- Represented a U.S.-based telecommunications company asserting mobile payment and mobile wallet patents in two district court cases.
- Defended a large financial institution against a patent infringement suit regarding two-factor authorization.
- Represented a medical device company in a patent enforcement action in the Northern District of Texas involving a surgical device and method for implanting artificial eye lenses.
- Defended telecommunications providers in patent infringement suits addressing cellular communications technology, including standard-essential patents.
- Advised a patent owner in a patent litigation dispute related to video coding technology.
Associate,
- Phone: +1 214 922 3471
- Email: jacob.young@alston.com
Jacob draws on his judicial clerkship in the Eastern District of Texas and internships in the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas to provide valuable insight to clients in these notorious patent litigation hotbeds.
Jacob W. Young focuses his practice on patent litigation and has experience with medical device, telecommunication, and cellular technology related matters and litigations.
Jacob previously clerked for the Hon. Jeremy D. Kernodle in the Eastern District of Texas, where he worked on a multitude of cases, gaining a strong understanding of various stages of litigation. He also interned for the Hon. Sean D. Jordan in the Eastern District of Texas and for the Hon. Alan D Albright in the Western District of Texas.
Jacob received his J.D., magna cum laude, from the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif and was an associate managing editor of the SMU Law Review Association. Jacob was also a student attorney in the SMU First Amendment Clinic, a Tsai Scholar for the Tsai Center of Law, Science, and Innovation, and the president of the Intellectual Property Organization. He received his B.S. in chemistry, with a minor in biochemistry, from the College of William and Mary.
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Patent Case Summaries April 30, 2025Patent Case Summaries | Week Ending April 25, 2025A weekly summary of the precedential patent-related opinions issued by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the opinions designated precedential or informative by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.Patent Case Summaries April 30, 2025Patent Case Summaries | Week Ending April 25, 2025A weekly summary of the precedential patent-related opinions issued by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the opinions designated precedential or informative by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
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Webinar June 22, 2023How to Defend a Case with Standard Essential Patents and FRAND IssuesJoin Ross Barton, Nic Marais, and Jacob Young as they discuss the rising number of patent infringement lawsuits that implicate standard essential patents (SEP) and associated FRAND issues, as well as defenses, typical counterclaims, FRAND obligations, and trial strategies.Webinar June 22, 2023How to Defend a Case with Standard Essential Patents and FRAND IssuesJoin Ross Barton, Nic Marais, and Jacob Young as they discuss the rising number of patent infringement lawsuits that implicate standard essential patents (SEP) and associated FRAND issues, as well as defenses, typical counterclaims, FRAND obligations, and trial strategies.
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Patent Case Summaries March 14, 2023Patent Case Summaries | Week Ending March 10, 2023A weekly summary of the precedential patent-related opinions issued by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the opinions designated precedential or informative by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.Patent Case Summaries March 14, 2023Patent Case Summaries | Week Ending March 10, 2023A weekly summary of the precedential patent-related opinions issued by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the opinions designated precedential or informative by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
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Patent Case Summaries November 2, 2022Patent Case Summaries | Week Ending October 28, 2022A weekly summary of the precedential patent-related opinions issued by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the opinions designated precedential or informative by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.Patent Case Summaries November 2, 2022Patent Case Summaries | Week Ending October 28, 2022A weekly summary of the precedential patent-related opinions issued by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the opinions designated precedential or informative by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Bar Admissions
- Texas
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Education
- Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2022)
- William & Mary (B.S., 2017)
Memberships
- Federalist Society
- Dallas Bar Association