Morgan Chu –
Hall of fameIrell & Manella LLPPrimarily based in Los Angeles, Irell & Manella LLP represents a wide range of clients in complex intellectual property disputes in the tech and life sciences sectors. The group works with a wide variety of tech clients active in areas such as software, semiconductors, biotech, and e-commerce, who benefit from the team's international scope and knowledge of global litigation strategy. Morgan Chu chairs the firm’s litigation group and is a highly respected intellectual property specialist. Benjamin Hattenbach focuses on IP and pre-litigation counseling with a particular emphasis on patent litigation, and Jonathan Kagan is noted for his ability to handle precedent-setting patent matters. The group also includes trial lawyer Jason Sheasby, Lisa Glasser in Newport Beach, who handles a wide range of contentious commercial issues, and biotech expert Alan Heinrich. Other notable practitioners include Annita Zhong, Amy Proctor, and Newport Beach-based Rebecca Carson.
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Key clients
- VLSI Technology
- Netlist
- USAA
- Juniper Networks
- Foresight Diagnostics
- DePuy Synthes
- Valtrus Innovations Limited
- Farmobile
- Demaray
- Personal Genomics
Work highlights
- Represented for VLSI Technology in a suit against Intel involving two patents on technology used in Intel’s microprocessors.
- Represented VLSI Technology in a suit against Intel involving a microprocessor technology patent.
- Acted for Netlist in a suit against Samsung involving five patents relating to computer memory technology.
Lawyers
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Practice head
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Morgan Chu