I have been engaged as a technical expert in the following matters:
1997: Hewlett-Packard Company versus CEO of United Epitaxy Company (Taiwan). Nature: Trade secret misappropriation. Law firm: Morrison & Foerster LLP, Washington DC. Venue: US District Court.
1998: Hewlett-Packard Company versus United Epitaxy Company (Taiwan). Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Redwood Shores, California. Venue: US District Court for the Northern District of California.
2006: Kerr Company versus 3M and Dentsply International Company. Nature: Patent infringement. Law Firm: Woodcock Washburn LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Venue: US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.
2006: Nichia Corporation (Japan) versus Seoul Semiconductor Company (South Korea). Nature: Design patent infringement. Law firm: Foley & Lardner LLP Washington DC. Venue: U.S. District Court for Northern District of California, San Francisco Division.
2008: Seoul Semiconductor (SSC) Company LTD (South Korea) versus Nichia Corporation (Japan). Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Morrison & Foerster LLP, Palo Alto, California. Venue: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont Division.
2008: Professor Gertrude Rothschild versus Toshiba Company (Japan). Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: DLA Piper LLP, San Francisco California. Venue: US International Trade Commission (ITC), Washington DC.
2008: Honeywell Company versus Cree Company and Lumileds Company. Nature: Patent infringement and Reexamination of patent. Law firms: Paul Hastings LLP, Washington DC and Ingrassia, Fisher & Lorenz P.C., Washington DC. Venue: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division and Reexamination before the USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
2010: Landmark Screens Company versus MLB Company and Kohler. Nature: Mishandling of a patent application. Law firm: Keker & Van Nest LLP, San Francisco, California. Venue: US District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division.
2011: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. versus Seoul Semiconductor (SSC) Company LTD.. Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington DC. Venue: US District Court for the Central District of California Southern Division.
2011: Jeou-Nan Tseng versus Home Depot USA Inc. and Guangde LEDup Enterprise Inc.. Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: DLA Piper, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Venue: US District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle.
2011: Lightpanels Ltd. Company versus Fuzhou F&V Photographic Company. Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Locke Lord LLP, New York, New York. Venue: US International Trade Commission (ITC), Washington DC.
2012: Osram Company versus LG Company. Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington DC. Venue: US International Trade Commission (ITC), Washington DC.
2012: Osram Company versus LG Company and Samsung Company. Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Covington & Burling LLP, Washington DC. Venue: US International Trade Commission (ITC), Washington DC.
2013: Chao Tai Electron Co. LTD. versus LEDup Enterprise Inc. and others. Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Hunton & Williams LLP, Washington DC. Venue: US District Court for the Central District of California.
2013: Nichia Corporation versus Everlight Company and Emcore Company. Nature: Inter Partes Review (IPR). Law firm: Foley & Lardner LLP, Washington DC. Venue: IPR before the USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
2014: Everlight Electronics Co. LTD. versus Nichia Corporation. Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Foley & Lardner LLP, Washington DC. Venue: US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division.
2014: LEDup Enterprise Inc. versus Nicolas Holiday Inc.. Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Pendleton, Wilson, Hennessey & Crow, P.C. Denver, Colorado. Venue: US District Court for the Central District of California.
2014: Nichia Corporation versus Everlight Electronics Co. LTD.. Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C. Washington DC. Venue: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division.
2015: Cree Company versus Unity Opto Technology, Unity Microelectronics, and Feit Electric Company. Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Alston & Bird LLP, Silicon Valley, East Palo Alto, California. Venue: US International Trade Commission (ITC), Washington DC.
2015: Honeywell International Inc. versus Cree Inc.. Nature: Inter Partes Review (IPR). Law firm: Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, California. Venue: IPR before the USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
2015: Honeywell International Inc. versus Cree Inc.. Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, California. Venue: US District Court for the District of New Jersey.
2015: Cree Inc. versus Kingbright Electronic Co. LTD and SunLED Corporation. Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Hansen Reynolds Dickinson Crueger LLC, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Venue: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.
2016: Acuity Brands Lighting Inc. versus Lynk Labs Inc.. Nature: Inter Partes Review (IPR). Law firm: Haynes Boone LLP, Chicago, Illinois. Venue: IPR before the USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
2016: Godo Kaisha IP Bridge 1 Company versus Broadcom Company and others. Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Ropes and Gray LLP, New York City, New York. Venue: U.S. District Court of for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division.
2016: TSMC Company versus Godo Kaisha IP Bridge 1 Company. Nature: Inter Partes Review (IPR). Law firm: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C., Reston, Virginia. Venue: IPR before the USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
2017: Harvard University versus Micron Technology Company. Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Redwood Shores, California. Venue: U.S. District Court for Massachusetts, Boston; U.S. District Court for Delaware, Wilmington.
2017: Seoul Viosys Company versus P3 Company. Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Holland & Knight LLP, New York City, New York. Venue: U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York.
2017: Nitride Semiconductor Company versus Rayvio Company. Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Dentons LLP, Palo Alto, California. Venue: US District Court for the Northern District of California.
2018: CRX Tech LLC versus Samsung Electronics Co. LTD. Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Arnold & Porter LLP, Los Angeles, California. Venue: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division.
2018: Macom Technology Solutions Holdings Inc. versus Infineon Technologies AG. Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Perkins Coie LLP Denver, Colorado. Venue: U.S. District Court Central District of California Western Division, Los Angeles.
2018: Vizio Inc. versus Nichia Corporation. Nature: Inter Partes Review (IPR). Law firm: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C., Washington DC. Venue: IPR before the USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
2018: Lowe's Companies Inc. versus Nichia Corporation. Nature: Inter Partes Review (IPR). Law firm: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C., Washington DC. Venue: IPR before the USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
2018: Ultravision Technologies LLC versus Prismaflex USA Inc. Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Womble Bond Dickinson LLP, Winston-Salem NC. Venue: US International Trade Commission (ITC), Washington DC.
2019: Carl Zeiss AG versus Nikon USA Inc. Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Morrison & Foerster LLP, Los Angeles CA. Venue: US International Trade Commission (ITC), Washington DC.
2019: ASM IP Holding B.V. versus Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. Nature: Patent licensing dispute. Law firm: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Silicon Valley Office, Redwood Shores CA. Venue: ICDR (International Center for Dispute Resolution), Palo Alto CA.
2020: Lighting Science Group Corporation versus Nichia Corporation and others. Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY. Venue: US ITC, OUII (Office for Unfair Import Investigations), Washington DC. Case number: Investigation No. 337-TA-1168.
2020: Regents of the University of California versus Amazon, Walmart, Ikea, Target, and others. Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Nixon & Peabody LLP, Los Angeles CA. Venue: US ITC, OUII (Office for Unfair Import Investigations), Washington DC. Case number: Investigation No. 337-TA-1172.
2020: Samsung Electronics versus Acorn Technologies. Nature: USPTO Inter Partes Reviews (multiple IPRs). Law firm: Desmarais LLP, New York NY. Venue: US PTO, Alexandria VA. Case numbers: IPR2020-01183, IPR2020-01182, IPR2020-01204, IPR2020-01264, IPR2020-01205, IPR2020-01241, IPR2020-01206, IPR2020-01279, IPR2020-01207, and IPR2020-01282.
2021: The University of California versus General Electric, Ikea, Home Depot and others. Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Nixon Peabody LLP, Los Angeles CA. Venue: US ITC, OUII (Office for Unfair Import Investigations), Washington DC. Case number: Investigation No. 337-TA-1220.
2021: Tianma Company versus Japan Display Incorporated (JDI). Nature: USPTO Inter Partes Review (multiple IPRs). Law firm: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington DC. Venue: USPTO, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Alexandria VA. Case numbers: IPR2021-01029, IPR2021-01057 and IPR2021-01058.
2022: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory (SEL) Co. Ltd. versus TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Fish and Richardson, P.C., Redwood City CA. Venue: US District Court for the Central District of California, Southern Division. Case number: 8:21−cv−00554−JAK−ADS.
2022: Satco Products Inc. versus The Regents of the University of California. Nature: USPTO Inter Partes Review. Law firm: Nixon Peabody LLP, Los Angeles CA. Venue: USPTO, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Alexandria VA. Case number: IPR2021-00662.
2022: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. versus Bishop Display Tech LLC. Nature: USPTO Inter Partes Review. Law firm: Baker Botts LLP, New York City NY. Venue: USPTO, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Alexandria VA. Case numbers: IPR2022-00500 and IPR2022-00502.
2023: Shimon Maimon versus Lockheed Martin Corporation. Nature: Breach of Licensing Agreement. Law firm: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington DC. Venue: JAMS ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution). Case number: JAMS Ref. No. 1460005932.
2023: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. versus Daedalus Prime LLC. Nature: USPTO Inter Partes Review. Law firm: Fish & Richardson PC, Minneapolis MN. Venue: USPTO, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Alexandria VA. Case numbers: IPR2023-00536 and IPR2023-00653.
2023: Seoul Semiconductor Co. Ltd., et al. versus GE Healthcare Inc. Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY. Venue: United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Case number: Civil Action No. 1:22-cv-01455.
2023: Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) Corporation versus Innoscience (Zhuhai) Technology Company. Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Blank Rome LLP, Washington DC. Venue: US International Trade Commission (ITC), Washington DC. Case number: Investigation No. 337-TA-1366.
2023: Xu Peicheng (Hong Kong) Optoelectronic Technol. Co. versus SemiSilicon Technol. Corp. Nature: USPTO Inter Partes Review. Law firm: Rimon La PC, McLean VA. Venue: USPTO, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Alexandria VA. Case number: IPR2024-00156 and IPR2024-00157 (US Patent 8,124,988 and US 8,884,546).
2024: Seasonal Specialties, LLC versus LEDUP Manufacturing Group LTD. Nature: Patent infringement. Law firm: Fairfield & Woods PC, Denver CO. Venue: US District Court, Central District of California, Western Division. Case number: 2:23-cv-06318-SB-AS.
2024: Wuxi Autowell Technology Co. Ltd. versus Teamtechnik Maschinen und Anlagen GmbH. Nature: USPTO Inter Partes Review. Law firm: Novick, Kim & Lee, PLLC, (NKL Law), Fairfax VA. Venue: USPTO, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Alexandria VA. Case number: US patent numbers 8,247,681 and 8,253,009.