KRAMER ALBERTI LIM & TONKOVICH - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Senior Litigation Paralegal
- Senior Paralegal
Adriana is a senior litigation paralegal with over 17 years of experience working on complex, high stakes civil litigations, including patent infringement, intellectual property and securities matters in courts throughout the country, including the Federal Circuit and significant jury trial experience in California and Texas district courts.
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Software Engineer With a Degree in Computational Informatics
Aidan is a trial lawyer who has represented and advised clients in patent litigation and licensing matters across a myriad of industries including: computer architecture, display technology, wireless standards and technologies, graphics processing, codecs, cryptography, semiconductors, telecommunications, smartphones, televisions, streaming technologies, networking technologies, LED systems, consumer appliances, imaging systems, and security technologies.
Aidan has experience in all phases of patent litigation and intellectual property matters, including performing due diligence on patent portfolios, taking and defending fact and expert witness depositions, and advising clients on licensing and compliance issues.
Aidan is a technically trained software engineer with a degree in Computational Informatics from the University of Michigan, where he studied computer science and mathematics with a focus on programming and data science. Prior to joining Kramer Alberti, Aidan was most recently an associate with Dentons' Patent Litigation practice group in San Francisco.
Andrew focuses his practice on patent litigation in district court and at the International Trade Commission, where he has achieved significant victories for plaintiffs and defendants. He has litigated highly complex cases involving a diverse array of technologies including smartphones, cable modems, VPNs, flash memory, CMOS image sensors, and power amplifier designs.
Andrew has experience in all phases of patent litigation, including pre-suit analysis, arguing dispositive motions, taking and defending fact and expert witness depositions, and trial.
Andrew has over 16 years of IP litigation experience. Before joining Kramer Alberti, Andrew started his career at a prominent international law firm. Prior to attending law school, Andrew worked as a software engineer.
Cindy is a highly skilled legal assistant and docketing specialist, handling electronic filings, database management and docketing of all discovery and court deadlines. She has extensive experience with intellectual property litigation in district courts throughout the country.
Curt Holbreich is Of Counsel with the firm and is an experienced patent litigator. He has represented national and international technology companies in the federal courts and before the U.S. International Trade Commission in a wide variety of industries including wireless communication devices, computer software and hardware, digital camera design, semiconductor fabrication and operation, memory controller architecture, integrated circuit design, voice recognition software, video game technology, and computer monitor and television displays.
In addition to his intellectual property work, Curt has litigated a wide variety of complex business disputes in state and federal courts, and before administrative and arbitration panels, with an emphasis on sports law issues. Curt has been recognized as a national leader in the practice area of Sports Law: Athletic Disputes by Chambers USA. His sports law work includes the successful defense of a national sports organization in a challenge to the arbitration system used to adjudicate doping allegations (Jacobs v. USA Track & Field, 374 F.3d 85 (2nd Cir. 2004)).
Prior to entering the practice of law, Curt was an award-winning sports writer for the Los Angeles Times and other leading publications. His work was selected three times for inclusion in the anthology the Sporting News Best Stories of the Year.
David is a trial lawyer focused on intellectual property litigation in district court, patent office and International Trade Commission proceedings. He has managed and worked on highly complex cases involving wide-ranging, including computer architecture and software, encryption technology, wireless communications, wireless devices, microprocessor and memory technology, storage networks and systems, semiconductor fabrication technology and software, mechanical and electromechanical technologies, consumer electronics, optical systems, automotive systems and components, among others. In 2023, Dave was selected as among the top 50 best performing and most active patent litigation attorneys in the United States, according to Patexia's 2023 Patent Litigation Intelligence Report, for his work during the period 2017 through 2022. He was also ranked within the top 50 best performing attorneys in the country representing patent owners in IPR in the Patent Office.
David has experience in all aspects of patent litigation, licensing and monetization, including district court and appellate litigation, arbitrations, due diligence and valuation of patent portfolios for litigation, licensing and acquisition, and patent office proceedings including inter partes review (IPR) trials.
David has over 24 years of experience in patent litigation, licensing and related intellectual property disputes. Before becoming a founding partner of the firm, David was a patent litigation partner at a prominent international law firm.
Dr. Russell Tonkovich's practice focuses on patent litigation and monetization. He is the Co-Chair of the firm's Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences Practice focused on representing generic pharmaceutical companies in Hatch Waxman litigation. Russell is a nationally recognized patent litigator who has won verdicts in some of the largest patent infringement cases in the country. In 2023, he was selected as among the top 50 best performing and most active patent litigation attorneys in the United States, according to Patexia's 2023 Patent Litigation Intelligence Report, for his work during the period 2017 through 2022. Russell successfully leads patent litigation teams to success at trial in district courts and the PTAB, and has achieved significant settlements for his clients.
Russell has represented Fortune 500 companies as well as startup companies in patent litigation involving a wide variety of technologies relating to pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, DNA arrays and sequencing, semiconductors, LED technology, smartphones and tablets, consumer electronics, optical networking, internet technologies, computer software, and computer networking.
Russell has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in variety of venues throughout the country including in district courts, the Patent Trials and Appeals Board, and the International Trade Commission. Russell also has significant experience representing clients in the Federal Circuit regarding appeals and writs of mandamus.
Russell has over 19 years of experience in patent litigation. Prior to joining Kramer Alberti, Russell worked at Wilmer Hale and Kirkland & Ellis as a patent litigator.
Greg is a technologist with more than 15 years experience in patent litigation working as a consulting expert, software engineer, and source code reviewer. He works closely with Kramer Alberti's litigation teams on complex patent cases.
Greg's case history includes a wide variety of technological fields, including information retrieval, short-range wireless communication, digital rights management (DRM), distributive computing, mobile advertising, consumer electronics, computer vision, and 3D modeling, among others. Greg has experience in all phases of patent litigation, including asset investment, validity and infringement investigation, discovery, claim construction, report writing, deposition preparation, and expert testimony. He is an experienced code reviewer, having conducted thousands of hours of source code review, and has joined litigation teams at trial on multiple occasions.
Prior to joining Kramer Alberti, he consulted with several IP litigation firms, and taught graduate and undergraduate courses in computer science at Sacred Heart University.
Hong focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation in district court and at the International Trade Commission. He has managed and worked on highly complex cases involving a myriad of technological areas, including semiconductor packaging, Wi-Fi and cellular communications, smartphones, flash memory, computer security, computer networking, data compression, interactive television and content delivery, among others.
Hong has experience in all phases of patent litigation, including conducting due diligence of patent portfolios for acquisition, arguing at Markman hearings, taking and defending fact and expert witness depositions, and examining witnesses at trial. Hong also has recent experience at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Hong has over 15 years of experience in IP. Prior to joining Kramer Alberti, Hong worked in the IP litigation groups of two prominent international law firms as partner, of counsel, and associate. While attending law school, Hong worked full-time as a patent agent to prepare and prosecute patent applications in the U.S. and abroad.
Jim has significant experience litigating patent cases on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants across various technologies. He is the Co-Chair of the firm's Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences Practice and has considerable experience in the biotech area litigating cases involving DNA microarrays, labeling reagents, and immunochemical detection systems. In the electrical engineering and computer science area, he regularly leads cases concerning all aspects of this technology, including redirection software, laptop computers, and mobile phones.
Jim's practice is international in scope. He has litigated in courts across the country, and in international arbitrations in Switzerland and Germany. He has significant experience in popular patent forums, including Delaware, New Jersey, the Eastern District of Texas, the Western District of Wisconsin, the Northern District of California, the District of Nevada, the ITC, and the PTAB.
In the transactional area, Jim's experience includes advising investment banks, private equity firms, and corporations on the intellectual property aspects of mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate transactions. As part of this transactional work, he has reviewed patent portfolios as well as outstanding patent litigations and other intellectual property in connection with mergers and acquisitions.
Jim has over 20 years of experience in patent litigation and is admitted to the Patent Bar. Prior to joining Kramer Alberti, Jim worked at firms including WilmerHale and Latham & Watkins as a patent litigator.
Roche Diagnostics GmbH v. Enzo Biochem Inc. / Enzo Life Sciences v. Affymetrix, Inc. (S.D.N.Y.) Mr. Barabas represented Roche and Affymetrix in these patent litigations involving DNA microarrays, labeling reagents, and immunochemical detection systems. He took and defended significant depositions, and the cases settled on favorable terms.
Jay is a legal professional with over 10 years of experience working in Silicon Valley law firms. As our director of operations, Jay oversees the firm's finance, IT, HR and administrative functions. A self-professed detail addict, Jay prides himself on his technical competence and management of Kramer Alberti's day-to-day operations.
Jeremiah Armstrong focuses his practice on intellectual property and complex commercial litigation matters, including patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation disputes related to search engines, Internet and database encryption, power supply semiconductors, cellular network protocols, hard disk drives, and interactive video program guides. He has extensive experience litigating intellectual property matters in the U.S. International Trade Commission and U.S. District Courts. Jeremiah also assists clients in IP portfolio diligence and licensing strategy. In addition, Jeremiah is experienced in representing clients in state court and before governmental bodies for disputes regarding real estate, building permits, and construction defect.
Jeremiah is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) as designated by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Prior to joining Kramer Alberti, Jeremiah spent seven years as an intellectual property litigator at a prominent international law firm. Before law school, Jeremiah was a software engineer at a successful Sacramento startup that distributes point -of- sale equipment for large financial institutions.
In 2009, Jeremiah began coaching Santa Clara University Law School's trademark moot court teams in the International Trademark Association's Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition. His teams have advanced to national finals with oral argument at the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C.
His professional memberships include the William A. Ingram Inn of Court in Santa Clara County and the San Francisco Bay Area Intellectual Property Inn of Court.
John is an experienced technologist with more than 25 years experience as a scientist and engineer. His experience includes both hardware and software engineering in the areas of instrumentation, digital signal processing, image compression, mobile communications, embedded systems, enterprise computing and data mining/analysis. He works closely with Kramer Alberti's litigation team conducting infringement, invalidity and strategy analysis on complex patent infringement cases.
John also has significant experience in intellectual property development, evaluation and licensing, with 10 issued patents to his name. He is also a registered patent agent.
Job Titles:
- Paralegal
- Paralegal Project Assistant
Kylie is a paralegal project assistant, supporting the firm's day-to-day legal operations.
Larry is Of Counsel with the firm. He often serves as technical lead on the cases on which he works. He develops litigation strategies, conducts discovery, performs infringement analyses, evaluates prior art, and interfaces with fact and expert witnesses. Larry has recently represented and counseled clients in matters relating to artificial intelligence, software, firmware, operating systems, networks and network security, encryption, smart phone technology, wireless devices, microprocessor architecture, memories, storage systems including solid state drives, video compression, and semiconductor fabrication.
Larry focuses on patent litigation, appellate practice, and International Trade Commission (ITC) proceedings. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants and has significant experience working with and contributing to the work of joint defense groups.
Larry also works in the area of IP portfolio development and monetization. His experience includes steering the development of intellectual property portfolios and evaluating patent portfolios for transfer. He has negotiated settlements, technology transfer transactions, licenses, and supply agreements.
Before joining Kramer Alberti, Larry worked as a patent litigator at large IP firms including Howrey & Simon, Brobeck Phleger & Harrison, and Fish & Richardson.
Prior to law school, Larry worked as an electronics design engineer and programmer.
Job Titles:
- Office Operations Manager
Mary brings a unique blend of expertise to her role as an Operations Manager, drawing on nearly two decades of experience spanning the legal and technology sectors. She navigates the intersection of law and technology, excelling in harmonizing operational strategies with legal frameworks while safeguarding intellectual property assets.
Prior to joining Kramer Alberti, Mary has worked in specialized in technical communications, project management, and product marketing and launches across semiconductor and cloud computing industries.
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Intellectual Property Trial Attorney and Law Professor
Michele Woodruff Lyons is an experienced intellectual property trial attorney and law professor who brings a problem-solving approach to legal issues. Ms. Woodruff Lyons graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Physics, and was a student researcher and scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Space Sciences Laboratory, before turning her attention to law.
After graduating from Harvard Law School in 2004, Ms. Woodruff Lyons clerked for the Honorable Sharon Prost of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. She has significant high-level federal government experience as an attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Department of the Interior, and worked as a patent litigation associate for elite multinational law firms. Ms. Woodruff Lyons also has extensive experience in business law, including as a law professor, with a focus on intellectual property law. While her career path revolves around intellectual property law, Ms. Woodruff Lyons remains very active in the community, serving in board positions and leadership roles on various local education and civic organizations.
At Kramer Alberti, Michele focuses on patent infringement litigation, managing teams of attorneys representing patent owners and inventors enforcing their patented inventions against infringers.
Job Titles:
- Litigation Paralegal
- Senior Paralegal
Morgan is a highly skilled litigation paralegal with 16 years of experience, specializing in complex civil litigation matters. With a proven track record of success, Morgan has provided valuable support to attorneys in all aspects of the litigation process, from drafting pleadings and motions to managing discovery and preparing for trial. Her extensive trial experience and commitment to delivering top-notch service make her an invaluable asset to the Kramer Alberti team.
Nick has more than fifteen years of experience as a judicial clerk, in-house counsel and outside counsel. In that time, he has had experience in all phases of patent litigation, from pre-suit due diligence through appeals, and has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in patent disputes. He has significant experience developing and implementing litigation strategy, negotiating settlements, and evaluating patent portfolios.
Nicole ("Nicki") Glauser is a trial and appellate lawyer, who focuses her practice on patent litigation. She serves as lead trial counsel and has substantial experience in all phases of litigation in district courts across the United States and in the Federal Circuit.
She has an impressive record of successfully representing inventors, universities, and other patent holders in protecting and enforcing their intellectual property in a wide variety of technological fields, including wireless signals, 3-D virtual models, Internet search algorithms, Internet advertising, semiconductors, multimedia streaming, digital rights management, smart phone technology, gaming devices, renewable energy, and biochemistry and protein engineering.
Job Titles:
- Presidential Research Scholar, John McMullen Dean Scholar, Eta Kappa Nu
Rick Chang is a trial lawyer with over twenty-three years of experience in intellectual property litigation and IP transactions. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of venues throughout the country, including district courts, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and the International Trade Commission. Technologies and industries in which he has worked include smartphones, computer networking and telecommunications, wireless systems, semiconductors, batteries, expert systems, power controllers, disk drives, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical equipment, and wind tunnels.
With his IP experience, Rick has also counseled clients, inventors, and start-ups in various transactional, regulatory, and licensing matters. Prior to joining Kramer Alberti, Rick worked as a partner at prominent international law firms and in-house counsel at one of the largest and most influential tech companies in Silicon Valley.
Robert is a seasoned courtroom attorney with over 25 years of experience navigating complex cases in district courts, the International Trade Commission (ITC), and the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). As Chair of the firm's International Trade Commission Practice, he spearheads teams in high-stakes litigation, ensuring strategic counsel that leads to successful, business-oriented outcomes.
Specializing in navigating complex patent disputes, Robert has demonstrated expertise as a case lead, achieving victories across a spectrum of technology sectors such as embedded systems, power electronics, automotive parts, mobile phones, and robotics. He not only leads but inspires teams, actively engaging in day-to-day activities "in the trenches" with his colleagues. With a nuanced understanding of the interplay between district court, ITC, and PTAB proceedings, Robert provides clients with comprehensive guidance throughout every stage of the litigation process.
Prior to joining Kramer Alberti, Robert founded his own law firm dedicated to patent litigation, opinions, and strategic counseling. His extensive background includes serving as a patent examiner at the USPTO, where he honed his expertise in speech-signal processing and artificial intelligence. As an equity partner at a prestigious intellectual-property boutique, he led the litigation practice group and played integral roles in management and compensation committees.
Robert is a sought-after speaker at industry events, sharing his insights on effective ITC and district court litigation strategies. He has also contributed to the academic community as an adjunct professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, covering topics such as willful infringement, induced infringement, and opinions of counsel.
Committed to serving the legal community, Robert has provided pro bono representation to indigent defendants in coordination with the Federal Public Defender Office. His dedication to achieving justice extends beyond patent litigation, reflecting his unwavering commitment to the highest standards of legal practice.
Robert ("Rob") Kramer is nationally recognized as one of the most experienced and winning patent litigators in the country. He has been named by IP Law360 a "Legal Lion" for his lead counsel patent infringement jury trial victories. Lawdragon recently named Rob to The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America for his work in Intellectual Property Litigation. He was also named to IAM 1000's list of top patent litigators for year 2024, and was peer selected as a "Northern California Super Lawyer" in IP Litigation, reserved for the top 5% of attorneys nationally in 2024. He was also named to IAM 300's prestigious national list of the top 300 IP strategists in 2024 and to the elite IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders 2025. In 2023 and 2024, Rob was named to the California Daily Journal's prestigious list of Top Plaintiff's Attorneys of The Year, and he received a top national ranking in Patexia's Report of Best Patent Litigators being named to the top 30 patent litigators in the country.
Recently, Mr. Kramer was lead counsel for plaintiff winning a $172.6 million jury verdict of willful infringement against Micro Focus Corp., a Hewlett-Packard spin-off company that acquired HP's software business for $8 billion. This resounding victory was the largest jury verdict in the history of the Sherman Division of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Rob was likewise lead trial counsel winning two major jury trials in the widely followed Finisar litigation, one of the largest patent infringement cases in the country between competitor optical networking companies. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Mr. Kramer's client in two trials, and within two hours of his closing argument in the second of these heavily fought jury trials.
Rob, as lead counsel, and the Kramer Alberti team were included on the National Law Journal's List of "100 Largest Verdicts in the U.S," and honored to be named on Texas Lawyer Magazine's "Top 10 Patent Infringement Verdicts of the Year" (winning the 3rd largest verdict). Rob has represented clients in patent disputes involving a wide range of products and industries, including wireless technologies, networking, mobile and cellular telecommunications, smart grid utility networking systems, data compression and transmission, microprocessors, power over ethernet (PoE), IEEE 802.3, programmable logic arrays (PLAs), semiconductor manufacturing and packaging equipment, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), optics and optical networks, wavelength selective switches (WSS and ROADMs), databases, software, graphics, electronic gaming, industrial equipment, chemicals and adhesives, biometric authentication, and Internet patents. In addition, Rob has worked with standard essential patents (SEP) and FRAND licensing. Rob represents universities, including U Michigan, and is a member of AUTM.
Rob was a partner and national chair of the Dentons law firm's Patent Litigation Practice from 2012-2019 before he and his team joined Kramer Alberti (then Feinberg Day), as was widely reported in The American Lawyer, IP Law 360, and other publications. He is a frequent author and lecturer on patent and intellectual property law topics and was an adjunct professor of law at Temple University and a guest lecturer at Waseda University in Tokyo teaching patent law. Rob serves as the co-chair of the American Bar Association Intellectual Property Litigation Committee's Section 112 Subcommittee.
He served on the Board of Governors of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers. Rob has been Chambers ranked, and he is consistently honored as a "Northern California Super Lawyer" in IP Litigation, including in 2023. He also serves on IP Law360's California Editorial Board.
He has been recognized as a leading patent practitioner by Law360, IAM Patent 1000, Super Lawyers, Legal 500 US and BTI Consulting. Rob started his career in New York. He was a judicial extern for U.S. District Judge Kevin Duffy, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, and upon graduating from law school was a Judicial Law Clerk for Judge Richard Simons, Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals. He was trained as a litigation associate at a major New York law firm for five years before relocating to San Francisco/Silicon Valley to continue practicing as an intellectual property litigator where he was a full equity partner at Morrison & Foerster LLP.
He has extensive experience both representing and litigating against Asian companies in patent litigation and adversarial patent cross-licensing disputes. Rob lived in Tokyo for three years and was a registered Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi and a member of the Daini Tokyo Bar Association while a patent litigation partner in Morrison & Foerster's Tokyo office.
Robert is a trial lawyer who delivers top-notch results for his clients. His practice focuses on patent litigation, monetization of patent assets, and patent licensing. Prior to joining the firm, he served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable John A. Houston of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. While in law school, Robert served as a judicial extern to Judge Houston, the Honorable Gonzalo P. Curiel of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, and the Honorable David H. Bartick of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
Robert is a former college varsity tennis player and speaks Mandarin Chinese.
Ryan represents clients in patent cases in federal district courts across the country. Ryan is also well-versed in appellate briefing and licensing negotiations. Ryan is admitted in California and Illinois and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Ryan is comfortable working with complex technology and has experience working with a broad array of technologies, including antivirus protection, advertising, location mapping, VPN technology, medical records, routing and DDOS prevention systems, document backup and retrieval systems, simulation authoring tools, internet accounting software, electronically controlled glass, laptop audio configurations, and plastic packaging processes.
Prior to joining Kramer Alberti, Ryan worked in the IP litigation group of an international law firm, as well as several boutique IP firms. In addition to Ryan's patent litigation experience, Ryan has experience in trade secret litigation, patent prosecution, trademark litigation, and copyright litigation.
Sal is a trial lawyer with almost 25 years of experience representing clients in patent litigation matters and post grant proceedings involving computer architecture, display, hardware and software, microprocessors, Internet technologies, semiconductors, telecommunication systems, smart phones, televisions, routers/switches, streaming technologies, VOD, application testing, data compression, and cryptography. In 2023, Sal was selected as among the top 50 best performing and most active patent litigation attorneys in the United States, according to Patexia's 2023 Patent Litigation Intelligence Report, for his work during the period 2017 through 2022. Sal also was recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in America™ for Intellectual Property Litigation.
Sal has experience in all phases of patent litigation, including examining witnesses at trial, arguing dispositive motions and Markman, taking and defending depositions, and managing cases. Sal also counsels clients on patent monetization, patent portfolio valuation and intellectual property licensing.
Prior to joining Kramer Alberti as a founding partner, Sal worked in the IP litigation group of DLA Piper.
Teri H.P. Nguyen is an intellectual property litigator who is committed to providing informed, holistic, and strategic legal counsel on a wide array of legal issues - both inside and outside the courtroom. Teri has experiencing litigating all phases of intellectual property and complex commercial litigation matters, from pre-litigation investigation through trial and appeal. She has managed and worked on complex patent and trade secret misappropriation and related business issues involving a myriad of technologies and industries. She is particularly focused on developing and evaluating damages positions while staying focused on the client's business needs and goals.
While her career has focused on intellectual property and litigation, Teri enjoys working with students as a law professor, teaching legal writing, research, and analysis as well as oral advocacy. And for more than 10 years, Teri coached moot court with U.C. Law San Francisco (formerly U.C. Hastings') top-tier and nationally ranked Moot Court program. Teri has also pursued interests in environmental studies and sustainability, earning certifications in both from UCLA and in the process of earning a master's in public administration from the University of Washington School of Public Policy and Governance.
Teri strives to give back to the community. She has served in board positions and in leadership roles in higher education, intellectual property law associations, and national minority bar organizations. She also serves on the board of Seattle-based nonprofit media organization that produces evidence-based early learning television programming for children and families of color.
Prior to joining Kramer Alberti, Teri spent worked in the IP litigation groups of prominent national and international law firms as an associate and later a partner.
Zack knows patent litigation and monetization from every angle: on both sides of the table, as outside counsel and a former Kirkland & Ellis partner, in-house counsel, legal executive, investment banker, and broker, helping clients achieve victories ranging from Fortune 500 technology companies winning bet-the-company litigation to startups and solo inventors realizing life-changing settlements.
Zack has delivered > $1 billion in patent licensing revenue, sales, and risk reduction by building and managing all aspects of patent litigation, brokerage, and licensing campaigns. Zack also managed patent portfolios, acquisitions, and strategic prosecution to enhance ROI by identifying, improving, and enforcing the best patents in portfolios with hundreds to > 18,000 patents. Zack created claim construction, infringement, and validity arguments that won in the ITC, district court, and Federal Circuit; led licensing negotiations; and selected and managed litigation, prosecution, and post-grant counsel, including for trial and appeal. IAM recognized Zack in the 2021 edition of "IAM Strategy 300: The World's Leading IP Strategists."
A self-taught software engineer, Zack builds Artificial Intelligence neural networks to predict the technical categories of > 7 million patents, and writes Python code to automate patent analysis, process text and metadata to identify > 800 million key words in patents, and personally confirm the AI-predicted categories of > 230,000 patents. Zack develops deep technical proof by analyzing source code, communications revealed by developer tools, and captured packets.