Kevin’s practice includes intellectual property litigation, licensing, opinion work, and patent prosecution. He has litigated many cases involving flash memory drives, wide bandgap (WBG), light-emitting diodes, (LEDs), digital cameras, cell phones, electronic watches, and PDAs, as well as other technology areas, such as semiconductor manufacturing processes, computer software and telecommunication systems. He also advises clients on licensing, opinion, and patent prosecution matters.
His practice covers most areas of physics and electrical engineering, including wireless telecommunications, digital signal processing, Internet technology, e-commerce, software, integrated circuits, business methods, fiber optics, lasers, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and xerography.
Kevin has represented multiple Chinese companies in their patent litigation in the United States.
Prior to his career in law, Kevin had been a patent agent at a leading intellectual property boutique, as well as a member of the technical staff (MTS) at Lucent Technologies, where he worked on software development of 3G CDMA wireless telecommunication systems.
Representative Experience
ITC investigation No. 337-TA-824: In the matter of certain Blu-ray Disc Players, components thereof and products containing the same. [ITC, 1/2012-]. Representing Haier in an ITC investigation alleging patent infringement of Blu-ray DVD players.
Broan-NuTone, LLC v. Haier America Trading, LLC. [WDWI, 10/2011-] Representing Haier in a patent infringement litigation involving range hoods.
Advanced Display Technologies, LLC v. Haier Group Corp. et al. [EDTX, 1/2011-12/2011] Represented Haier in a patent infringement litigation involving LCD/LED display panels. Case settled favorably for Haier.
Patent Harbor, LLC v. Haier America Trading, LLC. et al. [EDTX, 2011-] Representing Haier in a patent infringement litigation involving DVD players.
Walker Digital, LLC v. Haier America Trading, LLC et al. [DED, 2011-] Representing Haier in a patent infringement litigation involving Blu-ray DVD players.
AWR Corporation v. ZTE Corp. et al. [CACD. 2010-2011] Representing ZTE in a copyright infringement litigation involving microwave circuit design software. Case settled during mediation right before trial.
MLR LLC v. ZTE Corp. et al. [EDVA. 2009-2010] Represented ZTE in a patent infringement litigation involving 3G wireless technologies. Case settled favorably for ZTE right before trial.
Netac Technology Co. Ltd. v. PNY Technologies, Inc. [2006-2008] Represented Netac (the first mainland China patent plaintiff suing in the U.S.) in a patent infringement litigation involving USB flash drives.
Rothschild v. Philips Lumileds Lighting U.S. LLC [2005-2008] Represented Philips Lumileds in a patent infringement litigation involving the manufacturing process of blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
Casio, Inc. v. Papst Licensing GMBH & Co. KG [2006-2008] Represented Casio in a Declaratory Judgment Patent litigation involving digital cameras.
E.Digital Corp. v. Casio, Inc. et.al. [2007-2008] Represented Casio in a Patent litigation involving flash memory devices.
Widen v. Casio, Inc. et al. [2004-2005] Represented Casio in a Patent infringement litigation involving electronic watches.
Khyber Technologies Corp. v. Casio, Inc. [2004-2005] Represented Casio in a Patent infringement litigation involving pocket-size personal computers.
Presentations and Speaking Engagements
“The Netac Experience” - Presented with other members of the Netac litigation team in the People’s Hall in Beijing, China.
“Discovery in U.S. Litigations” – Presented in the IP seminar organized by Shan-xi IP Office in April, 2008.