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James Lin

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Silicon Valley

+1 650-858-6434

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James’ previous experience as a systems integration and test engineer gives him a unique perspective that he applies to his practice in patent litigation. He holds a B.S. and M.S. degree in electrical engineering.

James is an intellectual property associate who focuses his practice on patent litigation involving a wide variety of technologies, including Power over Ethernet, wireless networking, multiprocessing, and queuing technology. James has experience litigating patent cases before the International Trade Commission (ITC) and the U.S. District Courts.  

Before entering the legal practice, James was a Systems Integration and Test Engineer at Lockheed Martin for five years. His work there included analysis of hardware and software design requirements, hardware and software testing, Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability (RMA) analysis, and systems analysis for control systems.

Key Matters

Representative Experience:

  • Representation of leading worldwide networking company in patent litigation matters before the District of Delaware and the Eastern District of Texas.
  • Representation of leading worldwide chipmaker in assessing potential indemnity obligations to third party defendant.
  • Representation of private equity firm in potential US$1B acquisition.
  • Representation of multiple clients in pro bono matters including: cancellation of removal; registration of trademarks; drafting copyright licensing agreement; cease and desist of potential copyright infringement; and the Housing Negotiation Project.
Recent Experience
WayPoint Capital Partners Recapitalizes Greenshades Software, Inc.

James was named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®, for Intellectual Property Law in 2021-2024.

Capabilities

Intellectual Property
ITC – Section 337
IP Licensing & Due Diligence
Patent Litigation
Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Key Matters

Representative Experience:

  • Representation of leading worldwide networking company in patent litigation matters before the District of Delaware and the Eastern District of Texas.
  • Representation of leading worldwide chipmaker in assessing potential indemnity obligations to third party defendant.
  • Representation of private equity firm in potential US$1B acquisition.
  • Representation of multiple clients in pro bono matters including: cancellation of removal; registration of trademarks; drafting copyright licensing agreement; cease and desist of potential copyright infringement; and the Housing Negotiation Project.
Recent Experience
WayPoint Capital Partners Recapitalizes Greenshades Software, Inc.

Credentials

Education

James received his B.S. in electrical engineering with biomedical engineering option from University of California – Los Angeles in 2003, and he received his M.S. in electrical engineering with a computer science emphasis from National Taiwan University in 2005. He received his J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law in 2010.

    Admissions
    • California
    Languages
    • Mandarin

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    Intellectual Property
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