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Chaoxuan Charles Liu

Of Counsel

Dallas

+1 214-453-6423

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Dr. Chaoxuan Charles Liu is a litigation attorney in Winston’s Dallas office who focuses on patent litigation. Charles has worked in patent law since 2012 and over the years has acquired significant experience in patent litigation, patent prosecution, and post-grant trials, among other intellectual property areas. Holding a PhD in electrical engineering, Charles is well-versed in a wide spectrum of technical fields and uses his technical expertise to advise clients on patent matters.

With a PhD in electrical engineering, Charles understands the technologies of his clients and is passionate about solving legal disputes involving complex technologies. Charles has over 10 years’ experience in intellectual property law, and his experience covers a wide spectrum of technology fields such as semiconductors, sensors, telecommunications, circuits and electronics, data processing, software applications, identification and security technologies, among others. Charles is also a co-inventor of multiple U.S. patents and the first author of many scientific publications that have been cited hundreds of times by researchers around the world.

Key Matters

Some of the experience represented below may have been handled at a previous firm.

Charles’ notable experience includes the following:

  • Helped secure a win for a major welding equipment manufacturer as plaintiff against its competitor in a multi-patent infringement case that led to a consent judgment with a multi-year injunction against the accused products and a substantial settlement payment.
  • Helped secure a win for a banking software supplier against a former vendor who sued for ownership of certain banking software and breach of relevant contracts by obtaining a favorable consent judgement where client received software ownership and large settlement amount.
  • Obtained early dismissal of a patent infringement suit for a pipe connector manufacturer by preparing strong invalidity grounds in inter partes review (IPR) petitions against patents-in-suit.
  • Represented an identity security devices provider as plaintiff in a high-stake patent infringement suit.
  • Represented an email security provider in defending a trade secret misappropriation suit.
  • Supported an investigation at the International Trade Commission (ITC) for a leading 3D display provider as complainant against its competitor, which led to a favorable final determination that found all patent claims infringed.
  • Served as technical lead in multiple IPRs at the USPTO that invalidated all claims asserted in parallel district court litigation.
  • Drafted and successfully prosecuted hundreds of high-tech patent applications.
Recent Experience
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  • Dallas Bar Association
  • Dallas Asian American Bar Association

Capabilities

Intellectual Property
Litigation/Trials
Patent Litigation
Trade Secrets, Non Competes & Restrictive Covenants
IP Licensing & Due Diligence
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Medical Devices
Life Sciences

Key Matters

Some of the experience represented below may have been handled at a previous firm.

Charles’ notable experience includes the following:

  • Helped secure a win for a major welding equipment manufacturer as plaintiff against its competitor in a multi-patent infringement case that led to a consent judgment with a multi-year injunction against the accused products and a substantial settlement payment.
  • Helped secure a win for a banking software supplier against a former vendor who sued for ownership of certain banking software and breach of relevant contracts by obtaining a favorable consent judgement where client received software ownership and large settlement amount.
  • Obtained early dismissal of a patent infringement suit for a pipe connector manufacturer by preparing strong invalidity grounds in inter partes review (IPR) petitions against patents-in-suit.
  • Represented an identity security devices provider as plaintiff in a high-stake patent infringement suit.
  • Represented an email security provider in defending a trade secret misappropriation suit.
  • Supported an investigation at the International Trade Commission (ITC) for a leading 3D display provider as complainant against its competitor, which led to a favorable final determination that found all patent claims infringed.
  • Served as technical lead in multiple IPRs at the USPTO that invalidated all claims asserted in parallel district court litigation.
  • Drafted and successfully prosecuted hundreds of high-tech patent applications.
Recent Experience
ITC ALJ Issues Win for AMD

Credentials

Education

Charles received his PhD and M.S. in electrical engineering from Louisiana State University in 2012 and 2008, respectively. Before that, he received his B.E. in control engineering from Huazhong University of Science & Technology (China) in 2006. He received his J.D. from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 2018, where he graduated magna cum laude and served as the senior articles editor of the SMU Science and Technology Law Review.

    Admissions
    • Patent and Trademark Office
    • Texas
    Languages
    • Cantonese
    • Mandarin

    Related Insights & News

    • Speaker, "New Trends and Challenges in US-China IP Litigation," CALF Annual Conference, April 26, 2025
    • “Fixing secondary considerations in patent obviousness analysis,” 60 IDEA 352, 2020
    • “Apparatus and method for nanocomposite sensors,” U.S. Patent No. 9,518,878, Co-inventor, Dec. 2016
    • “Apparatus and method for nanocomposite sensors,” U.S. Patent No. 9,099,224, Co-inventor, Aug. 2015
    • “Analyzing resistance response of embedded PDMS and carbon nanotubes composite under tensile strain,” Microelectronic Engineering, Co-author, 2014
    • “Improved dispersion of carbon nanotubes in polymers at high concentrations,” Nanomaterials, Co-author, 2012
    • “Embedding conductive patterns of elastomer nanocomposite with the assist of laser ablation,” Microsystems Technologies, Co-author, 2012
    • “Precision patterning of conductive polymer nanocomposite using a laser-ablated thin film,” Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Co-author, 2012
    • “Strain-dependent resistance of PDMS and carbon nanotubes composite microstructures,” IEEE Transaction on Nanotechnology, Co-author, 2010
    • “Loving the Deep South,” US Campus Guide, 2010
    • “Patterning conductive PDMS nanocomposite in an elastomer using microcontact printing,” Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Co-author, 2009
    • “A planar lens based on electrowetting of two immiscible liquids,” Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Co-author, 2008
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    Capabilities

    Intellectual Property
    Litigation/Trials
    Patent Litigation
    Trade Secrets, Non Competes & Restrictive Covenants
    IP Licensing & Due Diligence
    Technology, Media & Telecommunications
    Medical Devices
    Life Sciences
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