Theodore "Ted" Stevenson III

Theodore "Ted" Stevenson III

Dallas, TX recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007
Alston & Bird LLP

266 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Trade Secrets Law Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Litigation - Intellectual Property Litigation - Patent
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Dallas/Fort Worth.

Biography

A preeminent trial attorney, Ted Stevenson’s clients turn to him for staunch advocacy when key intellectual property assets are on the line.

Ted is a partner in the Intellectual Property Litigation Group. He is a trial lawyer and registered patent attorney who has been focused on IP and competition cases for over 25 years. Ted has extensive federal trial experience, having tried over 25 patent and technology cases involving diverse technologies such as cellular telephones, balloon angioplasty catheters, integrated circuits, hydraulic fracturing, and enterprise software. Ted is one of the world’s foremost patent attorneys in cases alleging competitive violations in patent licensing, having handled six trials and an arbitration adjudicating whether proposed royalties for standard essential patent portfolios complied with fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory statutes (FRAND). Many of the world’s leading innovators turn to Ted to defend their licensing programs from claims of anti-competition behavior.

Alston & Bird LLP

266 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • University of Virginia, J.D., graduated 1989
  • University of Virginia, J.D., graduated 1989

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Trade Secrets Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Trade Secrets Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Litigation - Patent Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Trade Secrets Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Litigation - Patent
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Trade Secrets Law, Dallas/Fort Worth (2026)
  • Trade Secrets Law, Dallas/Fort Worth (2022)
  • Litigation - Patent, Dallas/Fort Worth (2020)
  • Trade Secrets Law, Dallas/Fort Worth (2017)
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation, Dallas (2014)
  • Litigation - Patent, Dallas (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Trade Secrets Law
Special Focus:
  • Antitrust
  • Civil Litigation
  • Electronics
  • False Advertising
  • Intellectual Property
  • Internet
  • Licensing
  • Litigation
  • Patent
  • Software
  • Technology
  • Trade Secrets

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