Angela Oliver

Angela Oliver represents clients in appeals involving patents, intellectual property, technology, and administrative law, with a focus on matters before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

She has argued twenty cases before the Federal Circuit and has briefed dozens more. Her appellate work includes matters arising from federal district court litigation, Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceedings, patent prosecution appeals, and various decisions from federal courts and agencies. She also prepares appellate briefs in federal courts of appeals across the United States and has assisted with merits briefing in five cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as certiorari-stage briefing.

Angela works with trial teams during litigation to address issues that may shape an appeal, including identifying and preserving appellate issues, assisting with dispositive motions, developing jury instructions, and preparing critical motions. She also assists clients by providing strategic guidance in inter partes review and post-grant review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

Her work has involved a range of technologies, including computer hardware and software, wireless communications, computer networks, High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), medical devices, surgical tools, oil and gas drilling technology, and business methods. Earlier in her career, she prosecuted patent applications in multiple technical fields.

Angela previously served as a law clerk to then-Chief Judge Sharon Prost of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and to Judge Rodney Gilstrap of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.