Angela Oliver

Angela Oliver is an appellate and intellectual property attorney who focuses her practice on appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, federal district court litigation, and post-grant proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. After clerking at the Federal Circuit and in the Eastern District of Texas, Angela understands how to develop effective, long-term case strategies for her clients.

Angela has argued a variety of appeals before the Federal Circuit, including successfully obtaining reversal in a case that clarified important issues in design patent law. Angela was recently recognized in Patexia’s 2023 CAFC Intelligence Report as being in the top five best performing attorneys at the Federal Circuit, and in the top 30 most active attorneys before that court.

Angela regularly prepares briefs in federal courts of appeals and federal district courts across the United States. She has also assisted with merits briefing in three cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as with certiorari-stage briefing. Angela’s experience includes a variety of appeals, including from the Court of International Trade, federal district court litigation, bankruptcy court litigation, the Court of Federal Claims, inter partes reviews, and other agency matters, including appeals from patent prosecution.

Combining her technical experience with her passion for persuasive writing, Angela also regularly appears in post-grant proceedings before the USPTO. She has assisted clients throughout inter partes review proceedings, from drafting petitions and patent owner responses to presenting oral argument. She also recently assisted a client with a successful petition for rehearing of a PTAB final written decision. Angela also assists with critical issues in patent infringement litigation, including dispositive motion practice, appellate preservation, and development of the jury charge. Additionally, she previously prosecuted patent applications in various technical fields.  

Angela’s technical experience includes a wide array of technologies, including medical devices, surgical tools, computer hardware and software, wireless communications, computer networks, High Efficiency Video Coding, oil and gas drilling, and business methods. Her background in bioinformatics equipped her with a foundational understanding of both the technology industry and the life sciences industry, as well as the emerging crossover between those fields.

In addition to her regular practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Angela also has experience before other federal administrative agencies, including in employment, maritime, antitrust, and immigration matters.

Angela maintains an active pro bono docket, having been included in the Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll in 2021 and 2022, and in the Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas from 2021–2023.

Prior to joining Haynes and Boone, Angela served as a law clerk to then-Chief Judge Prost of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and to now-Chief Judge Rodney Gilstrap of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.