Alton Absher focuses his practice on patent litigation, as well as patent preparation and prosecution and technology transactions. He practices in a wide range of technologies, including software, computer peripheral devices and control methods, network security, e-commerce, telecommunications and electronics. Mr. Absher also has significant experience with patent litigation in the Eastern District of Texas.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Absher was a Unix Systems Engineer for Lowe's Companies, Inc. While with Lowe's, he engineered integrated hardware and software solutions for approximately 1,000 retail locations and designed, tested and implemented a security system that involved customizing open-source software. He also wrote low-level software to interface numerous peripheral devices with point-of-sale systems and was a member of a team that developed a Linux point-of-sale system. While at Wake Forest University, Mr. Absher was a recipient of the Law Faculty Scholarship.

Professional & Community Activities

American Bar Association, IP Litigation Subcommittee, Young Lawyers Division, Co-Chair (2009-Present)

North Carolina Bar Association, Co-Editor of IP Links Newsletter (2010-Present)

Wake Forest Law Review, Managing Editor (2006-2007)

Education

  • Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D. (2007)
    cum laude, Order of the Coif
  • University of North Carolina at Asheville, B.S., Computer Science (2000)

Bar Admissions

  • North Carolina (2007)

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (2011)
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (2008)
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina (2007)
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (2007)

Who We Are

What fully engaged means to me:

Taking ownership and doing everything in my power to obtain the best possible result for the client.

1001 West Fourth Street
Winston-Salem, NC, 27101-2400
USA
t +1 336.607.7307
f +1 336.734.2755

Alton L. Absher III

Experience Highlights

TecSec Inc. v. IBM Corp., et al.
Lead counsel for Cisco in a patent infringement litigation in the Eastern District of Virginia. The plaintiff asserted 11 patents related to more
Patent infringement suit for a large financial institution
The firm served as lead counsel on behalf of a large financial institution in a patent infringement suit filed by a financial institution services more
Patent litigation for car pet seats
The firm served as lead counsel and defended a California-based boutique, high-end, pet lifestyle company, in a patent suit relating to car pet more
DataTreasury Corp. v. Wachovia Corp., et al.
DataTreasury Corp. v. Wells Fargo & Co., et al.

Lead counsel for Wachovia Bank, Branch Banking & Trust Company, M&T Bank and Comerica Bank against DataTreasury in patent more