Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has a strong record of representing clients such as Sonos, Micron, and Realtek in Section 337 investigations and patent infringement disputes before the International Trade Commission, fielding particular expertise in intellectual property matters relating to the tech sector. Bas De Blank in Silicon Valley has experience litigating disputes relating to semiconductor processing and structures, image texture and graphics processing, and a diverse range of consumer products, among others. Clement Seth Roberts leads the intellectual property practice from San Francisco and focuses on high-tech IP and commercial disputes. In August 2023, Jordan Coyle left the firm. Josh Pond joined the group from Crowell & Moring LLP in February 2024.
Key clients
- Sonos
- Micron
- Altice
- Realtek
- Mianyang BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
- Delta Electronics
Work highlights
- Represented Sonos in a case asserting five patents against Google at the ITC, where the ITC found that all five of the asserted Sonos patents were valid and infringed, and as a result, forced Google to stop using the infringing technology in all of its products.
- Represented Micron in a single patent dispute against Bell Semiconductor, LLC, where Bell asserted a single patent against Micron related to a process for designing a layout file that is then used to fabricate a semiconductor, which ultimately resulted in Bell agreeing to a settlement.
- Represented Realtek in a claim brought by AMD, accusing Realtek chips of infringing five patents that claim aspects of graphics processing units, with the case resulting in AMD dismissing two of the patents prior to trial in and dismissing a third patent following trial.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Clement Seth Roberts