Mitch Verboncoeur

Mitch Verboncoeur is a trial lawyer focused on intellectual property and complex commercial disputes, including cases before the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) and in federal courts. 

Mitch has won several victories in ITC investigations involving sophisticated adversaries and complex technology. Recently, he represented Nokia in two ITC investigations against Amazon. In both investigations, the presiding judges found that Amazon violated Section 337 of the Tarriff Act.

Mitch represents companies who contribute innovations to standards development organizations and seek to license those technologies. When prospective licensees are unwilling to take licenses on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms, Mitch helps companies negotiate and, when necessary, develop global litigation and/or dispute resolution strategies. Mitch has successfully represented innovators against large tech companies such as Amazon, Apple, Hisense, HP, and Lenovo. Many of Mitch’s cases involve video coding or cellular technologies.

Mitch’s recent pro bono experience includes representing a mother who was wrongly detained and separated from her children, including an infant daughter. The woman was released after a successful petition for a writ of habeas corpus. 

Mitch graduated from Yale Law School. Before law school, he studied physics and philosophy at Rollins College, where he graduated summa cum laude and was a Cornell Scholar and Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

• Nokia v. Acer, ASUS, and Hisense. Represents Nokia in global disputes with Acer and ASUS involving video coding technology. Nokia signed a multi-year license agreement with Hisense, which resolved litigation between the parties in multiple jurisdictions.
• Dolby v. Snap. Represents Dolby in dispute with Snap involving video coding technology.
• Ericsson v. Lenovo. Represented Ericsson in reaching a settlement with Lenovo in a global patent licensing dispute involving a multi-year cross-license agreement, resulting in the withdrawal of all pending litigation and administrative proceedings, including before the USITC.
• Nokia v. Amazon and HP. Represented Nokia in global disputes with Amazon and HP involving video coding technology.
• Ericsson v. Apple. Represented Ericsson in global dispute with Apple involving cellular technology.
• Nokia v. Lenovo. Represented Nokia in global dispute with Lenovo involving video coding and other technologies.

• Named among the top five "Leading Section 337 ITC Attorneys" by the Patexia ITC Intelligence Report, 2024

• Named among the Top Most Active and Performing Attorneys Representing Complainants by the Patexia ITC Intelligence Report, 2023 - 2026

• Named a Texas "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers for 2024 - 2026