Cases
Experience: Inter Partes Review (IPR): Representing a leading streaming service as petitioner in 15+ IPRs
related appeals to the Federal Circuit challenging patents asserted by Broadcom.
Representing leading streaming services as petitioners in several IPRs
related appeals challenging patents asserted by a Fortress-funded patent portfolio holding company.
Defended a leader in implantable hearing solutions as the patent owner in an IPR brought by a competitor. All claims were found not unpatentable.
Represented a leading music streaming service in 4 IPRs that settled shortly after filing.
Represented a leader in wearable devices as petitioner in appeals from IPRs (Fed. Cir.). The Federal Circuit affirmed two final written decisions finding the claims unpatentable
reversed
rem
ed a third final written decision that found some claims not unpatentable.
Represented a leading streaming service in 7 IPRs relating to compression technology (over 85 claims found unpatentable across 5 patents).
Represented a leading game developer in an IPR
on appeal where all challenged claims held unpatentable following an unsuccessful IPR challenge by a different game developer.
Represented a leader in wearable devices as petitioner in an IPR where the patent owner (a Wi-LAN subsidiary) disclaimed the challenged claims after institution.
Patent Infringement Litigation: Representing leading software provider in a 3 patent assertion related to communication protocols, after successful transfer from the Eastern District of Texas (W.D. Tex.).
Representing leading software provider in a 2 patent assertion related to electronic design automation for semiconductors (N.D. Cal.).
Represented leading semiconductor company in 6 district court actions (D. Del.
D. Mass.)
an ITC investigation, with 11 asserted patents. Previously represented the same client in an ITC investigation that was voluntarily dropped by the plaintiff.
Represented leading streaming service provider in district court (C.D. Cal.)
corresponding IPR. Obtained institution of the IPR, after which patent owner surrendered all claims
dismissed the district court action.
Represented a leading video game company in litigation involving erasure code technology (W.D. Tex.). Case settled favorably.
Defended a leading game developer in a district court action involving a non-practicing entity (C.D. Cal.). Case was dismissed after a successful inter partes review was upheld on appeal,
the court found the case was exceptional
awarded attorneys' fees against the NPE.
Represented leading ticket website in district court litigation involving resale of tickets (W.D. Tex.). Plaintiff dismissed action without payment.
Represented leading furniture manufacturers in district court litigation (E.D. Tex.)
2 related IPRs concerning augmented reality technology. Case settled favorably.
Represented a medical technology company in litigation against a competitor involving radiotherapy technology (N.D. Cal.),
in related IPRs as the patent owner.
Represented a major luxury retailer in litigation brought by a non-practicing entity (E.D. Tex.).
Represented a leading TV manufacturer in litigation involving various technologies including 802.11 wireless st
ards (E.D. Tex.).
Represented a leading music streaming service in patent litigation (D. Del.).
Represented a leading provider of satellite communications equipment
satellite data service against claims of infringement involving satellite communications technologies brought by a major military contractor (E.D. Tex.).
Represented a provider of enterprise
carrier real-time communications technology in patent infringement countersuit brought by a competitor involving telecommunications technologies (E.D. Tex.).
Represented a provider of enterprise
carrier real-time communications technology in patent infringement action against a competitor involving VoIP, media gateway,
session border controller technologies (E.D. Tex.).
Represented a provider of captioning services for hard of hearing users in competitor litigation involving captioned telephone technology (W.D. Wis.)
developed petitioner's response to plaintiff's secondary considerations evidence in eight co-pending IPRs.
Defended a leading telecommunications carrier against claims that its services infringe a patent directed to location-based services (E.D. Tex.).
Defended a major computer company against claims that hard drives shipped with its computer systems infringe a patent directed to switchable hard drive acoustic properties (E.D. Tex.).
Defended a major computer company against claims that its computer systems infringe a patent that covers transcoding video into a format for optical discs (E.D. Tex.).
Represented a major computer company in a patent infringement action involving enterprise iSCSI storage systems (N.D. Tex.
Fed. Cir.).
Represented a U.S. appliance manufacturer in a patent infringement action involving refrigerator storage
ice
water dispensing systems (D. Del.).
Copyright
Trade Secret Infringement: Represented a leading game developer in a copyright infringement lawsuit against a video game developed by former employees (C.D. Cal.).
Represented a leading game developer in an international arbitration involving former employees
claims for unpaid royalties, breach of contract, breach of common law duties, improper solicitation,
breach of confidentiality.
Represented a provider of enterprise
carrier real-time communications technology in competitor litigation involving trade secret misappropriation
unfair competition counterclaims (E.D. Tex.
Texas State court).
Counseling: Assisted client with contracting for independent software support services that comply with their enterprise software licenses.
Provided an opinion to a client analyzing their ownership rights in software works they derived from licensed software.
Assisted client with providing intellectual property disclosures for their shelf offering registration.
Apprised a client of their rights in software code developed for them by a third party contractor.
