People

Overview

Eileen Hyde's practice focuses on patent litigation and prosecution, including post-grant proceedings. Ms. Hyde has prosecuted in technologies ranging from software applications, cloud computing, and authentication, to toner ink cartridges, fryer apparatus, and currency sorting systems. Ms. Hyde has litigated technologies including satellite communications. Ms. Hyde has litigation experience from beginning to completion of litigation, including all phases of fact and expert discovery, claim construction, taking and defending depositions, motions practice, and preparing for and participating in trial. Ms. Hyde has experience with post-grant proceedings, including drafting petitions for inter partes review, motions to exclude, and preparing for and attending the oral hearing.

Prior to joining Baker Botts, Ms. Hyde worked as a patent examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). While at the USPTO, Ms. Hyde examined U.S. patent applications in the area of surgical medical devices and therapeutic treatments.

Admission & Affiliations

  • District of Columbia Bar
  • Virginia State Bar
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office
  • J.D., George Mason University School of Law 2015
    magna cum laude
    Moot Court Board
    Patent Law Track
  • B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Bucknell University 2011
    magna cum laude

Experience

  • Hughes Network Systems in Elbit Systems Land and C4I et al. v. Hughes Network Systems, a patent infringement action brought in the Easter District of Texas; worked on case from filing the answer through jury trial.
  • AT&T in Vertical Connection Technologies v. AT&T, a patent infringement action brought in the Eastern District of New York, and in filing petitions for inter partes review before the PTAB; district court case settled following institution of inter partes review proceedings.
  • Prosecuting patent applications in various technology fields, including cloud computing, authentication, vehicle-to-grid applications, currency sorting, and fryers.
  • Conducting freedom to operate analysis for international insurance company regarding industrial monitoring and control systems.