Alan is a principal and trial lawyer specializing in intellectual property and unfair competition cases. Alan has litigated cases in all the major patent jurisdictions, including California, Delaware, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. He has won cases at every stage of litigation, from motions to dismiss to trial.
A veteran of the “smartphone wars,” Alan has a deep understanding of 5G, LTE, WCDMA, CDMA, WiFi, speech coding, video compression, and other complex technologies. He has used his technical background to successfully litigate more than 30 telecom cases over the last two decades. Alan has also litigated numerous matters involving microprocessors, semiconductors, software, e-commerce, and the life sciences.
Alan recently defended SemaConnect in a lawsuit filed by ChargePoint involving electric vehicle charging stations. After obtaining a complete victory for SemaConnect in district court, he successfully argued the Federal Circuit appeal as well.
Alan regularly advises companies about patent portfolios, IP monetization, damages, and licensing. He has extensive experience leveraging patent portfolios to develop additional revenue for both large and small companies.
Alan is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. He regularly advises clients about patent office procedures, and he has successfully argued numerous inter partes reviews (IPRs).
Alan is a member of the American Bar Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association.
Updated Sep 2024
