Experience

Rating: 10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2014

Southern California Super Lawyer in Intellectual Property, Super Lawyers

2014

Top Lawyer in Intellectual Property Litigation, San Diego Magazine

2014

IP Star, Managing Intellectual Property

2013

Top Lawyer in Intellectual Property Litigation, San Diego Magazine

2013

IP Star, Managing Intellectual Property

2012

Best Lawyers - Intellectual Property, San Diego Metro Magazine

2012

Southern California's Top Rated Lawyers, ALM Media/Los Angeles Times

2011

Top Attorney - Intellectual Property, San Diego Metro Magazine

2011

Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Writing, Burton Foundation

2009

Wiley M. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services, State Bar of California

2008

2008 Full Coverage - Patent Litigation Recognition, Legal 500

N/A

AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

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Work Experience

2014 - Present

Partner, Jones Day

2003 - 2014

Partner, Paul Hastings LLP

1998 - 2003

Associate, Bingham McCutchen LLP

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Associations

2012 - Present

American Intellectual Property Law Association, Patent Law Damages Subcommittee

Chair

2009 - Present

American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section, Subcommittee on Patent Exhaustion

Chair

2003 - Present

San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association

Member

2000 - Present

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Registered Patent Attorney

1998 - Present

American Intellectual Property Law Association

Member

Federal Bar Association

Member

2006 - 2009

Association of Business Trial Lawyers (San Diego chapter)

Board Member

1998 - 2003

Santa Clara County Bar Association

Member

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Sample of Legal Cases

Surfing Madonna: The "Save the Ocean" Mosaic

Approval of Mosaic by City of Encinitas

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Education

1998

Univ of Texas School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1995

University of Texas System, Austin

B.S. with honors

1995

University of Texas System, Austin

B.S. with honors

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Speaking Engagements

2013

The Knowledge Conference How to Prove Damages in Patent, Trademark and Copyright Cases

2013

AIPLA Annual Meeting

Recent Developments regarding Patent Damages

2011

Mid-Winter Institute Subject Matter Patentability and the Biotech Industry

2008

ACC Roundtable CLE

In-House Open Source Compliance Programs

2006

ACC Roundtable CLE

How New Patent Rules Make San Diego a More Attractive Patent Litigation Forum for Biotechnology Companies

2005

American Bar Association IP Section Annual Meeting

Practical Tips on Enforcing and Defending Patents

2003

Intellectual Property Patent Law Annual Symposium

Discovery of Patent Prosecution Documents

2002

CLE

CLE Presentation on the Federal Circuit and Supreme Court’s Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., Ltd. Opinions

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Publications

2013

Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal (BNA) Recent Trends and Approaches in Calculating Patent Damages: Nash Bargaining Solution and Conjoint Surveys

2011

Paul Hastings LLP “25 Percent Rule” Axed for Patent Infringement Damages and Test for the Entire Market Value Rule Reaffirmed

2011

American Bar Association Trial Evidence Committee Proving Patent Damages after Uniloc

2011

Intellectual Property Litigation Committee newsletter (ABA) Obtaining Preliminary Injunctions in Open-Source Cases

2010

Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal The Rise and Fall of Patent Marking Suits

2009

Bloomberg Law Reports Preparing for and Defending Against Claims of Corporate Officer Personal Liability for Patent Infringement

2008

Bloomberg Intellectual Property Law Report In-House Open Source Compliance Programs Should Be Considered in Wake of Jacobsen decision

2008

Aspatore books Inside the Minds: Life Sciences Client Strategies

2007

The Recorder The Great Unknown

2007

State Bar of California Beware Foreign Defendants: You May Be Liable For Patent Infringement Even Without Conducting Any Business in the United States

2007

Paul Hastings LLP Supreme Court Rules on the Obviousness of Inventions Under the “Teaching-Suggestion-Motivation” Test

2007

San Diego Daily Transcript Recently Renewed Patent Reform Act’s Impact on Medical Device Industry

2006

Intellectual Property Today Choosing Your Turf: A Brief Overview of Venue in Patent Cases

2006

Los Angeles Daily Journal Doubting the Obvious

2006

Paul Hastings LLP Supreme Court Hears Arguments Regarding the Obviousness of Inventions: The Battle Over the “Teaching-Suggestion-Motivation” Test

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Languages

English

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