About Firm

FOUNDER – Peak Access IP PLLC
Seth Lindner is a patent litigator who represents technology companies in a wide range of intellectual property matters. Seth has taken multiple patent cases to trial and has represented clients in over 40 inter partes review proceedings before the PTAB, often serving as lead counsel. He holds a JD from Columbia Law School. Seth also has several years of industry experience involving semiconductor device fabrication, circuit design, and computational image processing. He earned a Master’s degree in electrical engineering as a Paul F. Anderson Fellowship recipient at the Pennsylvania State University. Seth’s research focused on machine learning, computer vision, and autonomous vehicle navigation. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Science.

Over the past decade, Seth has evaluated infringement allegations for hundreds of patents and is able to quickly identify the strengths and weaknesses of each allegation. Seth has helped clients obtain and negotiate patent licenses in a variety of technical fields, including semiconductor design and manufacturing, semiconductor packaging, integrated circuits, wireless communications, and others, with patent licenses totaling more than $200 million.

Prior to founding Peak Access IP, Seth spent nearly ten years at Vinson & Elkins and Baker Botts where he represented some of the world’s largest technology companies in high-stakes patent litigations. He then spent nearly three years doing mainly plaintiff’s side work for a variety of clients, where he led several successful licensing campaigns and defended numerous patents in IPR proceedings.

Peak Access IP is headquartered in Austin, Texas, where Seth lives with his wife and three children.

EDUCATION

JD, Columbia University School of Law, 2011

MS, Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 2004

BS with honors, Engineering Science, The Pennsylvania State University, 2001

BAR ADMISSIONS

Texas

United States Patent and Trademark Office

COURTS

United States District Court for the Western District of Texas

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas