- Served as lead counsel representing international consumer electronics companies in multiple patent infringement cases in the USITC and various District Courts involving MPEG video compression standards, graphics processor, microprocessor, wireless/cellular, LCD display, memory, and other technology used in smartphones, tablets, laptops, and other mobile and electronic devices
- Prevailed on summary judgment for a major defense and aerospace company, defeating patent infringement claims involving certain military systems and seeking over US$150 million in alleged damages
- Prevailed at trial and on summary determination, and successfully resolved, numerous Section 337 USITC investigations for several consumer electronics companies involving video compression/decompression standards, graphics processors, LCD display technology, optical disc drives, and other electronic technology used in digital televisions, laptops, computer hardware, and mobile devices
- Defended multiple district court cases in which plaintiff asserted patents allegedly covering video compression standards, including H.264 and H.265
- Defended a leading manufacturer of computer peripherals in multiple trials and matters involving patents alleged to be essential to 802.11 and other wireless standards
- Defended an international consumer electronics company in a high-publicity patent licensing dispute against the world’s leading computer software company; valued by the press at US$1 billion, the case successfully settled on confidential terms
- Defended a satellite broadcasting company in multiple patent infringement matters involving signal abstracting, cryptography, online piracy, and other digital radio technology and applications
- Represented a microprocessor manufacturer in an international, multi-venue antitrust dispute against a competitor, leading to a precedent-setting settlement
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- California
- Texas
Court Admissions
- US District Court, Northern, Southern, and Central Districts of California, and the Eastern District of Texas
- US Court of Appeals, Federal and Ninth Circuits
Registered to Practice
- US Patent and Trademark Office
Education
- University of California at Los Angeles, J.D., 1998: Order of the Coif; Co-Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Law & Technology
- Stanford University, M.S., Material Science & Engineering, 1995
- Harvey Mudd College, B.S., Engineering, 1993: with distinction and Engineering department honors; Tau Beta Pi., I.E.E.E.
Honors & Awards
- Recognized as a “Leading Partner” by The Legal 500 US for Patents: Litigation (International Trade Commission) (2026)
- Recommended by The Legal 500 US for Trade Secrets (Litigation & Non-Contentious Matters) (2017-2018, 2020-2026); Trademarks: Litigation (2018-2022); Patents: Litigation (Full Coverage) (2019-2026); General Commercial Disputes (2020); Intellectual Property: Copyright (2021-2024); and Patents: Litigation (International Trade Commission) (2023-2025)
- Recognized by Chambers USA for Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation in California (2022-2026)
- Recognized as a “Local Litigation Star” (2020) for Intellectual Property and as a “Future Star” (2019, 2021-2025) by Benchmark Litigation
- Recognized by the Daily Journal as one of the “Top 75 Intellectual Property Lawyers” in California (2015, 2018-2022)
- Shortlisted for Managing Intellectual Property’s “Litigator of the Year Award – California” (2024)
- Recognized by Managing Intellectual Property as an “IP Star” (2020-2023)
- Recognized by IAM Patent 1000 (2015-2023)
- Named by Law360 as one of 10 “IP Lawyers Under 40 to Watch” (2010)
- Repeatedly recognized as a Southern California “Super Lawyer” in surveys conducted by Law & Politics Media Inc. and published in Los Angeles Magazine
Professional Activities
Member
- Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association
- Los Angeles Intellectual Property Inn of Court
- American Bar Association
- California Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
- University of Southern California Intellectual Property Institute, Planning Committee
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
Board of Directors
- Bet Tzedek (former)
- Western Justice Center (current)
Speaker
- “Review of the Recent FRAND Case-Law,” Second Annual Conference on the Future of Standard Essential Patents and FRAND Licensing, LES France, Licensing Executives Society (Paris, November 2019)
- “The Rise of Silicon Beach and LA’s Emerging Hubs,” Select LA Investment Summit (June 2017)
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