
MELISSA HOTZE
PARTNER, BLUE PEAK
Email | hotze@bluepeak.law
Phone | 1 (832) 884-0003
vCard | Melissa Hotze
Office | Houston, TX
LEGAL BACKGROUND
Melissa Hotze is a patent attorney and a partner of Blue Peak Law Group. Ms. Hotze has over fifteen years of experience as a patent attorney, representing clients nationwide in complex, high-stakes patent litigations as well as in proceedings before the PTAB. She has litigated cases involving a broad range of technologies, including oil and gas, life sciences, computer software and hardware, telecommunications, and e-commerce. She is experienced in all phases of litigation, from pre-suit investigation through trial and appeals. She has also counseled clients on a variety of intellectual property issues, including patent acquisitions and licensing.
Prior to joining Blue Peak Law Group, she was counsel at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP. She was also an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas.
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
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Illumina Inc. v. BGI Genomics Co., Ltd., et al., 3:19-cv-3770, 3:20-cv-01465 (N.D. Cal.) & Complete Genomics, Inc. v. Illumina, Inc., 19-cv-970 (D. Del.)
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LiquidPower Specialty Products vs. Baker Hughes Holdings LLC, 4:15-CV-2915 (S.D. Tex.)
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Vivint, Inc. vs. Alarm.com Inc., 2:15-cv-392 (D. Utah)
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Sound View Innovations, LLC v. AMC Networks, Inc., 1:19-cv-00145 (D. Del.)
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Alacritech, Inc. v. Centurylink, Inc., 2:16-CV-00693 (E.D. Tex.)
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TQ Delta, LLC v. ADTRAN, Inc., 1:14-cv-954 (D. Del.)
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Innovative Memory Systems, Inc, v. Micron Tehcnology Inc., 1:14-cv-01480 (D. Del.)
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Moneycat Ltd. vs. Paypal Inc., 3:14-cv-02490 (N.D. Cal.)
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U.S. Ethernet Innovations LLC v. Acer Inc, 4:10-cv-03724 (N.D. Cal.)
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EON Corp. IP Holdings, LLC v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc., 6-12-cv-00546 (E.D. Tex.)
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Soverain Software LLC v. eBay, Inc. et al, 6-12-cv-00143 (E.D. Tex.)
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TiVo Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc., EDTX-2-12-cv-00311 (E.D. Tex.)
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Freyburger LLC v. Microsoft Corporation, 3:09-cv-00104 (W.D. Wis.)
PRIOR POSITIONS
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Counsel, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
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Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas
EDUCATION
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University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 2006
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University of Texas at Austin, B.A., Plan II, 2003
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University of Texas at Austin, B.S., Electrical Engineering, 2003
COURT ADMISSIONS
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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
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State of Texas
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office