the International Trade Commission.

Prior to joining McKool Smith, Mr. Hubert was a partner at a large multinational New-York-City-based firm.

Mr. Hubert repeatedly has been recognized by his peers as a "Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star" in IP Litigation, most recently in 2010.

Most recently, Mr. Hubert was part of a trial team that obtained a jury verdict of infringement and validity of every claim at issue, and part of a trial team that obtained a jury verdict in favor of the client on antitrust and fraud claims.

Representative Matters

Rambus Inc.
Rambus Inc. v. Hynix Semiconductor Inc. et al. (N.D.Cal., pending),
Hynix Semiconductor Inc. et al. v. Rambus Inc. (N.D.Cal., pending),
Rambus Inc. v. Micron Technology, Inc., et al. (N.D.Cal., pending),
Rambus Inc. v. NVIDIA Corporation (N.D.Cal., pending), and
Rambus Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. (N.D.Cal., settled).

KeyOvation.
KeyOvation v. Kinesis (Declaratory judgment action, dismissed with patentee taking nothing).

Professional Activities

Council Member, Intellectual Property Section, State Bar of Texas; Past President, Austin Intellectual Property Law Association; Officer, Austin Intellectual Property Law Association, 2006-2010; University of Texas School of Law, Giles Rich Intellectual Property Moot Court Coach (coached several national championship teams); and American Intellectual Property Law Association.

Awards & Recognition

Named a Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star multiple times.

News

• McKool Smith Lawyers Highlighted On the 2010 Texas Rising Stars Listing
• Eighteen from McKool Smith Recognized Among Texas’ Best Young Lawyers
• Ten McKool Smith Attorneys Among Texas Rising Stars
• McKool Smith Adds Two Attorneys in Austin Office
• McKool Smith Attorney Coaches UT Moot Court Team to National Championship

Articles

"Inter Partes Reexamination," presented to Austin Intellectual Property Law Association, May 2004.

"Inventorship," presented to in-house patent attorneys of a Fortune 500 Client.

“Phillips Panel,” Austin Intellectual Property Law Association, 2005.