As a shareholder in Intellectual Property Litigation, Jonathan Spivey focuses his practice on complex patent, trade secret, trademark, copyright and unfair competition litigation and appeals. He has extensive experience litigating intellectual property matters in numerous district courts involving patent, trademark and copyright infringement, Internet domain disputes, mergers and acquisitions and patent prosecution. His experience includes the electro-mechanical, electrical computer technology, wireless communication, video coding/decoding and software arts.
In addition to litigating intellectual property matters, Jonathan also counsels clients in the strategic development of their IP portfolios. He routinely represents Fortune 500 corporations in transactional matters such as drafting and negotiating technology licenses, transfer, joint development, confidentiality and other intellectual property-related agreements, and conducting intellectual property due diligence investigations. Jonathan has experience as a patent examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office and as a judicial clerk for the Honorable H. Robert Mayer, former Chief Judge at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Education
- The George Washington University Law School (LL.M., 1998)
- Intellectual Property
- Thurgood Marshall School of Law (J.D., 1997)
- cum laude
- Prairie View A&M University (B.S., 1991)
- Electrical Engineering
Bar Admission
- Texas, 1997
- Illinois, 2004
- Admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
Professional Affiliations
- Houston IP Inn of Court
- Program Chair
- Richard Linn American Inn of Court
- Founder
- Giles S. Rich American Inn of Court
- Federal Circuit Bar Association
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Houston Bar Association
- National Bar Association
- National Society of Black Engineers, Alumni Extension
Recognition
- Thomson Reuters, Texas Super Lawyers, 2015-2018
- Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Thurgood Marshall Law Review
- Selected for Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Houston, Texas, for Technology Law, 2026
- Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® for:
- Technology Law, 2025-2026
- Litigation - Intellectual Property, 2021-2026
