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Education:
  • University of Texas
  • 1980 B.B.A., with highest honors
  • 1982 J.D.
  • 2001 M.B.A.
Admissions and Memberships:
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals for the
  • Fifth Circuit
  • United States District Court for the
  • Western District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the
  • Southern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the
  • Eastern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the
  • Nothern District of Texas
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Travis County Bar Association
  • Texas Trial Lawyers Association

Kurt Sauer

(512) 703-1444
ksauer@dmtechlaw.com

Mr. Sauer's practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and commercial litigation. Mr. Sauer has served as lead counsel in over 250 cases, representing both plaintiffs and defendants, and he is a trained mediator. Mr. Sauer has tried cases involving patents, copyrights, employment agreements, banking and lender liability issues, fraud, real estate, oil and gas, professional licensing and discipline, civil rights, whistleblower claims, bankruptcy matters, death penalty habeas proceedings and other matters.

Representative cases:

  • DataTreasury v. City National Bank, defense of patent infringement case concerning check clearing patents
  • JVC v. CyberLink and Corel, prosecution of patent infringement case concerning DVD parental control and fast forward patents
  • Stambler v. The Frost National Bank, defense of patent infringement case concerning transaction authentication patents
  • Lonestar Inventions, LP v. Panasonic, prosecution of patent infringement case concerning high capacitance structure in semiconductor devices
  • Best Western International, Inc. v. Dallas Partners, LLC, prosecution of trademark infringement case involving Best Western marks
  • CKG v. Strasburger and Price, prosecution of legal malpractice case on behalf of bankruptcy trustee
  • Warranty Gold v. KPMG, LLP, prosecution of professional negligence case on behalf of bankruptcy trustee
  • FDIC v. Macari and Graham, successful prosecution of breach of contract counterclaim against FDIC
  • Davis v. Bexar County, prosecution of civil rights case on behalf of wrongfully convicted client

Mr. Sauer’s primary practice areas at the firm are: