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Robert Benson Baker Botts San Francisco
Robert Benson Baker Botts San Francisco
Robert Benson
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robert.benson@bakerbotts.com
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Practices
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Litigation
International Trade Commission (ITC)
Licensing
PTAB Trials
Industries
Technology

Overview

在將近35年的職業生涯中，Robert Benson致力於幫助客戶解決最具挑戰性的知識產權糾紛，並在高風險的專利訴訟案件中獲勝。Robert將他為他人服務的承諾與法律敏銳度、創造力、誠信和合作團隊建設相結合，為客戶獲得最好的結果。他有著代表原告和被告長期在地方法院訴訟、美國國際貿易委員會(ITC)調查、美國專利審理暨訴願委員會(PTAB)訴訟和專利授權談判中獲勝的記錄。

在過去的25年裏，Robert一直專注於為亞洲客戶提供服務，並與臺灣法律界有著深厚的關係。在《2024年錢伯斯全球法律指南》中，Robert是唯一一位在美國被評為“臺灣知識產權外國專家”類別的律師，也是唯一一位在《2024年錢伯斯全球法律指南》中被評為“臺灣知識產權外國專家”類別的律師。

他專注於處理跨國訴訟和跨境糾紛中出現的獨特問題，曾代理過臺灣許多行業的龍頭公司:包括半導體行業(如晶片積體電路設計公司和半導體代工廠以及設計、製造和供應各種消費電子產品和零組件的公司，如LCD面板、IFP顯示器、LED產品、控制器和存儲設備、個人和筆記本電腦、網路設備和電信設備。Robert還組織和領導了以往在臺灣舉行的最大型私人贊助的知識產權會議。

Robert於1999年創立了 Arms of Love International。這是一個慈善組織，在過去的25年裏，為尼加拉瓜和菲律賓200多名被遺棄和受虐待的兒童提供了基本家庭的照護，並進一步支持他們接受高等教育。Robert還設立了一些專案，為從孤兒院、危機中心和其他寄宿專案中過渡出來的暴力倖存者提供高等教育。《奧蘭治縣紀事報》(Orange County Register)的一篇專題文章《全球擁抱》(A Global Embrace)能看到Robert從小被遺棄到照顧世界各地其他處境危險的兒童的歷程。
 

Admissions & Affiliations

  • State Bar of California
  • Registered Foreign Attorney, Taiwan
  • United States Courts of Appeals for the Federal and Ninth Circuits
  • United States District Courts for the Central, Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of California
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • Taiwan Bar Association
  • Master of the Bench, Howard T. Markey Intellectual Property Inn of Court

Education

  • J.D., University of California, Berkeley, School of Law 1990
    Order of the Coif
  • B.S., Aeronautical Operations, San Jose State University 1987
    President's Scholar

Experience

  • Obtained summary judgment of non-infringement on behalf of a leading manufacturer of inkjet printers, resulting in the dismissal of the case.
  • Obtained a complete win after litigating a Section 337 investigation in the ITC through a Final Determination, developing and prevailing on a key non-infringement defense in a case directed to digital content protection.
  • Successfully litigated two IPR petitions through a Final Written Decision of unpatentability of a graphics processing patent, which patent was the sole basis for a limited exclusion order entered by the ITC in a Section 337 investigation litigated by different counsel.
  • Obtained summary judgment of invalidity of all asserted patent claims in an infringement action brought against a leading printer manufacturer, based on anticipation, lack of written description and indefiniteness, resulting in dismissal of the case.
  • Obtained a preliminary injunction based on infringement of copyrights in source code on behalf of the world's leading supplier of controller chips for optical disk drives, argued an appeal from the injunction before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and obtained a settlement of $50 million.
  • Represented a leading semiconductor foundry in a multijurisdictional patent infringement dispute with a competing foundry, which resulted in a broad global cross-license.
  • In multiple patent infringement actions, obtained dismissals with prejudice without a settlement payment in cases brought by non-practicing entities.
  • Obtained complete denial of institution of three different petitions for inter partes review, filed by Qualcomm, directed to graphics processing technologies.
  • Negotiated a favorable settlement on behalf of a leading cellular phone manufacturer after obtaining a ruling of patent invalidity on summary judgment, following a nine-day Markman hearing in the Southern District of California.
  • Obtained summary judgment of non-infringement on behalf of an Asian client in a patent infringement case filed in Delaware against more than 60 defendants.
  • Obtained summary judgment on patent infringement and various state law claims in the Northern District of California on behalf of the world's largest privately held company.
  • Represented a leading medical device company in China in an offensive litigation in California state court asserting breach of contract and business tort causes of action; achieved a favorable settlement through mediation.
  • Litigated a section 337 investigation on behalf of a Complainant through the hearing and achieved a settlement during the subsequent appeal to the Federal Circuit.
  • Defended a leading ODM in Asia, which manufactures computers, monitors, televisions, and smartphones, in a significant breach of contract litigation brought by a patent pool administrator and achieved a favorable settlement through mediation.
  • Obtained dismissals with prejudice and without a settlement payment in multiple patent infringement actions filed by non-practicing entities.
  • Developed and executed a litigation and licensing strategy on behalf of one of the largest health insurers in the United States in a 23-patent multidistrict litigation in the Central District of California involving hundreds of entities and accused systems and services.
  • Litigated offensive and defensive patent infringement claims between an Asian manufacturer of Wi-Fi chips and a German competitor, resulting in a favorable settlement for the client.
  • Prevailed on a motion to dismiss a patent infringement lawsuit that had been brought in the Eastern District of Virginia against a leading provider of digital video recorders.
  • Obtained summary judgment on claims for contributory copyright infringement, violations of the Federal Communications Act and unfair competition that had been asserted against a manufacturer of cable television descramblers.

Awards and Community

Recognized by Chambers Global as "Foreign Expert Based in USA" for Taiwan IP, 2018-2024

Recognized by Chambers Global as "Foreign Expert for Taiwan" for U.S. IP, 2018-2024

Listed in The Legal 500 U.S. as a "Recommended Lawyer" in IP, 2020-2021