McKool Smith
Firm overview:
McKool Smith is a US trial litigation boutique known for its high‑stakes advocacy in complex commercial disputes, IP, financial litigation, class actions, bankruptcy, insurance recovery and white‑collar defence matters. The firm’s trial‑centric approach has produced landmark outcomes that directly affect market participants, technology developers and financial stakeholders.
The firm’s patent team represents plaintiffs and defendants in federal courts throughout the US in cases involving a broad range of technologies, from electronics and semiconductors to medical devices and materials science. In 2025, the firm was ranked as the second most active firm representing patent owners before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
McKool Smith’s representative patent clients include Netlist, Mojo Mobility, PanOptis, Nokia, Ericsson and American Airlines.
Team overview:
Jennifer Truelove is a leading force in high-stakes patent and commercial litigation. In 2025, she secured a $191.4 million jury verdict for Pictiva against Samsung for OLED display technology infringement, demonstrating her skill in managing complex, technology-focused trials. Her expertise spans IP, antitrust, whistleblower, and contract disputes
Nicholas Mathews is recognised as a key IP trial lawyer at McKool Smith, specialising in patent disputes, particularly standard-essential patents (SEPs) and FRAND-related cases. Mathews played a pivotal role in defending Ericsson in a FRAND jury trial against HTC, and helped Ericsson secure a patent infringement jury verdict against TCL.
Key matters:
Litigation:
- Pictiva Displays International v Samsung Electronics
McKool Smith led trial strategy, presented technical evidence, and guided jury arguments, culminating in a $191.4 million verdict for Pictiva. The firm managed all aspects of pre-trial preparation and courtroom advocacy, highlighting its expertise in high-stakes technology patent litigation.
- Daingean Technologies v T-Mobile USA et al
McKool Smith secured a patent defence verdict for T-Mobile in a dispute against non-practising entity (NPE) Daingean Technologies, which sued T-Mobile for alleged infringement of a 5G telecoms patent.
In July 2025, a jury found that T-Mobile’s use of Nokia base stations did not infringe the Daingean patent and determined that T-Mobile only needed to pay $2 million for its use of the base stations—significantly less than the $245 million Daingean sought at trial.
- Ericsson v Lenovo
McKool Smith client Ericsson reached a confidential settlement with Lenovo to partially resolve their patent licensing dispute over a multi-year, global patent cross-license agreement between the parties.
Clients:
Ericsson, Pictiva, T-Mobile
