Experience

Patent Invalidity Victory Involving Website Advertising Technology

Defending leading computer company in patent litigation involving accusations against website advertising technology, with the asserted patents found invalid under Section 101 and the litigation stayed.

Patent Litigation Involving Data Management Technology

Defending online marketplace provider in patent infringement litigation involving patent on data record filing and organization.

Patent Litigation Involving Mobile Device Security and Authentication Technologies

Defending a global technology company in a four-patent case litigation involving security and authentication features for smartphones and wearable devices.

Patent Litigation Involving Server, Data Storage and Networking Technologies

Defending a leading computer company in patent litigation involving server, data storage, and networking technologies, including summary judgment proceedings, successful domestic and international third-party discovery, and parallel PTAB challenges.

Patent Litigation Involving Vehicle Control Technology

Defending a large motorcycle manufacturer in patent litigation involving 3 patents on adjusting vehicle speed and accelerometer based on accelerometer readings. 

Portfolio-Wide Patent Resolution for AI-Powered Cloud Platform Provider

Represented an AI-powered cloud contact center platform provider in a patent dispute targeting 5 of its customers in successfully securing a low-cost, portfolio-wide license covering the company and all its customers after raising several meritorious defenses.

Preliminary Injunction Victory in Trade Secret Litigation

Representing leading industrial refrigeration provider in prosecuting a trade secret misappropriation, breach of non-disclosure, and tortious interference case against 5 former employees and their new employers; court entered preliminary injunction and multiple rounds of sanctions against defendants.

Security Camera Technology Patent Litigation

Defending a security camera company in patent infringement litigation involving imaging technology.

Summary Judgment Victory in High-Stakes Patent Litigation

Secured summary judgment of non-infringement based on an implied license on 6 asserted patents for leading computer company in high-dollar amount litigation involving over 100 accused products.

ISIX LLP v. Boomi LP & Dell Inc.

Defended Boomi and Dell in the Western District of Texas on a patent case related to software integration technology.

KT Imaging v. Dell

Represented Dell on three patents related to imaging technology in the Western District of Texas.

Bell Northern Research v. Dell Technologies, et al.

Defended Dell in the Western District of Texas on 5 patents relating to Bluetooth and heat dissipation technology.

Visa Inc.

Defended Cybersource Corp., a subsidiary of Visa, against claims of fraudulent transfer, conspiracy to defraud, and declaratory relief in Los Angeles Superior Court and before the California appellate court.

Visa International Service Association v. BankIslami Pakistan Ltd.

Represented Visa in a breach of contract and breach of implied good faith and fair dealing action brought in the Northern District of California.

Trial Victory for Smart Meter Technology Company

Defended a smart meter technology company in a federal bankruptcy court bench trial against billion-dollar damage claims asserted by a technology licensor. Following the two-week trial, the court found for our client on all counts, not only rejecting the licensor’s damage claims but fully vindicating our client's rights under the license agreement.

Profectus Technologies v. Google LLC

Represented Google LLC in its complete defense verdict from a Texas federal jury in the Western District of Texas in a case alleging that Google's Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max devices infringed a patent asserted by Profectus Technologies. The jury found that the asserted claims of the patent were invalid and that Google did not infringe.

Networking and Cybersecurity Solutions Company Patent Infringement Lawsuit

Represented a multinational networking and cybersecurity solutions company in a 6-patent infringement lawsuit in the Western District of Texas and in the related IPR proceedings. The lawsuit accused a broad range of data center-related technology, including routers, switches, firewall devices, and the company’s operating system of infringement. The matter resolved with a settlement favorable for our client.

Symbology Innovations v. Muji Ltd.

As lead counsel, successfully defended Muji in the U.S. District Court for Delaware in a multi-patent case relating to QR code technology.

Adobe Prevails in Writ of Mandamus Petition Seeking Transfer Out of WD of Texas

The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals granted Adobe Inc.’s writ of mandamus petition seeking to transfer a patent case from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas to Adobe’s home forum in the Northern District of California.

Altbaier v. Down-Lite

In this action, we represented the defendant/employer, Down-Lite, who develops and sells proprietary blends of down and feather, in the California-based companion action brought by the employee/shareholder to a misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of contract action filed in the Southern District of Ohio that had been filed by our client. The employee/shareholder was seeking preliminary injunctive relief to enjoin our client from enforcing a non-compete restriction and non-disclosure of trade secrets limitation in agreements he had signed with our client. Following a court hearing, we successfully defeated plaintiff’s emergency motion for a temporary restraining order and obtained a complete dismissal of this action pending further proceedings in the Ohio proceedings brought by our client.

Huawei Technologies and Futurewei Technologies v. Yiren “Ronnie” Huang and CNEX Labs, Inc.

After a 3-week jury trial in Eastern District of Texas, successfully defended start-up CNEX Labs in a bet-the-company case against all claims of trade secret misappropriation, CFAA, RICO, and tortious interference brought by Huawei Technologies and Futurewei Technologies and attained a finding of misappropriation of trade secrets against Huawei in the field of SSD controller technology.

BladeRoom v. Facebook and Emerson

After a five-week jury trial before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, our team won for UK-based BladeRoom a $30 million verdict against global manufacturing giant Emerson for willful and malicious misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of a non-disclosure agreement relating to BladeRoom’s revolutionary new methodology for constructing warehouse-sized data centers. The Daily Journal named this one of the “Top Verdicts” in California in 2018. The Court subsequently awarded BladeRoom an additional $30 million in exemplary damages and $17 million in prejudgment interest, for a total judgment exceeding $77 million. Our client settled with Facebook after the first week of trial.

Blue Spike v. Adobe Systems

Defended Adobe Systems in a five-patent case relating to signal abstraction technology involving 70+ defendants. We successfully obtained a transfer of venue from the Eastern District of Texas to the Northern District of California followed by a judgment of non-infringement. Pursued recovery of attorneys’ fees through appeal.

Tridia Corp. v. NTT Resonant Corp.

Served as lead counsel for this subsidiary of Japan’s largest telecom company, Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Co., in its first ever patent litigation in the United States. The case filed in Georgia Northern District Court presented unique questions involving the role of special masters to resolve section 101 motions and personal service of Japanese companies in the United States under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

Purple Leaf v. Google, Inc.

Defended Google Checkout in the Eastern District of Texas against assertions that it infringed a patent owned by Purple Leaf that purportedly disclosed a way to conduct an online transaction directly between merchant and buyer. After initial pleadings, we were able to attain a dismissal of the claims against Google. 

MAZ Encryption v. Dell Inc.

Defending Dell Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against allegations that its DDPE and DDPA products infringe two patents.

Rotatable Technologies v. Motorola Mobility LLC and Quickoffice Inc.

Obtained a non-infringement judgment for defendants Motorola Mobility and Quickoffice Inc. on 47 mobile devices in a patent case in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Judgment was upheld on appeal.

Round Rock Research v. Dell Inc.

Defended Dell in the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Texas and the District of Delaware against allegations that its products infringed 20 patents across a wide range of technologies involving DRAM, server management and monitoring, and BIOS.

e-Micro Corporation v. Google, Inc.

Defended Google against allegations that Google Checkout infringes a patent allegedly related to electronic payment transactions conducted on the Internet.

Cioffi, et al. v. Google Inc

Defended Google in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in a four-patent case relating to multi-process web browsers. The case is currently pending a post-trial invalidity decision based whether the reissue patents improperly recaptured disclaimed subject matter under 35 USC section 251.