Amy K. Liang

Counsel

Disclaimer

Thank you for your interest. Before you communicate with one of our attorneys, please note: Any comments our attorneys share with you are general information and not legal advice. No attorney-client relationship will exist between you or your business and O’Melveny or any of its attorneys unless conflicts have been cleared, our management has given its approval, and an engagement letter has been signed. Meanwhile, you agree: we have no duty to advise you or provide you with legal assistance; you will not divulge any confidences or send any confidential or sensitive information to our attorneys (we are not in a position to keep it confidential and might be required to convey it to our clients); and, you may not use this contact to attempt to disqualify O’Melveny from representing other clients adverse to you or your business. By clicking "accept" you acknowledge receipt and agree to all of the terms of this paragraph and our Disclaimer.

Amy K. Liang is an intellectual property lawyer who focuses her practice primarily on patent and technology-related litigation. Amy has experience in all stages of litigation, including claim construction, fact and expert discovery, summary judgment, trial, post-trial, and appeal. She also has experience in inter partes review proceedings representing patent owners and patent challengers. Amy also advises clients regarding intellectual property licensing and pre-litigation disputes.

Amy has experience in a number of technical areas including chip packages, semiconductor processing, chemical mechanical planarization, video compression, networking, digital watermarking, standards-essential telecommunications, and automotive technologies.

Amy has worked on multiple pro bono cases representing clients in civil rights matters.

Admissions

Bar Admissions

  • California

Court Admissions

  • US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • US District Court for Central District of California and the Eastern District of Texas

Registered to Practice

  • US Patent & Trademark Office

Education

  • Columbia Law School, J.D., 2013: Journal: Science and Technology Law Review
  • Brown University, B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, 2010

Professional Activities

Extern

  • United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Examiner Extern, Chemical Arts (2011)

Member

  • Co-Leader of SF Women Attorneys Lean in Circle; APABA Silicon Valley - Women in Law Committee
  • Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley

Publications

  • “The Return of the Plague: Inequitable Conduct after Regeneron v Merus,” Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal (May 2018)
  • “The Potential Impact of Life Tech v Promega,” IP Reports (internal business publication) (August 2016)
  • “Patent Cases to Watch in 2016,” Inside Counsel (February 2016)

Certifications

  • Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) (International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP))
  • Defended international electronics company in district court and appeal regarding license relating to chip packaging patents; prevailed on summary judgment relating to contract interpretation (N.D. Cal.; 9th Cir.)
  • Defended consumer electronics company in district court regarding smart kitchen products (W.D. Wa.)
  • Defended cloud communications company in multiple district court and inter partes review proceedings over patents relating to APIs for communications platforms (N.D.Cal.; PTAB)
  • Represented TV analytics company in competitor suit asserting two patents (E.D. Tex.; N.D. Cal.)
  • Represented Silicon Valley electronics company at trial regarding power supply devices; jury awarded full damages requested (N.D. Cal.)
  • Represented prisoner in §1983 pro bono case involving sexual assault.