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地方裁判所や国際貿易委員会、特許審判委員会に提起された特許紛争におけるあらゆる段階において原告側と被告側の両陣営の代理人を務めたことのある経験豊かな特許訴訟代理人である。物理学専攻の経歴もあり、メディア、通信、光学、電子工学、医療機器、イメージング技術、ソフトウェア、ビジネスモデル特許などの幅広い技術分野にまたがる多様な実務において、彼独自のソースコード作成・解読能力を活かしながら活躍を続けている。
多くの分野に渡る技術的な強みと奥深さ、またその強みを法廷で「テコ」として活用することにより専門家証人の反対尋問を効果的に行う能力について、クライアント及び同僚から高い評価を受けている。また、米国特許商標庁審判部における当事者系レビュー(inter partes reviews)で弁論を行った経験も多々ある。

Admissions & Affiliations

  • New York State Bar
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office
  • New York Intellectual Property Law Association
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association

Education

  • J.D., William and Mary Law School 2011
    Order of the Coif
    Member, William & Mary Law Review
  • B.A., Physics, College of the Holy Cross 2008
    cum laude
    Sigma Pi Sigma

Experience

Representative Cases

  • Moxchange LLC v. Avigilon USA Corporation (D. Del.) – representation of Avigilon in patent dispute concerning Wi-Fi encryption and authentication.
  • Uniloc 2017 v. Sling TV (D. Colo. and U.S.P.T.O.) – representation of Sling TV in patent dispute concerning video encoding and web presentation technologies and challenging claims in inter partes review.
  • Sound View Innovations, LLC v. DISH Network LLC (D. Colo. and U.S.P.T.O.) – representation of DISH Network and Sling TV in patent dispute concerning adaptive bitrate streaming technologies and challenging claims in inter partes review.
  • Mobile Networking Solutions, LLC v. Sling Media LLC (D. Del.) – representation of Sling Media in patent dispute concerning database storage systems.
  • In the Matter of Certain Magnetic Data Storage Tapes and Cartridges Containing the Same (International Trade Commission Investigation No. 337-TA-1012; U.S.P.T.O.) – representation of Fujifilm in ITC Investigation of Sony's infringement of a number of Fujifilm patents related to magnetic tape data storage technologies and defense of patent in inter partes review.
  • In the Matter of Certain Magnetic Tape Cartridges and Components Thereof (International Trade Commission Investigation No. 337-TA-1036; U.S.P.T.O.) – representation of Fujifilm in ITC Investigation filed by Sony related to magnetic tape data storage technologies and challenging claims in inter partes review.
  • In the Matter of Certain Magnetic Tape Cartridges and Components Thereof (International Trade Commission Investigation No. 337-TA-1058) – representation of Fujifilm in ITC Investigation filed by Sony related to magnetic tape data storage technologies.
  • In the Matter of Certain Magnetic Data Storage Tapes and Cartridges Containing the Same (II) (International Trade Commission Investigation No. 337-TA-1076) – representation of Fujifilm in ITC Investigation of Sony's infringement of a number of Fujifilm patents related to magnetic tape data storage technologies.
  • SVV Technology Innovations Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. (W.D. Tex.) – defended Samsung in a patent infringement suit relating to optical collectors for solar energy applications alleged to have been used in backlight units for televisions and computer monitors.
  • American Patents LLC v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (E.D. Tex.) - defended Samsung in a patent infringement suit related to communication networks and virtual input systems.
  • Cypress Lake Software, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (E.D. Tex. and U.S.P.T.O.) - represented Samsung in patent infringement suit and inter partes review and ex parte review proceedings relating to streaming and video interface technologies.
  • Huvepharma, Inc. v. Associated British Foods, plc et al. (D. Del.) – represented Plaintiff Huvepharma in patent infringement action relating to enzymatic animal feed additives.
  • Huvepharma, Inc. v. EI du Pont de Nemours Co. et al. (D. Del.) – represented Plaintiff Huvepharma in patent infringement action relating to enzymatic animal feed additives.
  • Intellectual Ventures I LLC et al. v. AT&T Mobility LLC et al. (D. Del.) – represented AT&T in defense of patent infringement allegations relating to wireless communications technologies.
  • Innovative Display Technologies LLC et al. v. AT&T Inc. et al. (E.D. Tex.) – represented AT&T in defense of patent infringement allegations relating to LCD backlight optics.
  • Ameranth, Inc. v. Seamless North America, LLC; Ameranth, Inc. v. GrubHub, Inc. (S.D. Cal.) – represented leading online and mobile food ordering company in defense of patent infringement suit relating to food ordering systems.
  • Hartford Fire Insurance Co. v. Progressive Corp. et al. (N.D. Ohio) – represented Plaintiff Hartford in patent litigation relating to insurance processing system technologies.

IP Counseling and Patent Prosecution

  • Columbia University – patent prosecution and counseling concerning licensing, standard essentiality, and patent pools
  • The University of Pennsylvania – patent prosecution
  • International energy company – patent prosecution
  • International aerospace and defense company – patent prosecution
  • International medical device company - due diligence, patent prosecution and procurement, product clearance and opinion writing
  • International financial services software company – counseling regarding internal intellectual property procedures and training, patent prosecution
  • Startup software company – IP counseling and patent prosecution