Pierre J. Hubert

Pierre Hubert focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation, including  patent  litigation matters in complex electrical- and computer-related technology, and also has experience in patent opinion work, patent portfolio management, and patent due diligence.

Mr. Hubert has experience representing both patent holders and accused infringers in many federal district courts across the country, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), the International Trade Commission (ITC) and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Mr. Hubert’s clients have included large and small companies in a wide array of technologies, including electrical- and computer-related hardware and software technologies such as memories , communication systems, wired and wireless networks, displays, information technology service management systems, application-specific integrated circuits, sensors, processors, user interfaces, and digital security.

Mr. Hubert also has experience in biomedical, materials, and mechanical technologies. Mr. Hubert is a former President of the Austin Intellectual Property Law Association (Austin IPLA) consisting of hundreds of attorneys and business people interested in intellectual property law issues.

Mr. Hubert served as a judicial law clerk to Judge Pauline Newman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from 1997 to 1999.  Mr. Hubert is a 1997 graduate of New York University School of Law.

He earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree from Rice University in 1992 with honors (with focus on circuits, control systems, and communications), and a Master’s degree in engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1993.

Representative Matters:

• BMC Software Inc. v. Cherwell Software, LLC, 1:17-cv-03127-MSK-STV (D. Colo. 2018). Representing BMC Software in a matter relating to information technology management systems.
• BMC Software Inc. v. Cherwell Software, LLC and Firescope, Inc., 2:17-cv-00374 (E.D.Tex. 2017). Represented BMC Software in a matter relating to information technology management systems.
• BMC Software Inc. v. ServiceNow, Inc., 2:14-cv-903 (E.D.Tex. 2014). Represented BMC Software, in a matter relating to information technology management systems.
• Ericsson Inc. and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., et al., No. 6:12-cv-894 (E.D.Tex. 2012) and Ericsson Inc. and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., et al. , No. 6:12-cv-895 (E.D.Tex. 2012). Represented Ericsson in a matter relating to communications technology.

Education:

• New York University School of Law, J.D., 1997
• University of Texas at Austin, M.S., Engineering, 1993
• Rice University, B.S., Electrical Engineering, cum laude, 1992

Admissions:

• Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Supreme Court of the United States

Professional Activities:

• State Bar of Texas
  • Intellectual Property Section
  • Council Member, 2011-2013
• Austin Intellectual Property Law Association
• Federal Circuit Bar Association
• Giles Rich Intellectual Property Moot Court Coach, University of Texas School of Law