About

Gunn, Lee & Cave P.C.

Gunn, Lee & Cave, P.C.

An Intellectual Property Law Firm

8023 Vantage Drive, Suite 1500, 

San antonio, Texas 78230

(210) 245-8550

Firm Resume

Attorneys

John C. Cave

Managing Partner

Specializes in intellectual property litigation and mechanical patent preparation and prosecution. He was admitted to the bar in 1992 in Texas; he was also admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court; the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; and the U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas; he was registered before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Preparatory education, Texas A&M University (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1984); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1992). John is the managing partner of Gunn, Lee & Cave P.C.

Ted D. Lee

Founding Partner

Ted D. Lee, admitted to the bar in 1970 in Indiana and in 1973 in Texas, was also admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court; the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; the U.S. District Courts, Southern District of Indiana, Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas, Northern District of California, and District of Arizona; and registered before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Preparatory education, University of Alabama; Auburn University (B.E.E., 1967); legal education, University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 1970). Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Ted is the founding partner of Gunn, Lee & Cave P.C. is semi-retired, and is of counsel at the firm.

Miguel Villarreal, Jr.

Partner

Miguel Villarreal, Jr., admitted to the bar, 2003, Texas; also admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas; registered before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Preparatory education, Baylor University (B.S., Chemistry, 1994); legal education, St. Mary’s University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Languages: Spanish. Miguel is a partner of Gunn, Lee & Cave P.C.

Robert L. McRae

Partner

Robert L. McRae, admitted to the bar in 2004 in Texas, is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts, Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas and District of Colorado, and is registered before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Preparatory education, Abilene Christian University (B.S., Biology, 2000); legal education, St. Mary’s University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Rob is a partner of Gunn, Lee & Cave P.C.

Mediation Services: Robert McRae is also a certified mediator. You can contact Mr. McRae on our website to find out more about the mediation services and the fees and to schedule a mediation.

Nick Guinn

Partner

Nick Guinn, admitted to the bar in 2013, Texas, is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; and the U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas; he is registered before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 2010); legal education, St. Mary’s University School of Law (J.D., 2013). Nick is a partner of Gunn, Lee & Cave P.C.

Brandon T. Cook

Associate

Brandon T. Cook, admitted to the bar in 2015, Texas, is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas, and is registered before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Preparatory education, Auburn University (B.A., Chemistry, 2012); legal education, St. Mary’s University School of Law (J.D., 2015). Brandon is an associate of Gunn, Lee & Cave P.C.

Julie P. Bell

Associate

Julie P. Bell, admitted to the bar, 2019, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Western and Southern Districts of Texas; registered before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Preparatory education: University of Texas at San Antonio (B.A., Biology, 2007); University of the Incarnate Word (M.A., Health Administration, 2016); legal education: St. Mary’s University School of Law (J.D., 2019). Julie is an associate of Gunn, Lee & Cave P.C.

Representative Cases

Since 2009, our firm has represented clients in over 160 cases in federal court, most of which involved intellectual property claims. Of those cases, 35 involved copyright infringement. Here are a few representative cases:

• W.I. Davis Hankins v. Ancira Enterprises, Inc., et al. in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas (San Antonio), Case No. 5:22-cv-897: Our firm represented the defendant in a copyright infringement action involving the infamous jingle “Think Ancira!” authored by the plaintiff and used by the defendant in television and radio advertisements in San Antonio and surrounding areas.
• Jose Antonio Rodriguez v. Atlanta National League Baseball Club, LLC, et al., in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas (San Antonio), Case No. 5:21-cv-732, our firm represented the plaintiff in a copyright infringement action involving the Atlanta Braves logo.
• Steven Hirsch v. R Communications, LLC, in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas (McAllen), Case No. 7:18-cv-321: Our firm represented the defendant in a copyright infringement action involving a photograph taken by the plaintiff.
• Gary Hartman d/b/a Gary Hartman Photography v. Bago Luma Collections, Inc., in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas (San Antonio), Case No. 5:03-CA-0465: Our firm represented the plaintiff in a copyright infringement action involving photographs he took of the defendant’s furniture, who later published them in a sales catalog without owning the rights to the photographs.
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment et al. v. Cuellar, in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas (Corpus Christi), Case No. CA-C-07-58, our firm represented the defendant in a copyright infringement action regarding a peer-to-peer file-sharing case.
• Abilene Christian University v. Gerald Ewing, in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas (Abilene), Case No. 1:10-cv-00249, our firm represented the plaintiff in a lawsuit seeking declaratory judgment that ACU did not infringe the plaintiff’s copyrights.
• Stauffer v. Civil Air Patrol et al., in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas (San Antonio), Case No. 5:19-cv-01293, our firm represented the defendants in a copyright infringement action.

Patent and Trademark Infringement Cases

• Luckenbach Texas, Inc. v. Skloss et al, in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas (Austin), Case No. 1:21-cv-00871, our firm represented defendants against claims of trademark infringement.
• Adams Extract & Spice, LLC v. Adams Rib Rubb, LLC, in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas (San Antonio), Case No. 5:20-cv-01222: Our firm represented the defendant against claims of trademark infringement.
• Milestone IP LLC v. Broadway National Bank, in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas (Waco), Case No. 6:20-cv-00885, our firm represented the defendant against claims of patent infringement involving patents on check scanning technology.
• John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc. v. PCT International, Inc., in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas (San Antonio), Case No. SA-09-CA-0410RF, our firm represented the defendant against claims of patent infringement involving a patent related to coaxial cable connectors.
• Mimedx Group, Inc. v. Tissue Transplant Technology, Ltd. et al., in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas (San Antonio), Case No. 5:14-cv-719, our firm represented the defendants against claims of patent infringement involving patents on biomedical tissue grafts processed from human amniotic membranes.
• Brian Robert Blazer v. Lowe’s Companies, Inc., in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas (Waco), Case No. 6:20-cv-00276, our firm represented the defendant in a patent infringement case involving patents on bee traps.
• Borderlands Traders LLC, et al. v. Alonso et al., in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division, Case No. 5:20-cv-01005, our firm represented several defendants against claims of trademark infringement and unfair competition.
• Warren Oil Company, Inc. et al. v. Texas Genuine Automatic Transmission Fluid, Inc. et al., in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas (San Antonio), Case No. SA-05-CA-0120, our firm represented defendants in a trademark infringement and unfair competition action.
• Southwest Business Corporation et al. v. Realogy Holdings Corp. et al., in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas (San Antonio), Case No. 5:19-cv-01384, our firm represented the plaintiff and SWBC Mortgage Corporation in a trademark infringement and unfair competition lawsuit.
• Dollar Financial Group, Inc. v. Brittex Financial, Inc. in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Case No. 2023-1375), our firm successfully appealed the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s decision denying Brittex Financial’s petition to cancel DFG’s trademark registration, won on remand, and successfully defended Brittex Financial, in a precedential opinion, against DFG’s appeal that the zone of natural expansion was not a valid defense for DFG.

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