Samantha Hunt Associate

Samantha Hunt is a patent litigation associate with experience in U.S. District Court, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), and Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) matters. She is well versed in invalidity and noninfringement analysis, claim construction proceedings, discovery, motion practice, patent damages analysis, and issues unique to fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory (FRAND) encumbered patents.

Samantha’s background in project management and flight test helps her efficiently navigate complex matters to achieve positive outcomes for her clients at every stage of litigation. She has successfully petitioned for inter partes review (IPR) proceedings and authored winning motions for summary judgment. Samantha also has experience in a variety of technical fields, including video and audio codecs, data security and file management, semiconductors, software, aircraft, and life sciences.

Samantha earned her J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law, where she served as an intern in the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic, providing comprehensive intellectual property (IP) evaluation and advice to entrepreneurs and student inventors. Prior to attending law school, Samantha earned Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in aeronautics and astronautics engineering, with a focus on structural analysis, from Purdue University. Through her ten-year career in the aviation industry, Samantha refurbished aging military aircraft and participated in every stage of flight test and certification for new and modified civilian and military aircraft.