Lewis E. Hudnell III

Lewis Hudnell is an intellectual property attorney specializing in patent litigation and the founding principal of Hudnell Law Group P.C. He works closely with clients to understand their business and their needs in order to develop innovative strategies for helping them achieve favorable results in complex, high stakes patent disputes. Mr. Hudnell’s clients have ranged from individual inventors to major technology companies in the electronics, semiconductor, networking, computer software, electronic commerce, and financial services industries. Mr. Hudnell has successfully represented clients in patent trials in federal court and obtained numerous settlements and dismissals of patent lawsuits in favor of his clients. He has also successfully represented clients in post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial & Appeal Board.

Mr. Hudnell also counsels clients on strategically protecting their inventions, preparing and negotiating various technology agreements, selling and acquiring intellectual property rights, monetizing intellectual assets, and managing patent litigation risk. Before founding HLG, Mr. Hudnell was a principal in the New York office of Fish & Richardson P.C.

Mr. Hudnell is a frequent speaker and author in the areas of patent litigation, business method patents, the IP marketplace, and innovations in the practice of law. Mr. Hudnell was recognized amongst the IAM1000 leading patent professionals, selected to the 2015-2024 Northern California Super Lawyers list, and is rated AV® Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell®, its highest rating level, in the practice areas of Patents and Patent Litigation.

Mr. Hudnell earned a B.S. in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University, and a J.D., from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and is admitted to the bar in California and New York.