George T. Fishback

George Fishback Jr. is an Associate at McKool Smith’s Austin office. His practice focuses on patent and intellectual property-related litigations. Prior to joining the firm, George interned for the Honorable Lee Yeakel, District Judge at the U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas, Austin, TX.

During his education at The University of Texas School of Law, George was a member of the Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal and Texas Intellectual Property Law Society. In addition, he worked in the Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic where he provided transactional business law representation to entrepreneurs, nonprofit organizations, and community groups.

In his free time, George volunteered for multiple programs. At the “Texas Here to Stay DACA Clinic,” he assisted undocumented students with their application to renew Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status. For the “Texas Law Expunction Project,” he volunteered to draft petitions and orders for expunction or nondisclosure of criminal records.

• Blue Yonder Group Inc v. Kinaxis Inc et al, 3-20-cv-03636 (NDTX): represented Blue Yonder in patent infringement case brought in the Northern District of Texas on patents related to logistics technology. Also represented Blue Yonder in the related PTAB IPR proceedings.
• ParkerVision, Inc. v. Qualcomm Incorporated et al, Case No. 6-14-cv-00687 (MDFL): represented ParkerVision in patent infringement case brought in the Middle District of Florida on patents related to wireless communication technology.
• RightQuestion, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al, Case No. 2-21-cv-00238 (EDTX): represented RightQuestion in patent infringement case brought in the Eastern District of Texas on patents related to user authentication. Also represented RightQuestion in the related PTAB IPR proceedings.
• Mojo Mobility Inc v. Samsung Electronics Co., LTD, et al, Case No. 2-22-cv-00398 (EDTX): represented Mojo in patent infringement case brought in the Eastern District of Texas on patents related to wireless charging. Also represented Mojo in the related PTAB IPR proceedings.
• Carbyne Biometrics, LLC v. Apple Inc., Case No: Case No. 1-23-cv-00324 (WDTX): represented Carbyne in patent infringement case brought in the Western District of Texas on patents related to user authentication and fraud reduction technology. Also represented Carbyne in the related PTAB IPR proceedings.

• Ranked among the Top Performing Attorneys Representing Patent Owners and Top Most Active Attorneys Representing Patent Owners in Patexia's PTAB Intelligence Report (2023-2025)