Victor Hardy

Victor Hardy has over 20 years of experience in high-stakes patent infringement litigation and other types of litigation and PTO proceedings. Mr. Hardy’s specializes in internet search and multimedia streaming technology and has successfully enforced campaigns against both industries under multiple portfolios. He has had extensive involvement in nearly every aspect of trials in many different contexts, ranging from the cross-examination of Johnson & Johnson’s World Wide Chairman of Consumer Products in a patent infringement trial to arguing to the Patent and Trial and Appeal Board.
Mr. Hardy is also highly experienced in patent finance and investment, patent negotiation and acquisition, patent valuation, due diligence, and strategic enforcement of IP assets. Mr. Hardy was founding member of a pioneering patent acquisition private equity fund. Mr. Hardy has evaluated thousands of patents for purposes of business investment and enforcement for leading IP investment institutions. He uses his extensive litigation experience to bring a real world perspective to financial modeling and valuation of patent assets.
Additionally, Mr. Hardy has substantial experience in class action civil rights matters including discrimination under Title VII and the ADEA.