Don Wang (王哲楠)
Associate
Related Practices
Experience
Experience
Representative Matters
- Developed prior use/prior invention defenses in patent infringement action in Delaware involving remote vehicle security technology; case was resolved following claim construction
- Drafted petitions and handled expert depositions and prehearing motions in four inter partes review (IPR) proceedings, resulting in final written decisions of unpatentability of all 100+ challenged claims and Rule 36 affirmance of patent owner appeal
- Developed non-infringement and technical domestic industry/invalidity defenses in a 337 investigation involving four patents directed to 3G/4G LTE standards, resulting in a final determination of no violation
- Defended against patent claims relating to H.264 video encoding/decoding and smart device GUI technology in a 337 investigation on behalf of the intervenor
- Defended a start-up against chip-design software provider's claims of breach of end user license agreement and violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
- Secured remand of the VA's denial of claims on behalf of a Navy veteran's surviving spouse before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- J.D. University of Washington School of Law 2016
- Intellectual Property Law Concentration
- Judicial intern, the Honorable James P. Donohue
- Judicial intern, the Honorable Marianne O. Battani
- M.Eng. Electrical Engineering University of Toronto 2013
- B.Sc. Computer Engineering University of Toronto 2011
Bar Admissions
- California
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Professional Memberships and Activities
- International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
- Certified Information Privacy Professional, United States (CIPP/US)
- Certified Information Privacy Professional, Europe (CIPP/E)
- Member, Civics, Service, and Outreach Committee, Federal Bar Association
- Member, ITC Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, PTAB Bar Association
- Member, National LGBTQ+ Bar
Languages
- Mandarin
Community
Community
Volunteerism
- District 2 Representative, Privacy Advisory Commission, City of Oakland, CA
- Member, Alumni Engagement Committee, University of Washington School of Law
- Alumni Applicant Assessor, University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering